The topic of operational hygiene has become increasingly important within the fire service in recent years. It is being discussed and researched more than ever. Not long ago, the soot-covered firefighter was the epitome of [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]