{"id":81,"date":"2020-01-14T23:44:34","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T23:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futureangst.com\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2021-04-26T05:52:21","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T05:52:21","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/futureangst.com\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"The Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About me<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2001, I have been living in Silicon Valley, this innovative region in California where the future is already being developed today. Here I research technology trends and their impact on people, society, and politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Topics I deal with and on which I have written several books, as well as give talks and conduct workshops, include <em>autonomous and electric mobility<\/em>, <em>artificial intelligence<\/em>, the <em>digital revolution<\/em>, but also the<em> innovative and creative mindset<\/em>, and <em>foresight<\/em> to look into the future and make better decisions in today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For many years, I was responsible at SAP as a software developer, development manager and technology strategist, was a mentor in accelerators to coach start-ups and now advise companies on how they can transfer the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit from Silicon Valley to their organizations to become more innovative and to recognize trends and tipping points early on and help shape them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I host <em>delegations<\/em> from Europe in Silicon Valley and connect them with the people and companies there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of my last books (since 2016) were <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Die Kunst, wie man sich nicht entschuldigt:<\/strong> 40 Kunstgriffe f\u00fcr Minister, Manager und sonstige Mistkerle, die Schei\u00dfe gebaut haben und nun die Aufregung nicht verstehen. (September 2021)<\/li><li><strong>Future Angst:<\/strong> Wie wir von Innovationsvorreitern zu Innovationsnachz\u00fcglern wurden und wie wir die German Angst \u00fcberwinden (Summer 2021)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boersenmedien.de\/produkt\/corona-als-chance-e-book-1833.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Corona als Chance: Was nach der Krise anders sein wird<\/em><\/a> (published May 2020)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.de\/Wenn-Affen-von-lernen-Intelligenz\/dp\/3864706491\"><em>Wenn Affen von Affen lernen: Wie k\u00fcnstliche Intelligenz uns erst richtig zum Menschen macht<\/em><\/a> (published February 2020).<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.de\/dp\/3800659727\"><em>Foresight Mindset: Die Kunst und Wissenschaft die eigene Zukunft zu designen<\/em><\/a> (published April 2019).<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1260441385\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Englisch (opens in a new tab)\">The last driver&#8217;s license holder has already been born<\/a> (published October 2019). German version published October 2017 under the title <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.de\/dp\/386470538X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Der letzte F\u00fchrerscheinneuling \u2026ist bereits geboren.<\/em> <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.de\/dp\/3864703549\"><em>Das Silicon-Valley-Mindset: Was wir vom Innovationsweltmeister lernen und mit unseren St\u00e4rken verbinden k\u00f6nnen<\/em><\/a> (published March 2016).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently I am working on a book with the title <strong>Wenn Maschinen von Maschinen lernen (When machines learn from machines)<\/strong>, a sequel to my AI-book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.de\/Wenn-Affen-von-lernen-Intelligenz\/dp\/3864706491\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wenn Affen von Affen lernen<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Websites<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My websites with the individual topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/technophilosoph.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Technophilosoph<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dassiliconvalleymindset.com\/\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Foresight Mindset (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/foresightmindset.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Foresight Mindset<\/a><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dassiliconvalleymindset.com\/\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Der letzte F\u00fchrerscheinneuling... (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/derletztefuehrerscheinneuling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Der letzte F\u00fchrerscheinneuling&#8230;<\/a><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dassiliconvalleymindset.com\/\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The last driver's liicense holder has already been born (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/thelastdriverlicenseholder.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The last driver&#8217;s license holder has already been born<\/a><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dassiliconvalleymindset.com\/\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Enterprise Garage (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/enterprisegarage.io\/\" target=\"_blank\">Enterprise Garage<\/a><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dassiliconvalleymindset.com\/\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"global melange (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/globalmelange.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">global melange<\/a><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/dassiliconvalleymindset.com\/\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Future Angst (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/futureangst.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Future Angst<\/a><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connect with me on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/marioherger\">LinkedIn<\/a> or send me an <a href=\"http:\/\/mailto.mario.herger@gmail.com\">email<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Videos &amp; Upcoming Talks and Workshops<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An updated list of my upcoming talks &#8211; including more videos of my talks and interviews &#8211; can be found <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/dassiliconvalleymindset.com\/vortrage\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About me Since 2001, I have been living in Silicon Valley, this innovative region in California where the future is already being developed today. 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