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In our previous post, we have talked about the importance and nature of joy. We also said that to make work joyful, it’s necessary to bring purpose back to work. As we have seen, joy (eudaimonia) is not just about feeling well, having fun, or satisfying superficial needs. Rather, joy is about engaging in meaningful … Read more

Wherever we look, the evidence of climate change is undeniable. Environmental catastrophes are regularly dominating global headlines, forcing governments, societies, businesses, and individuals alike to confront this new reality. However, the conversation has shifted – it’s no longer a polite suggestion to make changes. Transformation is now demanded, and the European Union is pushing industry … Read more

By now, it’s clear that we need to rethink the role workplaces play in our organizations. For a long time, our offices have been “places of habit” – somewhere people go without explicitly questioning whether they are necessary or what exactly their benefits and functions are. Not that we would lack complaints about bad working … Read more

Have you ever wondered why it’s so hard to innovate? Most activities in our work environments are highly standardized, we have to follow rules and processes, and we have established agreed-upon routines to accomplish certain tasks. These processes create the expectation that if you have certain competencies, there are certain methods that must be applied … Read more

Put yourself in the following situation for a moment. You have arrived at the end of an innovation process or a design thinking workshop, you clap your hands, and the smile on your face shows the other participants the success of this creative process. But ask yourself, how often has an unspoken feeling crept up … Read more

When people talk about joy, they often have in mind a rather superficial form of happiness. But we are not going to talk about mere happiness or fun at work. For us, joy is not so much about having a pleasurable moment or a happy experience. We think of joy similarly to how Aristotle saw … Read more

The Medical University of Graz’s new strategic profile has emerged as a model of how academic institutions can lead the way in the convergence of medical education, research, and entrepreneurship. It is an area in which many academic institutions are still lagging behind. However, the Medical University of Graz developed a vision of how technology … Read more

Today’s challenges, rapid and unpredictable technological progress, and the socio-economic upheavals of our time require a completely new understanding of education. The traditional education system is mainly geared towards conveying knowledge from the past. What is needed, however, is a system that looks at people in their entirety and enables them to discover the constantly … Read more

In Europe, we face a huge gap of untouched intellectual potential. On one side of the gap, we have highly competitive, research-intensive universities. This is particularly true of biomedical research. On the other side, we have investors ready to exploit these results. However, on one side, we have young, highly talented, and motivated students and … Read more

We have recently been working on a stimulating project in the mountainous Austrian region of Vorarlberg. Alongside the dedicated local team in Ludesch, the small town located at the entrance gate to the serene Walgau valley, we have embarked on the transformation of a disused quarry. Our mission? To uncover fresh possibilities for repurposing the … Read more