David Bosshart: "We're falling back into tribal thinking" We think and live increasingly in rival tribes. We're dominated by emotions – rather than arguments. GDI CEO David Bosshart explains in an interview the causes and consequences of divisive tribal thinking. On 22 January we will discuss the new tribes at the GDI. Society Nov 21, 2017
David Goodhart: "That's not racist" There are two types of people. The first is educated, affluent, mobile. David Goodhart, journalist and Head of the Demography department of the Policy Exchange think tank, refers to them as ‘Anywheres’ – people who can live anywhere in the world. Are you one of them? Society Nov 9, 2017
“Being in the flow means using less of your brain” A fully active brain results in maximum performance – or so we’ve always assumed. Steven Kotler, founder of the Flow Genome Project, however, makes it clear that the opposite is the case. So how can we accomplish great things with only minimal brain activity? Society Oct 10, 2017
Urban centres of attention A city is considered influential and important when everybody is talking about it. That said, there are no reliable figures for how strongly cities actually participate in the global conversation. The GDI has made a first attempt with its Global City Ranking and asks how a city remains relevant in the digital discourse. Society Oct 9, 2017
Nina Mazar: “We want to be sincere“ Humans are good. Certain situations, however, tempt us to act without integrity. Behavioral scientist Nina Mazar explains in her ted talk how circumstances can be changed. In January 2018 Mazar will be speaking at the GDI. Society Sep 22, 2017
Infografik: Die Keyplayer im Markt der selbstfahrenden Autos Dass Autos immer autonomer werden, bezweifelt heute fast niemand mehr. Doch wer sind die Hauptakteure, die die Zukunft der Mobilität ermöglichen? Das GDI hat sie identifiziert und in einer Infografik zusammengefasst. Society Technology Aug 31, 2017
Kelly Peters: “We are guilty of shallow thinking“ Would you jump off the boat in the middle of the ocean to save a hat? Behavioral scientist Kelly Peters did it – without thinking about sharks. In a ted talk, she explains how to get braver. Society Aug 28, 2017
Sommertipps vom Think Tank: Stefan Breit empfiehlt GDI-Trainee Stefan Breit empfiehlt die tägliche Dosis Überblick, beweist mit seiner Ausstellungsempfehlung Weitblick und gibt mit seiner Buchempfehlung Einblick in die Dynamiken heutiger Wirtschaftssysteme. Society Aug 17, 2017
Warum wir Bildschirmen mehr vertrauen als unseren Mitmenschen Wir sind bereit, Facebook Dinge anzuvertrauen, die wir in einem persönlichen Gespräch niemals offenbaren würden. Warum das so ist, erklärt der international angesehene Verhaltensforscher Shlomo Benartzi hier. Am 25. Januar 2018 sprach Benartzi an der Academy of Behavioral Economics am GDI. Society Aug 8, 2017
Crowd-Service: Wenn der Nachbar das Smartphone repariert Das Start-up Mila revolutioniert durch seine Crowd-Service-Plattform die Nachbarschaftshilfe. Wie das Prinzip funktioniert erklären wir hier. Am 8. September 2017 stellte der CEO von Mila, Christian Viatte, seinen Crowd-Service an der GDI-Handelstagung vor. Society Aug 3, 2017
Wikipedia-analysis: Networks at the G20 Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron at the centre. Donald Trump and Canada’s Justin Trudeau in marginal positions. And halfway between Trump and Merkel, almost like an intermediary: Vladimir Putin. This picture emerges when you analyse the heads of state and government currently gathered at the G20 summit using network software. Society Jul 7, 2017
Dan Ariely: «Es ist sehr einfach, Motivation zu zerstören» Was motiviert uns zur Arbeit? Längst belegt ist: Geld reicht nicht aus. Der weltbekannte Verhaltensökonom Dan Ariely präsentiert in einem Ted-Talk verblüffende Experimente, die unsere Haltung gegenüber dem Sinn und Zweck unserer Arbeit deutlich machen. Society Jul 7, 2017