The Reinvention Documentary team will be traveling throughout Europe capturing authentic transformation stories that will allow to transform ourselves, humans and organizations. We will be sharing inspiring stories from people that have faced their greatest challenges in the work context in order to create happiness and abundance in their lives. […]
Business
Hejhej! Here comes a long overdue update from HumanBusiness. The last months have been busy with exploration of different projects and directions as well as intro-perspective on the experiences made. There have been a lot of learnings on the way towards a more human way of working, which I […]
An update from HumanBusiness
Can an organization grow profitable on a long-term perspective and provide value to customers over and over again, by bringing out the full potential of every employee? In the following I am sharing a case study of how inspiring work can be. I am going to take a […]
OSCAR – Case study
Dan Pink shines scientific proven light on what drives us – intrinsic motivation or extrinsic incentives? Mismatch between what science knows and what business does Imagine I have a great business idea and would suggest you the following business model. I would work with a group of […]
Drive – The surprising truth about what motivates us
Consensus Democracy is a community building process tool that satisfies the needs of all stakeholders involved. Responsibility of own actions Consensus Democracy realizes the impact and the responsibility of own actions on other people. It is born out of the idea of Uwe Lübbermann who started the Premium […]
Consensus Democracy
Is it possible to create a culture where individual, selfish actions at the same time are altruistic and benefit the culture we are part of? What is our ethical norm? Imagine we are working at an organization that is cutting corners by giving small gifts to state officials or […]
Synergy: Patterns of culture
Can an organization satisfy the needs of all its stakeholders, while keeping an own identity and growing constantly? Making everyone happy For many organizations it is already difficult to just satisfy their own employees and many struggle to keep their customers happy. How can a network of around […]
The Premium Collective Case Study
Motivation-hygiene theory “The human animal has two categories of needs. One set stems from his animal disposition, that side of him previously referred to as the Adam view of man; it is centered on the avoidance of loss of life, hunger, pain, sexual deprivation, and on other primary drives, in […]
Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory of Motivation
The Hierarchy of Needs developed by Abraham H. Maslow provides an understanding about the motivation of human nature and the desire for personal growth in a simplistic way. When we have nothing to eat, our first impulse is not to go to an art gallery and enjoy the beauty […]
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
The way we work and organize work is not suitable for the complex tasks we face today. Combined with the pace of change we experience, we need a new approach to work. In a series of posts, I will look at what the problem with our current system is, […]
The way we work makes us sick
What is sustainability? When I hear sustainability I immediately think about nature and how it is destroyed by us humans. I think about the environment, the planet we live on and the limited resources we have. I think about air pollution, deforestation, overfishing, meat consumption or fossil fuels. But that […]
Framework for strategic sustainable development
The Fred Factor – How passion in your work and life can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary Mark Sanborn tells the story of Fred, who is an ordinary mail carrier that has a passionate attitude towards his work and life and thus turns an ordinary job into an extraordinary one. […]
The Fred Factor
Human-centered design (HCD) is a creative problem solving technique that puts the human into the center of all activities. International standards The dictionary defines “human-centered” as marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare. The word “design” has several meanings ranging from the abstract conception of something to […]
Human-centered design
Seljak Brand The Australian Seljak Brand proves that a sustainable business model with local materials, which others consider as waste, is not only possible, but it can lead to creating beautiful and valuable products. Circular economy Seljak Brand applies the circular model in their production process, which sees […]
Seljak Brand
What can we do to understand what the customer really wants? “In order to understand why people do what they do, we have to view the world through their eyes and understand how they make sense of things.” – Kurt Lewin How to NOT do customer service Lately I wanted […]