EN GARDE Journal
Research & Writing
April – May 2016
During my time at EN GARDE I had the chance to kick off a series of articles which were published in the agency blog. The articles covered various topics emerging from client projects, conference inputs and events we organised.
Speed doesn’t kill:
How interactive design thinking sessions lead to better results
»Everybody is talking about being fast and agile. Every day we are challenged with new situations – at work, on the go, with new technologies, with trends, with opinions, with problems, at home, with the family, with friends, even alone. Sometimes we are able to live up the speed in our lives, sometimes we cannot keep the pace.«
Trust is king: How the financial sector embraces change
»The finance industry is in a challenging situation: On the one hand, new legal frameworks and an increasing demand from different sides – governments, other economic sectors and especially the people as customers – for transparency make it hard for banks and insurance companies to stick to their businesses as they have been for decades. On the other hand, thriving startups and new businesses in the field of financial technologies dig into the market with a huge range of human-centred digital services that make managing financial issues easier, more comfortable und more accurate for the people.«
Recap of re:publica TEN –
Europe’s most exciting conference on internet and society
»Last week we had the chance to be part of three top-notch conferences in Berlin: re:publica, one of Europe’s leading conferences on digital culture and society, Media Convention Berlin, an international media congress, and Performersion, a festival of performing and immersive arts. The whole thing took place at STATION-Berlin, an impressive former railway maintenance area with several buildings. The range of topics within the three-days programme was massive: We got insights into recent developments in net politics, data privacy and mass surveillance. We discovered the latest trends in fashion e-commerce, financial technologies and social media marketing. We got in touch with people from Google for Entrepreneurs, ZDF, Factory Berlin, Uber, some promising media start-ups and other companies. And we saw ‘internet guru’ Sascha Lobo giving his comeback to the re:publica stage after his time-out last year!«
