Unpopular opinion: I accept (almost) all LinkedIn connection requests. Before I explain my reasons, I would first like to address the posts on the same topic that I have often read from other LinkedIn users, who seem to be of … Continue reading Connection Requests on LinkedIn
Relations between the US and Europe have cooled noticeably, and this is having an impact on tourism. Tourist numbers fell by 6 percent from 72.4 million in 2024 to 68 million in 2025. Tourism revenues also declined by three percent. … Continue reading Tourism Ruined, Business Travel OK?
The demolition of the East Wing of the White House is a visible symbol of what is currently happening in the US: the dismantling of democracy, the weakening of institutions, the trampling of international agreements, and the abandonment of the … Continue reading The Demolished White House
A new technology is emerging, but the concerns remain the same. Discussions about artificial intelligence and its potential impact on critical or general thinking continue unabated. And they are mostly negative. AI would take away our ability to think. We … Continue reading Is AI Making Us Stupid?
One important political goal of the US administration under Donald Trump is to bring industrial manufacturing back to America after decades of offshoring. This is also reflected in the US government’s investment in the struggling chip manufacturer Intel. The US … Continue reading ICE and the South Korean Workers who were Arrested
Last year, I visited Schramberg, an idyllic little town in the Black Forest. I was taken there by my old friend and former colleague from my SAP days, Mark Finnern,, who was born and raised there and had returned after … Continue reading When the Alarm Clock Eliminated Good Jobs
Imagine that you elect a president who promises to deport all (illegal) immigrants and then does so. And imagine that you elected him precisely for that reason, but then realize that those deported immigrants work in your fields or on … Continue reading Deportations, Tariffs, and the Impact on US Agriculture and People Who Voted for Trump
The American electoral system may have made a lot of sense 250 years ago in a predominantly rural country, but with the demographic and industrial changes that have taken place since then, it is increasingly becoming an anachronism and, above … Continue reading Gerrymandering
Two centuries ago, the land of poets and thinkers also took pride in its native engineers. In the fields of chemistry and pharmacy, mechanical engineering and automotive engineering, people are rightly proud of the achievements and accomplishments with which the … Continue reading The German Technology Paradox
A few years ago, I got to know an innovation manager at a large company who managed an in-house ideas platform. Employees could use it to make suggestions for all kinds of things. They could suggest new products and improvements … Continue reading Guardians of the Status Quo: “Innovation Managers”