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Using ChatGPT lately feels like waiting for dial-up internet in 2025. And I’m paying for this. Simple questions take 10, 20, sometimes 40 seconds to get a response. Meanwhile, free tools like Google @Gemini answer instantly. Yes, free. But according to OpenAI’s status page, "Everything is working normally." Sure it is. And of course, GPT loves to crash exactly when I actually need it. How is this even remotely okay for a paid service? Is it just me? Or are you seeing the same thing? #ChatGPT #AI #SlowGPT #CustomerExperience #TechFrustration #UserExperience #WaitingGame

I spent 3 days creating this guide – for everyone who wants to stop running meetings and start facilitating (moderating) them. 🎯 🎤 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩. 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐠𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬. 🕐 No clear purpose. 🗣️ Endless discussions with no structure. 😩 People leave more confused than when they arrived. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡: Good meeting facilitation isn't a talent. It's a skill – and you can learn it. 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞, 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩: ✅ How to structure your meetings with intention ✅ How to guide discussions with clarity and confidence ✅ How to hold the energy and focus in the room as a facilitator 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭: 💬 Essential phrases to use at each stage of a meeting 🧠 Powerful check-in & check-out questions 🎯 Techniques to keep discussions on track and get everyone involved If you want to see facilitation as a leadership skill, not just a meeting role – this guide is your starting point. 🎁 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬? 1️⃣ Like this post 2️⃣ Comment "Meeting Facilitation" 3️⃣ Make sure we're connected – I'll DM you the link ✨ (We need to be connected so I can send you the guide! → Martin Backes 🚀) 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞: 𝘐 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘶𝘴𝘦 "𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯" 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 "𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯" — 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘛𝘝 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘸𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 😉 #Teamwork #Collaboration #Facilitation #Meeting #Transformation #Productivity #TeamAlignment #FutureOfWork #NewWork #InnovationCulture #LeadershipDevelopment

A SaaS company reached out. They were scaling fast — but their collaboration wasn’t. → Too many meetings. → Too little follow-through. → Decision fatigue, everywhere. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥: 🟡 “𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦?” 🟡 “𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴?” 🟡 “𝘞𝘦’𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘴…” All valid. We introduced CollabOS — not as another tool, but as a lightweight system built for how they actually work. And no, it wasn’t about adding more meetings. It was about less and better meetings — and a way to align without chaos. 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝: ✅ Ran a collaboration audit to map friction points ✅ Introduced the Collaboration Decision Tree to replace 30% of meetings ✅ Trained internal facilitators using the 5C Framework ✅ Replaced status calls with async check-ins and tighter ownership loops ✅ Created a simple Team OS — one place for decisions, updates & rhythm ...and many more. What happened next? → Meeting time dropped by around 20 % → Team lead satisfaction went up (their internal pulse score jumped 18%) → They delivered 2 major projects ahead of schedule → They told me: "𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘶𝘴 — 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥." If you’re growing but still running on calendar chaos, it’s not more hustle you need. It’s less and better meetings — and a system that scales with your team. DM me “CollabOS” and I’ll send you the offer doc. (We’ve got some pilot seats left at 75% off.) Let’s fix the way your team collaborates — without adding more overhead. #Teamwork #Collaboration #Productivity #TeamEffectiveness #Leadership #HighImpactTeams #NewWork #TeamAlignment

Vor ca. zwei Wochen durfte ich Teil dieses spannenden Projekts sein – und es war großartig, gemeinsam mit dem 33A-Team beim FutureHack mitzuwirken! Im AI Design Sprint® haben wir mit vier Teams in nur einem halben Tag konkrete KI-Anwendungskonzepte für vier reale Arbeitsprozesse – sprich: smarte Automationen – entwickelt. Riesenkompliment an alle Teilnehmenden: starke Ideen, viel Energie, und richtig gutes Teamwork! Danke für die Einladung und den inspirierenden Einblick in die Welt der Energiewirtschaft. Und ein besonderer Dank geht an Thomas Harms und Team von E.DIS für die Organisation – und natürlich an Michael Brandt von 33A, der mich mit ins Boot geholt hat! #Innovation #futurehack #KI #AI #Business #AlDesignSprint

"𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 – 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐞𝐬." Kürzlich wandte sich ein wachsendes KMU an uns. Sie suchten nach mehr als einem einmaligen Workshop. 𝐒𝐢𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐭𝐞𝐧: → "𝘌𝘴 𝘧ü𝘩𝘭𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯, 𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘸ü𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘯𝘶𝘳 𝘎𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘯, 𝘥𝘪𝘦 𝘻𝘶 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘧ü𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘯." → "𝘞𝘪𝘳 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘮 𝘒𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘴." → "𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘩ä𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘵, 𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘨𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘳𝘬𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘩." Sie brauchten kein weiteres Notion-Template. Auch keinen Workshop. Sie brauchten ein neues System. Wir haben 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐎𝐒 implementiert – ein strukturiertes, menschenzentriertes Framework, das die Grundlagen der Zusammenarbeit neu gestaltet. 𝐒𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐫 𝐢𝐧 6 𝐖𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐧: ✅ Teamweite Diagnose: Kultur, Tools und Entscheidungshemmnisse ✅ Kompletten Kollaborationsfluss visualisiert: synchron, asynchron und Chaos-Zonen ✅ Collaboration Decision Tree implementiert: Klare Kriterien für Meeting-Notwendigkeit ✅ Neue Arbeitsweise gemeinsam entwickelt: Präzise Formate, reduzierte Tools, gestärkte Eigenverantwortung ✅ Interne Facilitators für strukturierte Meetings ausgebildet ✅ 5C-Framework als Fundament aller Zusammenarbeitssessions etabliert ✅ Meeting-Rituale entwickelt und in der Praxis erprobt ✅ Teams zur eigenständigen Veränderung befähigt ✅ Kontinuierlichen Verbesserungsprozess eingeführt 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐯𝐞𝐫ä𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐭: → 30 % weniger Meeting-Zeit → Wöchentliche Planung: Jetzt 60 Minuten statt 4 Stunden → Deutlich höhere Teamzufriedenheit (belegt durch interne Pulsbefragung) → Und ja – Entscheidungen fallen jetzt direkt im Meeting. 😮 𝐈𝐡𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐮𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐮𝐧𝐤𝐭: "𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘖𝘚 𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘨𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘧𝘦𝘯, 𝘸𝘪𝘦 𝘦𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘻𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘯 – 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘦 𝘧ü𝘯𝘧 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴, 𝘥𝘪𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯 𝘒𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯." 🙌 𝐖𝐞𝐧𝐧 𝐝𝐮 𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐥𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐤𝐬𝐭: "𝘞𝘪𝘳 𝘮ü𝘴𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯," dann ist das dein Zeichen: Hör auf, Meetings zu reparieren. Fang an, Zusammenarbeit zu verbessern. 📩 Schick mir einfach "CollabOS" per DM, und ich sende dir das Angebotsdokument. Lass uns Zusammenarbeit zu deiner Stärke machen. #Collaboration #Facilitation #Meeting #Transformation #Productivity #TeamAlignment #FutureOfWork #InnovationCulture #LeadershipDevelopment

5 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 (…and why most teams don’t actually talk about them) 💡 High-performing teams don’t just happen. They’re built — week by week — through structure, reflection, and shared responsibility. 𝐈𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐈’𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧: → Great individuals ≠ great team → Talent is wasted without clarity → Collaboration fails without trust → Busy calendars, but unclear priorities 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐈 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐎𝐒: The 5 Essentials for High Impact Teams — practical reflection tool that helps teams spot what’s working (and what’s not) in their collaboration. 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭: 🎯 1. 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Are we working toward the same goal? 💪 2. 𝐎𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: Does everyone know their role — and own it? ⚡ 3. 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬: Are we working on the right things, in the right way? 🧭 4. 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭: Is there psychological safety to speak up, give feedback, disagree? ✨ 5. 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: Do we feel like our work matters — to us and to others? These aren’t buzzwords. They’re levers. Used right, they drive better collaboration, faster decisions, and more engaged teams. We use the 5 Essentials inside CollabOS – as collaboration framework, retro tool, workshop scaffolding, or part of full-blown team transformations. Whether you're scaling a team, fixing messy collaboration, or leading through change — they’re your compass. 🧠 High impact isn’t luck. It’s team design. With clarity, ownership, trust—and a rhythm for reflection. Which of these 5 shows up strongest in your team? Or which one’s missing? Let’s talk. #CollabOS #HighImpactTeams #TeamDevelopment #TeamPerformance #Leadership #NewWork #MeetingCulture #FutureOfWork #Collaboration

Ein sehr lesenswerter Kommentar zu einer viel geteilten Meta-Studie über den Einfluss von KI auf Lernprozesse. Eine neue Meta-Analyse (Wang & Fan, 2025) zeigt: ChatGPT steigert die Lernleistung deutlich. Klingt gut – und ist es auch. 𝐀𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐦𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐫: ✅ KI kann unterstützen, gerade bei Faktenwissen und Routineaufgaben. ❌ Doch bei komplexem Denken, Reflexion und Selbststeuerung stößt sie an Grenzen. 𝐃𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐝: Metakognitive Fähigkeiten entstehen nicht durch Prompts, sondern durch Reibung, Unsicherheit und eigenes Denken. Genau das lässt sich nicht automatisieren. 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐝: Die Studie betont, wie stark der Kontext über den Erfolg entscheidet. Ohne didaktischen Rahmen bleibt der Lerneffekt zufällig. Was heißt das für Schulen, Hochschulen, Weiterbildungsformate? Wir brauchen mehr als Tools. Wir brauchen Räume, in denen Denken, Dialog und Selbstführung Platz haben. Denn: Wer das Denken auslagert, verliert irgendwann die Fähigkeit zur Urteilsbildung. Wie siehst du das?

Super helpful if you’re building and want to test monetization fast. No code, Stripe-ready, and actually focused on shipping—not just vibes. Worth checking out.

Markus Beckedahl hat das Zentrum für Digitalrechte und Demokratie gegründet – eine neue Initiative, die sich strategisch gegen die Kommunikationsmacht von Big Tech stellt. Ziel: digitale Grundrechte stärken, gemeinwohlorientierte Alternativen sichtbar machen und politische Wirkung entfalten. Ein längst überfälliger Schritt. Kommunikation ist ein unterschätzter Hebel im Kampf für digitale Grundrechte 👇

Wait, OpenAI just bought @io – Jony Ive’s AI hardware startup?! 😳 Jony Ive – the design legend behind the iPhone – is now shaping the future of AI hardware. The deal? Around $6.5 billion, mostly in OpenAI shares. A bold step from software to real, physical products. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐨? Jony Ive isn't just any designer. He defined how we interact with tech at Apple. Now he brings that magic to OpenAI. But it's not just him. 55 world-class engineers, designers and makers are joining OpenAI’s mission. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐀𝐈? Until now, OpenAI was all about software. Think ChatGPT, Codex, and APIs. Now? They’re building actual AI devices. They want to redefine how we use AI. No more just screens and keyboards. Think natural, intuitive, human-first interaction. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝? Apple. Google. Meta. They’re no longer alone in the AI hardware race. With Ive on board, OpenAI becomes a real design contender. Their first device is already in the works. It won’t replace your phone or laptop. It’ll probably complement them – and maybe even outshine them. 𝐒𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬? To me, this deal is more than just business. It’s a clear message from OpenAI: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞 – 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦, 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. We’re entering a phase where AI won’t just talk to us. It will live with us. It will feel closer, more natural, almost invisible. The combination of 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠-𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 could create something we’ve never seen before. Something that finally makes tech feel truly human. And maybe, just maybe – this is how we’ll discover what real collaboration between humans and machines actually looks like. 💡🤝 What excites — or worries — you most? Let’s hear it 👇 #AI #TechNews #AIHardware #ArtificialIntelligence #FutureOfTech #Design #UX #HumanCenteredTech #Innovation #Collaboration

📍 Hamburg next week I’ll be in Hamburg for a few days next week to run a corporate UX & usability training (certification course). Yes, I know that the OMR is over. LOL I'll be working with a great group of professionals on designing better products, services, and business models to drive digital transformation. Looking forward to sharing insights, hands-on tools, and real conversations. In Hamburg too and want to talk business? Drop me a message – happy to connect.

Tired of meetings that go nowhere? Start here – and see change in 7 days 👇 And no, you don’t get there by adding another tool or cramming in more meetings. You get there by making structured, small shifts—every single week. 👉 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡: ↳ One focused team workshop + weekly micro-reflections ↳ Or: continuous coaching with your leadership team What does it take? 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 3 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬 – 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤: 1. Align around ONE central goal (not 3, not 12 – just one) 2. Observe one key pattern in how you collaborate 3. Make one decision you’ve been postponing 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞: → Goal: “We want faster decision-making.” → Observation: “Most meetings end without a clear decision.” → Decision: “We replace 3 status meetings with 1 Decision Meeting and use tools like Dot Voting or Decision Matrix. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭? → One step forward, every week. → After 6 weeks: less chaos, more clarity – and measurable progress. 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: ✅  A Playbook of meeting formats ✅  Your own team collaboration system ✅  Metrics to track your development We've helped teams overcome exactly these challenges. 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦: ✅ 2× faster decisions ✅ +39% psychological safety ✅ 3–5 hours saved per person, every week Try it for one week and let me know what shifts you notice. If you're trying something similar – or want feedback on your current setup – DM me. Always happy to spar. #Collaboration #TeamWork #MeetingCulture #NewWork #Innovation #Productivity #Facilitation

Hello from Hamburg! Excited to kick off Day 1 of our training program at XDi - Experience Design Institut GmbH. For the next three days, I'll be guiding a new cohort on their journey to becoming "Certified UX & Usability Experts." I’m thrilled to dive back into sharing my passion for User-Centered Design, Product Design, UX Design, Usability, Strategy, Workshopping, and so much more. Let's get this started! 🚀 #Teaching #SharingKnowledge #UserCenteredDesign #Design #UXDesign #ProductStrategy #ProductDesign #Innovation

My biggest mistakes in my early facilitation career: ❌ Jumping straight into workshops without enough pre-alignment ❌ Overloading sessions with too many exercises (more ≠ better) ❌ Believing that energy alone equals results ❌ Letting people talk endlessly without structure (hello, chaos) It took a while to realize this isn't just about hosting a "cool" session. It's about outcomes. ↳ Alignment. ↳ Flow. ↳ Clarity. ↳ Value. Now, I: ✅ Co-create tight workshop scopes with clients before day 1 ✅ Design with ruthless simplicity and purpose ✅ Build in reflection and decision points — not just activities ✅ Use timeboxing, dot-voting, music, and visuals to guide momentum and focus 👉 What changed everything? Learning that collaboration needs choreography. And that silence is sometimes the most powerful tool in the room. If you're running workshops (or want to), steal these lessons. They took me a few years to learn the hard way. What was your biggest facilitation fail that taught you the most? 👇 Let’s normalize the behind-the-scenes reality of this craft. #Facilitation #Collaboration #TeamWork #MeetingCulture #Productivity #Innovation

Greetings from Hamburg! The final day of our XDi - Experience Design Institut GmbH seminar and the room is buzzing. Everyone's deep in hands-on sessions, pushing their skills in Design, UX, usability, and product strategy. Great energy. Great people. Let’s finish strong. #Teaching #Training #UXDesign #Design #UX #Usability #ProductDesign #ProductStrategy