- An Interdisciplinary Master’s Thesis: My Experience under the Supervision of ElkeWhen I was looking for a Master’s thesis topic in the MSc in IT, Digitalization & Sustainability, I reached out to several institutions and companies in search of a project at the intersection of IT and sustainability. After many delayed or unsuccessful conversations, it was refreshing to receive an enthusiastic response from Elke almost immediately.Continue reading “An Interdisciplinary Master’s Thesis: My Experience under the Supervision of Elke”
- Outstanding Master’s thesis on an AI-supported reflection spaceCongratulations to Raffaele Amplo on an outstanding Master’s thesis! His thesis “AI-Supported Pre-Process Reflection for Renewable Energy Infrastructure Projects: Designing and Evaluating a Source-Bound Chatbot” explores how AI can support citizens before formal participation begins in the approval processes for renewable energy infrastructure projects. As governments worldwide increasingly accelerate approval procedures for renewable energy infrastructureContinue reading “Outstanding Master’s thesis on an AI-supported reflection space”
- New open access paperOur new open access paper critically reassesses how scientific progress is measured in the social sciences. In natural sciences, disruptiveness is often treated as a key indicator of scientific progress. Drawing on philosophy and sociology of science, we argue that in the social sciences, scientific progress is predominantly cumulative. High disruptiveness scores may reflect pseudo-noveltyContinue reading “New open access paper”
- I completed a CAS in Hypnosystemic Organizational DevelopmentI have just completed a Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Hypnosystemic Organizational Development with Dr. Gunther Schmidt, the developer of hypnosystemic approaches and one of the leading figures in hypnosystemic thinking. This training builds on my engagement with hypnosystemic approaches across various contexts over more than ten years. What matters to me is notContinue reading “I completed a CAS in Hypnosystemic Organizational Development”
- Invited Talk at Osnabrück UniversityMany thanks to Dr. Laura Herzog and Prof. Claudia Pahl-Wostl for inviting me to give a presentation at the Osnabrück University (14. January 2026). Title: “Fast-Track Procedures to Mitigate Climate Change: Are We Really Accelerating Towards Sustainability? – A Perspective Informed by a Relational Approach” In my talk, I discussed fast-track procedures as a globallyContinue reading “Invited Talk at Osnabrück University”