In a world dominated by visual impressions, seeing is like a powerful gateway to reality. Based on our senses, we make judgements about the world and ourselves in it. While we often take the complexity …
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Deepfake: Perception in Crisis – Unraveling the Truth in a World of Deception
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The pursuit of good: Who is Matthias Vorwallner?
Matthias Vorwallner was born in Munich in 1975. He is a certified osteopath, naturopath, and physiotherapist. Through his work with a well-known Munich football club, he has had the opportunity to meet various figures from …
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Do we have to leave the Earth to save it? The Overview Effect.
The first time I heard about the “Overview Effect” was when I interviewed the physicist, former astronaut and current holder of the Chair of Astronautics at the Technical University of Munich, Professor Ulrich Walter. The …
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The Raft of the Medusa – are Utopian Visions still Thinkable?
Text and Image by Corinna Heumann Answers to this question are given by young people on a theater stage with great matter-of-factness while being cast away on the Raft of the Medusa at the Bonn …
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Crime among children: Is the cause digital devices?
In recent years, crime among children and young people has increased in many countries, including Germany. The recent cases of violent crimes involving children as perpetrators have triggered a debate about why children commit such …
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The inventor of the dove of peace: Goddesses and Doormats
Spanish painter, printmaker and sculptor, Pablo Picasso, is widely regarded as one of the most significant artists of the 20th century. As the 50th anniversary of his passing on April 8th approaches, it begs the …
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Chat GPT: The world is upside down! And so am I.
Elon Musk wants a pause in development, Bill Gates doesn’t think it’s necessary. Never before has a technology attracted so much attention in such a short time as the Chat-GPT language model. In Italy, access …
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War over water – can we prevent it?
Drinking water is a precious commodity and is all too often taken for granted. Yet the war for water has long since begun. Freshwater is essential for our survival, but growing demand for water, climate …
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Paradox: How the economy is driving the end of capitalism while maintaining its growth logic.
There are moments when we are overwhelmed by a pleasant melancholy. Perhaps we look out of the window and see the sunset and remember past perfect summer days or think back to a time when …
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Sustainable or just strategy? H&M founds Looper Textile Co. with Remondis.
Written Fashion Reporter Paula Kiessling / Illustration: Susanne Gold H&M focuses on sustainability with Looper Textile Co.: Can the joint venture improve the fast fashion industry? H&M and Remondis establish Looper Textile Co. to increase recycling rate …
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Tomorrow’s Economy Becomes Personal: How Low Code and Edge Intelligence Revolutionize Industry
The future of manufacturing is on the brink of a revolution – driven by two new technologies: Low Code and Edge Intelligence. These technologies will be instrumental in making the way we produce goods more …
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Anxiety disorders in pupils and students: A chatbot to help?
Anxiety disorders are a growing problem among students. According to several studies from the USA, Great Britain and Australia, almost one third of the students surveyed have struggled with anxiety disorders in the course of …
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Compassion for people born out of war and devastation: Who is Tarek Shuieb?
Tarek Shuieb was born in Binnish, a little village in Syria in the year 2002 and from a young age, he was exposed to various cultures and ways of life as he moved between Qatar, …
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Passionate about people, stories and justice : Who is Janine Lechermann?
Janine Lechermann was born in Ingolstadt in 1992. After completing an apprenticeship and part-time studies, she swapped her childhood dream of being a journalist for a job as a senior communications specialist for leadership communications. …
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The secret price of automation that every entrepreneur should know
Text and Illustration by Susanne Gold Today, workers bring to the workplace a willingness to be lifelong learners. Never-ending training and being a student forever, that’s the price careerists pay today. Not every new tool …
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You rarely see him without a robot – Who is Jürgen Lippl?
Jürgen Lippl was born in Augsburg in 1992. He says about himself that there are hardly any pictures in which he is not accompanied by a robot. Even as a child, he was fascinated by …
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Flexible living in the city – the world in a hundred years
Illustration by Susanne Gold, Text by Arseniy Pavlenko The colour of my iris changed gently from a dark brown to a soft orange. I blinked cautiously, then finally opened my eyes and straightened up. The …
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Filled with curiosity. Who is Arseniy Pavlenko?
Arseniy Pavlenko was born in 2001 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. He currently works as a speechwriter in the Bavarian Ministry of Social Affairs. His main interests include communication, philosophy and art. What drives your spirit, Aseniy? …
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Mira Steffan – Utopia of Everyday Happiness
In the coming weeks, the individual episodes of the novel The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann by Mira Steffan with illustrations by Corinna Heumann will appear at intervals. Utopia in the multiverse of human relations In …
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Episode 1 – The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann
A Novel by Mira Steffan 77 kilos. Charlotte stared at the scales in horror. No wonder her pants didn’t fit anymore. For only being 165 centimeters tall, that was clearly too much. Disgruntled, she looked …
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Episode 3 – The Labyrinth of Charlotte Reimann
A Novel by Mira Steffan “Wrong. When you started family planning and told the CEO you weren’t available for a board position because you wanted to get pregnant.” “That was only fair.” “May I remind …
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The beauty of all things – who is Stacey Moore?
Stacy Moore was born in 1964 in the USA, in Cleveland, Ohio. She studied computer programming, statistics and marketing at Miami University of Ohio. Upon graduation, she moved to California’s Silicon Valley and worked in …
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Art for all people – Who is Stefan Moll?
Stefan Moll was born in 1973. His childhood and youth in Bergisches Land were followed by studies in art history, political science and modern German literature after graduating from high school. Already in the course …
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I just serve – the world in a hundred years
Illustration Corinna Heumann, Text Simone Wystemp Why do we collect visions of the future? You can find out here! Logbook entry, Saturday, 12/08, 22:26 My task is to serve unconditionally It is a good task. …
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Today is a good day – the world in a hundred years
Illustration Susanne Gold, Text Anita Klein Why do we collect visions of the future? You can find out here! Today is a good day. I am full and satisfied. Other feelings remain in the background. …
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Man in a world full of possibilities – Who is Simone Wystemp?
Simone Wystemp was born in a cab and grew up near an embassy. She knows that life constantly holds the unpredictable and that it can happen to suddenly find yourself somewhere in life without knowing …
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Train you happiness – Who is Anita Klein?
Despite poor visibility, Anita Klein saw the light of day on a typically foggy November day in 1968 at the foot of the Swabian Alb. She is married, the mother of two grown-up daughters, an …
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Correcting childhood – the world in a hundred years
Illustration Angela Smets, Text Sylvia Rieburg-Ganns Why do we collect visions of the future? You can find out here! I sigh – it feels wonderful. With both hands I dig in a warm, silty mass …
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What keeps the world together at its core – Who is Steffi Maasland?
Steffi Maasland is a literary scholar and communications strategist with a pronounced penchant for systemic thinking. No one can really explain her passion for language and theater, positive psychology, heavy metal, Borussia Dortmund and spaghetti …
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Death: Is the final frontier surmountable?
Text Susanne Gold, Illustration: Cocreation between Susanne Gold and the artificial Intelligence „Dream“ and „Dall-e“ Our world is changing rapidly. Boundaries are decaying and becoming blurred. When we ask what “will change everything”, we are …
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The transformative power of crisis – Who is Sylvia Rieburg-Ganns?
Sylvia Rieburg-Ganns, from the deep west of Germany quick-witted with a big heart, was born in Dortmund and studied textile engineering with a focus on clothing technology. From 1979 to 1998 she worked as an …
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Back to the Future in California – The World in One Hundred Years
Illustration Susanne Gold; Text Bernadette Imkamp Why do we collect visions of the future? You can find out here! By chance I met Michael J. Fox He was sitting in a wheelchair and looked very …
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Orientation in the maze of digitization – Who is Bernadette Imkamp?
Bernadette Imkamp studied business administration and, after 20 years in human resources management, now works as a consultant, coach and mediator. Her love for literature and writing started in elementary school and is allowed to …
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The Culture-Shelter: In Search of Lost Utopia
From war to art: In the city of Cologne in bunker k101, French, Polish and German artists deal with major issues of the present. Artworks about climate change, war, defence and human powerlessness are reflected in …
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Fashion in the metaverse – a future scenario
Text: Paula Kiessling Vision 2030 – a future in which we humans will have conquered virtual clothing for ourselves. There are now digital fashion houses and the major fashion labels have long since discovered the …
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Environments that can tell stories: Who is Jan Reuter?
Jan Reuter is an interior designer who lives and works in Munich. He is a well-known figure in his industry and has attracted considerable media attention with his diverse projects. What drives you, Jan? It …
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Fashion is the Soul of Identity – Who is Paula Kiessling?
Paula Kiessling is studying Fashion Journalism & Communication at AMD Munich. Her article on the topic “Fashion in the Metaverse” (Mark Zuckerberg) will be published soon. But first we want to introduce you to the …
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Mushrooms on your skin!
Text: Johanna Schlemmer, Fotos: Peter Wolff, Cora Schmelzer Mushrooms to eat? With pleasure. But mushrooms on your own skin? For many, a strange, even disgusting idea. Not for Cora Schmelzer. As a budding product designer, …
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Living sincerely for a positive overall balance – Who is Johann Wiesböck?
After studying general electrical engineering, Johann Wiesböck started as a technical editor at Design & Elektronik in 1987. After three years, he took over as editor-in-chief and developed the event business with a focus on …
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The Female Gaze
Text and Image by Corinna Heumann The female gaze focuses on the female perspective of the body, role models, sexuality and its socio-political environment. It is a compassionate, gentle and inward looking gaze. In contrast, …