The Firefighting Trendmap 4.0
Dealing with megatrends is often equated to trying to predict the future - while that may be desirable, it is only partially true. Megatrends are nothing more than a summary of developments and currents which [...]
Megatrend of neo-ecology – more than just organic!
The “interrelationship between living things and their environment” - that is the definition of ecology - and it seems to have hardly ever been more critically scrutinized or put to the test than of late. [...]
Multi-Corporate Hackathon 2019 – A Look Back
A great atmosphere, highly motivated teams, and promising creative ideas for digital challenges - all this happened during the three intensive working days of the Multi-Corporate Hackathon, which took place at the end of April [...]
Let’s Hack! – Multi-Corporate Hackathon 2019
The term "hackathon" is a bit misleading. While you would think that this is about "hacking", i.e., illegally collecting data and information, a hackathon is actually a multi-day developer event during which people work hard [...]
I’m building my world the way I like it – individualization megatrend
Individualization is one of the dominant megatrends of today. People are increasingly striving to fulfill individual life paths that go hand in hand with the desire for more autonomy and self-determination. This trend is mainly [...]
Height test with extinguishing drone
Drones for fire fighting is no longer an utopian dream. They are already being successfully used to survey locations and for fire reconnaissance, and they are most likely also suitable for fire fighting. That is [...]
Fully Networked – Megatrend Connectivity
Digitalization, Internet of Things, Industry 4.0, Smart Products, Big Data - the connectivity megatrend comprises many different slogans. In essence, however, they all pursue a similar goal, namely that of comprehensive networking based on modern [...]
The Challenge of “Mobility of the Future”
By now, for most people mobility has become a basic requirement which they cannot or will not do without in many aspects of their lives, be it professionally or privately. Through continuous technical progress and [...]
Megatrend New Work – Effects of Workplace Trends on Fire Departments
Advancing technological change and social upheaval are impacting our working world with constantly increasing intensity. Digitalization and automation – keyword Industry 4.0 – are creeping into ever more business areas. On one hand, a multitude [...]
Welcome to the Urban Jungle – Megatrend “Urbanization”
The megatrend towards urbanization is presenting fire departments with new challenges. Cities are becoming more and more crowded and are increasingly developing into smart cities. The number of mega cities, that is, large cities with [...]