Resume

1971
Entering the biosphere

1977
My first actual book: “Our Solar System.” Pluto was still a planet!

1980
Video game Pong

1983 – 1994
Apple II +
Sinclair ZX Spektrum
Schneider CPC464
Atari 520 ST
AMIGA 500
386 Intel

1990 – 1995 Exploring Options
Baccalaureate, sniffed into university for the first time, German language and literature and political science
Training as radio and television technician
Film projectionist 35mm technique
Film theater manager – assistant
Author for advertising radio spots
Editor PC magazine “PC Praxis
Waiter and sound technician in a jazz club
Telemarketing agent
Market research, road digger
Radio broadcasting technician
TV computer graphics, screen, and motion design

1995 – 2015 anyMOTION
Co-founded anyMOTION GmbH agency & production for new media, managing partner. After 20 years, the agency is well-positioned in the market, and the team has grown to 60 employees. It was time for a change. Yet, the excellent feeling remained when saying goodbye: Everything is done – off to new shores.

2015 – 2019 Freelancer
Senior Agile Coach, Leadership Trainings & Organizational Development (Viable System Model Expert) for Commerzbank, RWE, Innogy, BNP Paribas, and many others

University Lecturer Corporate Governance & Project Management
Mediadesign Hochschule für Design und Informatik (Düsseldorf)

2019 – 2022 METRO Digital & METRO AG

10.2019 – 11.2020, Agile & OKR Master, METRONOM GmbH

12.2020 – 03.2021, Agile Coach & Operational Program Lead, METRO digital

04.21 – 11.22, Head of Digital Touchpoints & eCRM, METRO AG

2022 – Today Robert Bosch GmbH, Mobility Sector Level (BBM)

11.2022 – Viable System Model Coach, Organizational Designer, Business Process Expert

Publications

2016
Freedom and Responsibility for Intelligent Organizations
Introduction to Stafford Beer’s Model for Viable Systems 

2018
The Intelligent Organization
Playbook for Organisational Complexity

2019
Better Decisions with Red Teaming
Co-Author: Stephanie Borgert 

2019
Responsible Leadership in a Complex World
Co-Authors: Prof. Timo Meynhardt and Prof. em. Peter Gomez

2023
Leading by Weak Signals
Co-Author: Prof. em. Peter Gomez