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“Single, double, triple loop learning” We are living in a knowledge-driven society. Generating and using new knowledge successfully is a decisive competitive factor in our work-life — for individuals as well as for companies. In order to keep their competitive advantage, organizations should thus focus on designing learning settings, which go beyond mere knowledge transfer; … Read more

On the occasion of the 350th anniversary of MERCK, the company opened their innovation lighthouse project – the Innovation Center in Darmstadt in 2018. Four years earlier, theLivingCore has begun working with MERCK on the conception, planning and implementation of the Innovation Center. In March 2019, the joint project was awarded 3rd prize at the … Read more

Literature as well as our own experience provides ample evidence as to why innovation efforts are often not successful. A common cause lies in how we perceive and think. This common cause is known in cognitive science and neuroscience as the Predictive Mind Hypothesis: Our brain uses past experiences to predict and understand new ones. In order … Read more

Over the past years, human kind has invented a variety of helpful tools. What we haven’t figured out yet is an answer to the question as to why humans do exist. Edge published a conversation with Kai-Fu Lee on his thoughts about the relationship between AI and the human existence: “We are here to create”. Gathering … Read more

List of Guiding Principle Articles Prelude: What Organizations Have in Common With Living Systems Principle #1: Radical Openness Principle #2: Sensing the Core Principle #3: Identifying and Bringing to Life Latent Potentials Principle #4: Designing and Co-creating Principle #5: Emergence Principle #6: Enabling Principle #7: Learning from the Future as it Emerges theLivingCore Guiding Principles … Read more

Innovation is on everyone’s lips these days. However, the term is used in a rather inflationary way, or without much consideration. Literature on the topic provides various definitions and approaches. In order to clarify the broad concept of innovation and narrow it down to a consistent meaning, we provide a brief overview and summary of … Read more