Nurture free thought, cultivate new models

Nurture free thought, cultivate new models

Nurture free thought, cultivate new models

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We are an independent thinktank that supports companies and public organizations with strategic challenges around digitalization and societal transitions.

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We deliver our long-term strategic research through research reports, masterclasses, lectures, interactive sessions, roundtable discussions and interviews.

Research

We use proven frameworks to map out the long‑term developments and structural changes of the digital era, helping organizations determine their direction in a turbulent world.

Articles

Why the decentralization of the energy system is shifting from ideal to imperative

At the edge of the grid, communities keep the lights on

How large language models shaped my perception of writing

On temptation, cognition and the value of craftsmanship

The AI narrative divide between the US and China

All-in on superintelligence or clear, applied AI solutions?

Tribal hangouts

Why the retribalization of society is both inevitable and perilous

Tipping points of power

How small shifts could reshape the geopolitical order

The social and cultural implications of Europe’s militarization

What trade-offs will Europe consider to support its growing defense spending?

How the loneliness epidemic extends to the young and harms their wellbeing

Are we heading toward a future of artificial intimacy or a revival of real-world connection?

The Battle of Stacks (part 2)

A deep dive into the battle’s origins and the titans who shape it

The Battle of Stacks (part 1)

How digital superpowers redefine the political order

Digital facts and objectivity in the 'TrustTech Stack' and network ontology

How can the Stack and Bruno Latour's network ontology help to give a more positive conception of the construction of digital facts and objectivity?

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