The best approach is systemic!In our highly complex world, it is increasingly difficult to grasp the real consequences of our actions. Every day, we make decisions without being able to reliably predict their knock-on effects. Dealing with uncertainty, unpredictability and greater risk are key challenges that decision-makers face. To increase resilience in an unpredictable world is our aim.

Enabling a traditional, successful industry player for connected service business. A challenge that drives me since I read "The Connected Company" by Dave Gray some years back.Two and a half years ago we started Bosch CS - the Bosch division for Connected Mobility Solutions to shape a new era of mobility. It took a while until it was broadly internalized that sustainable "connected mobility business" is more than "connecting vehicles". It is about solving customers' and users' needs by providing the adequate services; It is about subscription business - not selling pieces (let it be hardware or software), it is about identifying where to go for platform business - and where not. And it is about transforming an entire organization regarding its purpose, its business model and its way of operation. So in the end it is about leadership, appreciation, cooperation, communication - in the end it is about people and attitude! I enjoy both developing the initial strategy for the new division CS and shaping the strategy of Bosch mobility as a whole to meet these challenges. And to successfully position Bosch as a recognized player in this field.Conveying that there is no old-or-new, no bad-or-good, no wrong or right - but a constant joint exploration following a guiding True North. Most I enjoy leading and supporting the people in this transformation.

Besides widely known ride hailing companies such as uber and Lyft "via" follows the very smart and intelligent path of proving SaaS-platform for MoD- or MasS-providers around the globe. Very often via cooperates with local public transport operators and helps to bring mobility to suburban areas.I am proud to be part of the advisory board seeking to help via finding the right strategy forward, discussing options with via management, remove road blocks and look for future cooperation opportunities.

Fostering e-Mobility in Europe!Hubject was founded in 2012 to provide eRoaming, so that(everybody can charge at any charging station and thus enable e-Mobility. How I love accompanying the team fore years now! It is challenging but also often satisfying to share own entrepreneurial experience - and to have it challenged by a committed, engaged and self-confident management team. ;-).Helping this start-up grow, define and implement future strategies to expand from a national German approach to a European also by inclduding "international" shareholders; navigate through rough economical situations and onboard new shareholders is both providing great fun and creating tremendous entrepreneurial spirit! I am proud to be part of the outstanding Hubject success story!

Bosch Software Innovations was THE IoT Incubator at Bosch. So we simply had to shape a business domain that did not exist before. And by doing so derive the practices and requirements for a multi-billion Euro company to transform into an IoT company.I loved to innovate business models with great open-minded people from all domains (energy, mobility, smart home, industry 4.0). A lot of success arose from "crossing boarders" and "connecting the dots", e.g. combining practical experience from Bosch Software Innovations and academic research from Bosch IoT Lab at Uni St. Gallen. (Our IoT Business Model Builder under "publications" is a practical example).I was at the heart of the development and implementation of Bosch's IoT strategy by operating the Bosch IoT Empowerment board, including Bosch CEO Volkmar Denner, other board members and presidents of business divisions as members. In the IoT Empowerment Board we defined overarching principles to develop Bosch IoT business and for the underlying technology as well as requirements for organizational transformation.At that time we also entered the era of strategic partnerships - following the firm belief that "Nobody can do I(o)t alone". I am proud having laid the foundation for successful strategic partnering at Bosch. Extending the need of connecting and cooperating beyond individuals and units within an organization. Connected Business in a connected world requires connected organizations and connected individuals.

At the start of the 2010er years, two major trends sneaked around the corner: (1) the Internet of things, IoT, and (2) agile working beyond software development.I started to work on questions like:How to develop Bosch to a connected company in a connected world?How to steer my business, how to lead others and my self in a connected, agile world?How to prepare executives for their new roles in this changing business environment?And all of sudden I had the chance to strive for answers on those questions being in charge for Leadership and Leadership Development at Bosch.We developed a totally new Leadership Concept bringing together "Leading my Business", "Leading my Self", "Leading Others"; we reworked all leadership development programs for all levels to cover both "execution" and "exploration". Also we redesigned all executive strategy summits and defined the basis strategies for "connectivity" and "agility" in all Bosch business sectors!

Together with my team of senior and chief consultants we are responsible for "Implementing Change" within corporate Organizational Development.We cover the topics Project Management, Business Process Improvement and Innovative Strength.We consult Bosch-units in specific projects, facilitate top management workshops and conduct top management strategy meetings.

Manufacturing, Maintenance, Implementation of Bosch Production System

Product Development; Process Development; Intellectual Property; Research&Development; Testing

Focus on non-destructive characterization of fatigue in steel, e.g.- On-line monitoring of fatigue in the LCF and HCF range by using micro-magnetic NDT at plain carbon and austenic stainless steel- Cyclic deformation behaviour of AISI 321 austenitic steel and its characterization by means of HTC-SQUID- Electromagnetic and micro-magnetic non-destructive characterization (NDC) for material mechanical property determination and prediction in steel industry and in lifetime extension strategies of NPP steel components