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A Guidebook for Century 21
SOVEREIGNTY
SOVEREIGNTY \ sä-v(ə-)rən-tē \ Gaining sovereignty in transformational endeavors is the first dimension of the SHAPE® dimension. The dictionary defines sovereignty as…
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Pink meets Angela Duckworth
What would happen if rock ’n’ roll-activist Pink sang a duet with psychology professor Angela Duckworth about choosing excellence over…
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James Watt meets Eleanor Roosevelt
What happened if brewpunk James Watt met Eleanor Roosevelt for a chat at the White House? The good intent of…
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MODERATED MASTERMINDS
Peer coaching formats are the hottest form of collegial exchange right now. You form a professional learning community with likeminded…
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COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP
COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP \ kə-ˈlek-tiv lē-dər-ˌship \ In order to address global challenges, our paradigm of leadership must transform. It should…
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SHIFTSHAPER TREK
SHIFTSHAPER TREK (aka Hero’s Journey) In our search for the right leitmotiv for our club, we ultimately got hooked on…
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Dr. Suess meets Virginia Woolf
Building great minds are a prerequisite for change: We have asked two who should know this well: The children’s books…
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The Case of Bettina von Stamm
The case of Bettina von Stamm1 suspect. 21 pieces of evidence. 1 transformation story. No coincidence. Full of 21st century…
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SPIRIT OF OPTIMISM (IS BACK)
The new year is already six weeks old. Slowly but surely, spring is coming and we are hopeful to leave…
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The Case of Hannes Kranzfelder
The case of hannes kranzfelder1 suspect. 21 pieces of evidence. 1 transformation story. No coincidence. Full of 21st century of…
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DIGITAL TAYLORISM
The pandemic seems to give us a summer break. A good time to ask what has actually become of the…
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THE TOP FIVE REGRETS OF THE DYING
A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing No one likes to talk about death. But this touching book by Bronnie…
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What is the opposite of fear?
What is the opposite of fear? Courage?! There’s hardly a leadership article that doesn’t include a call to be more…
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The Case of Manuel Grassler
The case of Manuel Grassler1 suspect. 21 pieces of evidence. 1 transformation story. No coincidence. Full of 21st century of…
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Harari’s book is not on the top of our collection because it has been in the bestseller lists for ages.…
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NAVIGATE UNCERTAINTY
NAVIGATE UNCERTAINTY \ ˈna-və-ˌgāt ən-ˈsər-tᵊn-tē \ Uncertainty causes us to be in survival mode for extended periods of time. The…
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A state of emergency
For more than a year now, we all have been in a state of emergency. Personally, privately and of course…
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EXPERIMENT
EXPERIMENT \ ik-ˈsper-ə-mənt \ “We simply have to run more experiments” is lightly said, but heavily implemented. The lean-startup-innovation mumbo…
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Muhammad Ali meets Brené Brown
The intent of good quotes is lost over time. They are often misunderstood. Or they stand alone and just don’t…
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The times, they are a-changin!
The times, they are a-changin! But our organizations are not. This is how I often felt when watching the news.…
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Greta Thunberg meets Buckminster Fuller
What would happen if climate activist Greta Thunberg and futurist Buckminster Fuller exchanged thoughts on how to change the world…
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COLLECTIVE FAILURE
The Covid-cases are rising again. That made us quickly forget that recently it seemed that half the planet was on…
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Mise en Place
The main course is ready, but the rest is not. Something is burning and the kitchen looks like hell. Then…
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SELF-LEADERSHIP
SELF-LEADERSHIP \ ˈselfˈlē-dər-ˌship \ Self-leadership is the ability to follow a growth path towards personal mastery and excellence. Whatever this…
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BEGINNER’S MIND
BEGINNER’S MIND \ bi-ˈgi-nər-z ˈmīnd \ Once you become an expert in a domain you most likely stop seeing the…
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The Case of Tobias Burkhardt
The case of Tobias Burkhardt1 suspect. 21 pieces of evidence. 1 transformation story. No coincidence. Full of 21st century of…
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TEACHING LIKE TENNIS
A common expression says that it takes two to tango: Two partners are by definition understood to be essential to…
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LEARNING AS A LIFESTYLE
Lifelong learning is necessary, but not sexy. Because many of us perceive learning as a necessary evil, as a means…
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BIG MAGIC: Creative Living Beyond Fear
BIG MAGIC: Creative Living Beyond Fear This small, spiritual book by Elizabeth Gilbert is a guide to find your creative…
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Janis Joplin meets Seneca
What happened if Janis Joplin met Seneca? The good intent of quotes is lost over time and they just don’t…
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Six years since we founded SHIFTSCHOOL
It’s been six years since we founded Germany’s first Academy for Digital Transformation. Back then, we set out to create…
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Maya Angelou meets Ricky Nelson
In pandemic times where everything just feels bla, a little self love can do wonders. Just let poetic rockstar Maya…
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GRM: BRAINFUCK
The Brave New World probably began on day 1 after Brexit, in the country that once invented capitalism. At least…
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WALDEN: or Life in the Woods
WALDEN: or Life in the Woods This 19th century classic by Henry David Thoreau is not only one of the…
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Braving the Wilderness
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone This timely book by Brené Brown…
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The infinite game
THE INFINITE GAME: How Great Businesses Achieve Long-Lasting Success Ever since I read Mindset by Carol Dweck for the first…
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TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP
TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP \ tran(t)s-ˈfȯr-mə-tiv ˈlē-dər-ˌship \ The Transformative Leadership model is a collective approach of leadership beyond immediate self-interest in…
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FOUR THOUSAND WEEKS
FOUR THOUSAND WEEKS: Time Management for Mortals Please, not another productivity guide, you might think when reading the title. But…
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BEHAVIORAL DESIGN
Since video games have become a primary form of entertainment, the use of game design elements has gained massive influence…
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NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
Holidays are coming… and along comes a flood of mass produced, meaningless ‘Thank You for XYZ Cards’, unwanted and useless…
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MASTERY BASED LEARNING
In textbook theory, mastery-based learning is a model where learners first need to demonstrate a deep level of understanding of…
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SCHOOL WITHOUT CURRICULUM
What we need today is more contact, not more content. In a digitized world where learning content becomes abundant, we…
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ABOUT THE FEAR OF FAILURE
“Anyone can cook, but only the fearless can be great.”, said the great chef Auguste Gusteau in Ratatouille. So far,…
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Malala Yousafza meets Mark Twain
What would happen if Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafza shared ideas about the importance of education with the one…
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COLLABORATION
COLLABORATION \ kə-ˌla-bə-ˈrā-shən \ Transformation is a collaborative effort. The dictionary describes collaboration as the act of working jointly with…
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SERENDIPITY
SERENDIPITY \ ˌser-ən-ˈdi-pə-tē \ According to a British translation company, serendipity is one of the ten most difficult English words…
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Leader by Example
A new learning format needs new people. Teaching is great but it is too closely related to yesterday‘s conviction of…
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Horace Mann meets Tina Burkhardt
New years come with a good opportunity to change our habits. We have asked two experts for some brief advice:…
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