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From Neighbors to Partners: How We Plan to Help Children Through Iniuva

A chance encounter in a Hamburg apartment building brought Markus Baumanns and pediatrician Professor Søren Gersting together. Today, they are building Iniuva together—a startup that uses artificial intelligence to develop drugs for rare genetic diseases in children. Company Companions is on board as an investment partner: Markus Baumanns will serve as chairman of the board and, together with Gersting, is establishing the governance and financing structure for the next phase of growth. “ZEIT für Unternehmer” met with the two for an interview.

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Aug. 13, 2023

#13 AI and the Job Market. No Need to Panic.

Markus Baumanns discusses the impact of AI on the labor market and dispels the fear of job losses. Instead of replacing jobs, AI will primarily have a supporting effect and create new occupational fields.

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July 16, 2023

#12 All true, none correct

In uncertain times, companies struggle with different interpretations of problems and challenges. How do managers get to the heart of the matter in order to develop a common strategy and make effective decisions?

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June 11, 2023

#11 Jerk or Softie?

Appreciative leadership is in demand, but in times of great upheaval and necessary transformations, companies are faced with a dilemma: the need for harmony vs. radical decisions. How can leadership succeed in bringing about clear changes without sacrificing consideration?

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May 14, 2023

#10 Do you drive by sight?

Mario Kohle, founder of Enpal, and the biopharmaceutical company Moderna show how visionary thinking and bold decisions help to overcome uncertainty and achieve transformative goals. Find out why ambitious investments are the key to the future in times of upheaval.

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March 12, 2023

#9 What Is Security, Anyway?

The world is not a static system, but a creative generator of possibilities—in *Uncertainty and Its Discontents*, Peter Katzenstein explains how businesses and academia can adapt to uncertainty. Learn how to make radical decisions and develop new strategies

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Feb. 12, 2023

#8 What Helps with Insecurity

Learn, be inspired, and shape the future: From global crises to disruptive innovations, examples from Harvard and the business world show how courage and knowledge can pave the way to an uncertain but promising future. Discover success stories and new perspectives on economic

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Jan. 7, 2023

#7 Courage Instead of Fear

In uncertain times, many seek stability in old certainties, but shaping the future requires courage and creativity. With future literacy and an openness to change, we can overcome our fears and develop new perspectives for a self-determined, shapeable future

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Dec. 11, 2022

#6 Crises Are Better Than Their Reputation—What Cocktails and One-Handed Vacuums Have in Common 

Crises as Opportunities: How an Economic Downturn Can Spur Innovation, Courage, and Change—from the Invention of the Vacuum Cleaner to the Transformation of Companies. A perspective that sheds light on the cleansing power of recessions and their role in future growth
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Nov. 15, 2022

#5 No Desire to Lead—The Dilemma of Middle Management

The challenges of working from home and the current crisis are mercilessly exposing leadership shortcomings. Many people are fed up with leadership. It’s high time to focus on those who are capable of and willing to lead, rather than wasting energy on those who are out of place.

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Oct. 23, 2022

#4 Uncertain Bureaucracy

How much helpfulness is there in German bureaucracy - and how much chaos? The impressive story of a Ukrainian war refugee family and why our administration is facing a digital revolution.

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Sept. 8, 2022

#3 The Misunderstood Generation Z

The Hamburg agency is causing a stir on social media by declaring that it no longer wants to hire Generation Z interns.

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Aug. 21, 2022

#2 “Never waste a good crisis”

How can we provide strategic orientation at a time when normality is becoming the exception? The search for a company's purpose is booming, but that alone is not enough.

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