40 Have you realised that we are living in a revolutionary age? The digital revolution is taking place around us without us being aware of it. We are not surprised when large industrial consortia face pressure from Internet startups. At the same time, we are not aware that as with all revolutions, the associated disruptions go very deep. Technologically, we have long been in the digital age. The question is whether we have internalised this in our minds. The changes run deep It is easy to underestimate this issue. After all, we have no problem with using digital tools. At the same time, it is not immediately obvious how fast the world has changed and how extensive these changes are. However, we are sometimes confronted with this - above all where change does not just happen, but rather where we actively help to shape the change; where familiar things are called into question and where we venture into new terrain. This is precisely the situation which businesses now face. The digital transformation is in full flow and the new technological possibilities are completely reshuffling the deck. Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things – all of these are opening up completely new opportunities for businesses. At the same time, this means that they have to How to help businesses to re-discover themselves By Gero Brinkbäumer, COSMO CONSULT Group The idea of the philosopher Heraclitus is two and a half thousand years old. “Panta rhei”, nothing is permanent except change, is an accurate description of the situation which businesses now face. Bild: © Mikael Damkier/shutterstock.com
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