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Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Vaughn Tan

Vaughn Tan
Strategy Professor, Sociologist

Vaughn Tan is a consultant, author, toolmaker, and professor of strategy at University College London. He’s spent over a decade helping businesses, not-for-profits, and government agencies design themselves to adapt to and profit from uncertainty. He holds a PhD from Harvard University and Harvard Business School. Vaughn advises businesses and not-for-profits as a consultant and board member, working at the intersection of innovation management, product strategy, and organizational design. His expertise is in designing (or redesigning) organizations to be more innovative and resilient to uncertainty in the operating environment. Find out more about his consulting work here. His first book, The Uncertainty Mindset (2020), is about how uncertainty can be used to drive innovation and adaptability. The book is based on nearly a decade working with some of the best R&D teams in cutting-edge cuisine, and it’s available worldwide from Columbia University Press. He’s currently working on his second book, about strategies for dealing with different types of not-knowing. In a previous life, Vaughn worked at Google in California on special projects (including spaceflight and big structured data) and consumer products (including Earth, Maps, and Streetview).

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Werner Aisslinger

Designer

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Keynote Speaker Werner Aisslinger - 24.10.2024

Samir Ayoub

"Mr New Office"

Samir Ayoub @ Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival

Peter Bachmann

Digital Solutions Expert

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Peter Bachmann, Credit: Peter Bachmann

David Bargiel

Presenter

David Bargiel at WW - Work Culture Festival. Credit: Sina Tarves

Nino Basilashvili

Designer for Interactive Installations

Nino Basilashvili @ WW - Work Culture Festival. Credit: Mylène de Bruine

Tobias Baur

Senior Consultant, Board Member | M.O.O.CON

WW - Work Cuture Festival: Tobias Baur, Credit: M.O.O.CON

Christian Beinke

Strategy Developer, Entrepreneur

Christian Beinke, Credit: Dark Horse

Tim Bisping

Leadership | Strategy | HR-Expert

Tim Bisping @ Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival

Uli Blum

Zaha Hadid Architects

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Uli Blum, Credit: Uli Blum

David Borst

Futurologist

David Borst at WW - Work Culture Festival, Credit: David Borst

Nicola Bramkamp

Theatre Maker, Transformation Expert

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Nicola Bramkamp, Credit: Leading Minds

Susanne Brandherm

Interior Designer

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Susanne Brandherm, Credit: Hanna Witte

Tamara Braun

Global Executive | SAP

Tamara Braun @ Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival

Axinia Braunisch

Leibniz Informationszentrum Wirtschaft

Wherever Whenever – Work Culture Festival: Axinia Braunisch, Credit: Sven Wied

Johannes Andreas Brennig

Sustainability Manager | K+N

Wherever Whenever – Work Culture Festival: Johannes Andreas Brennig

Thomas Breyer-Mayländer

Transformation Guide

WW-Festival: Prof. Dr. Thomas Breyer-Mayländer, Credit: Lernraum.Akademie

Sven Brookhuis

Co-founder | Entweder

WW-Festival: Sven Brookhuis, Credit: Entweder, Sven Brookhuis

Pia Maria Bross

Senior Consultant

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Pia Maria Bross, Credit: Drees & Sommer

Axel Buether

Perceptual Psychologist

WW - Work Culture Festival: Prof. Dr. Axel Buether, Credit Martin Jepp

Irene Burroni

Innovation Manager

WW - Work Culture Festival: Irene Burroni, Credit: Irene Burroni

Stefan Carsten

Mobility Expert

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Stefan Carsten, Credit: LeadingMinds

Giulio Castegini

Associate Partner

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Giulio Castegini , Credit: Drees & Sommer

Nicolas Bogs

Professor of HR| Podcast Host

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Prof Dr Nicolas Bogs, Credit: Alla Sommermeier

Daniel Dettling

Futurologist

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Dr Daniel Dettling, Credit: Laurence Chaperon

Felix Dibelka

Expert on Learning | Neukurs

WW - Work Culture Festival: Dr Felix Dibelka, Credit: Felix Dibelka_IBA

Nora Dietrich

Mental Health Expert

WW - Work Culture Festival: Nora Dietrich, Credit: Nora Dietrich

Corinna Döpkens

Business Travel & Mobility Expert

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Corinna Döpkens, Credit: Corinna Döpkens

Giordana Doppstadt

Director HR | Offshore Wind RWE

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Giordana Doppstadt, Credit: Giordana Doppstadt

Claude Dutson

Architect, Researcher

WW-Festival: Dr. Claude Dutson, Credit: Claude Dutson

Ellin Eberhard

Freelance HR Consultant | Recruiter

Ellin Eberhard @ Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival

Bernd Fels

Entrepreneur, Pioneering Thinker

WW-Festival: Bernd Fels, Credit: Bernd Fels

Alexander Fehre

Interior Designer

WW-Festival: Alexander Fehre, Credit: Alexander Fehre

Amelie Marie Fischer

Future of Work Lab Konstanz

WW-Festival: Amelie Marie Fischer

Dennis Fischer

Future Work Skills Expert

Dennis Fischer at WW - Work Culture Festival, Credit: Dennis Fischer

Céline Flores Willers

CEO The People Branding Company

WW-Festival: Celine Flores Willers

Georg Frech

Head of Academy | K+N

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Georg Frech, Credit: König + Neurath

Martin Führ

Environmental Law Specialist

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Prof Dr Martin Fuehr, Photo: Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences/Christian Heyse

Birgit Gebhardt

Trend Expert

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Birgit Gebhardt, Credit: Hannes Jung

Thorsten Giersch

Editor-in-Chief DUP Unternehmer

Thosten Giersch @ WW - Work Culture Festival. Credit: Thorsten Giersch

Hendrik Grempe

Strategist | Real Estate Expert

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Hendrik Grempe, Credit: combine Consulting

Stephan Grünewald

Depth Psychologist

WW - Work Culture Festival: Dr Stephan Grünewald, Credit: Marina Weigl

Heiner Hans

Lighting Expert

WW - Work Culture Festival: Heiner Hans, Credit: TRILUX

Rebecca Haubenreisser

Head of Culture Transformation and HR Strategic Projects | Festo

Rebecca Haubenreisser @ Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival

Thorsten Heilig

AI Expert, CEO | paretos

WW-Festival: Thorsten Heilig, Credit: Friedemann Hertrampf

Daniela Heine

Senior Expert in Public Administration

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Daniele Heine, Drees & Sommer

Bettina Herold

Architect, All-rounder | combine Consulting

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Bettina Herold, Credit: Laura Thiesbrummel

Ursula Hertewich

Counsellor | Dominican

WW - Work Culture Festival: Ursula Hertewich, Credit: Ursula Hertewich

Christopher Hestermann

Team Lead

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Christopher Hestermann, Credit: Drees & Sommer

Verena Hilgenstock

Key Account Managerin

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Dr Verena Hilgenstock, Credit: Drees & Sommer

David Hillmer

LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Expert

WW - Work Culture Festival: David Hillmer, Credit: David Hillmer

Bernd Hufnagl

Neurobiologist

WW - Work Culture Festival: Dr Bernd Hufnagl, Credit: Leading Minds

Tracey Ingram

Moderator

Robert Thiemann at WW - Work Culture Festival. Credit: Daniel Nicolas

Peter Ippolito

Architekt | Ippolito Fleitz Group

WW-Festival: Peter Ippolito

Maarten Jamin

Interior Designer | bs;bp

Maarten Jamin @ WW - Work Culture Festival

Jule Jankowski

Initiator GOOD WORK

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Jule Jankowski, Credit: Jule Jankowski

Mona Jung

Senior Projekt Manager I Horváth

Mona Jung  @ Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival

Erkan Karakoç

Transformation and Workplace Consultant

Erkan Karakoc, Credit: Dark Horse

Mikkel Karstad

Chef, Consultant, Author

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Mikkel Karstad, Credit: Anders Schønnemann

Alina Keil

Interior Designer | Senior Planning Manager

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Alina Keil, Drees & Sommer

Laura Kennedy

VP Human Resources | MILES Mobility

Laura Kennedy @ Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival

Fabian Kienbaum

Chief Empowerment Officer

Fabian Kienbaum @ Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival

Sophie Kleber

UX Expert | Google

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Sophie Kleber

Joan Knudsen

Architect | CE Expert

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Joan Knudsen

Thomas Kreiter

Head of HR at ÖBB Infrastruktur

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Thomas Kreiter, Credit: Thomas Kreiter

Daniel Kretz

Architect of New Working Environments

Daniel Kretz at WW - Work Culture Festival, Credit: MPS Archonic

Sabine Krumrey

Interior Designer

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Sabine Krumrey, Credit: Hanna Witte

David Kulen

Creative Director

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: David Kulen, Credit: David Kulen

Ulrike Lamprecht

Leading Consultant

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Ulrike Lamprecht, Drees & Sommer

Nicole Langosch

Captain

Nicole Langosch @ Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival

Ann Sophie Lauterbach

Future of Work Lab Konstanz

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Ann Sophie Lauterbach

Monika Lepel

Workplace Expert

Monika Lepel @ Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival

Sascha Lindner

Partner I Horváth

Sascha Lindner @ Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival

Sascha Lobo

Digitisation Expert

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Sascha Lobo

Dieter Lorenz

Labour Scientist

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Prof. Dr. Dieter Lorenz

Andreas Loroch

System Changer

WW-Festival: Andreas Loroch, Credit: Thommy Mardo

Laura Lükemann

Expert in Change Management | combine Consulting

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Laura Lükemann, Credit: Laura Thiesbrummel

Marie Elaine Ludes

Project Manager Communication & Change

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Marie Elaine Ludes

Oliver Mack

Managing Director & Associate Partner

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Oliver Mack, Credit: Drees & Sommer

Marnix Mali

Real Estate | Booking.com

Marnix Mali, Credit: BookingCom

Sabine Marcelis

Designer

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Sabine Marcelis, Credit: Cleo Goossens

Yaël Meier

Entrepreneur, Actress

WW-Festival: Yaël Meier, Credit Remo Neuhaus

Katrin Mercsanits

Change Management Expert | M.O.O.CON

WW - Work Cuture Festival: Katrin Mercsanits, Credit: M.O.O.CON

Carolina Meseguer-Girbés

Product Designer | K+N

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Carolina Meseguer-Girbés, Credit: König + Neurath

Lara Milerski

Facility Manager

WW-Festival: Lara Milerski, Credit: Lara Milerski

Viviane Mörmann

Art Curator, Consultant

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Viviane Mörmann

Peter Mostien

ING

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Peter Mostien

Vo Trong Nghia

Architect | VTN Architects

WW Festival: Vo Trong Nghia, Credit: VTN Architects

Christian Nocke

Room Acoustics Expert

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Dr Christian Nocke

Anke Otterbeck

Head of Facility Management, Handelsblatt

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Anke Otterbeck, Credit: HB Future Workplace/Willi Nothers

Christoph Pause

Editor for Innovation & Transformation | Haufe

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Thomas Kreiter, Credit: Thomas Kreiter

Matthias Pietzcker

combine Consulting

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Matthias Pietzcker, Credit: combine Consulting

Patrica Podewin

B2B Co-Lead 'Neue Narrative'

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Patrica Podewin, Credit: Neue Narrative

Robert Polgar

Stiftung Medien in der Bildung

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Dr. Robert Polgar

Frauke von Polier

Chief People Officer

WW Festival: Frauke von Polier

Alexander Purbs

Managing Consultant | Horváth

Alexander Purbs – Horváth @ Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival

Katharina Radermacher

HR Researcher

WW-Festival: Dr Katharina Radermacher

Ralf Rangnick

Football Coach

WW-Festival: Ralf Rangnick, Photo: ©Sandrino Donnhauser

Karim Rashid

Designer

WW-Festival: Karim Rashid, Foto: ©Karim Rashid

Deborah Reicherts

Head of New Work and Workplace Transformation | LBBW CREM

Deborah Reicherts - LBBW @ Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival

Tobias Revell

Design Futures Lead | Arup

WW-Festival: Tobias Revell

Franziska Röckel

Managing Consultant People & Change | Horváth

Franziska Röckel @ Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival

Alexandra Saisnith

Head of Workplace Strategy | combine Consulting

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Alexandra Saisnith, Credit: combine Consulting

Elena Samaras

VP Legal | Takkt

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Elena Samaras, Credit: Takkt Group

Wolfram Sauer

Co-Founder | Leading Minds

WW-Festival: Wolfram Sauer, Foto: ©Nils Hasenau

Sabrina Schaal

Leading Consultant

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Sabrina Schaal, Credit: Drees & Sommer

Til Fabio Schäfer

Volkswagen

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Til Fabio Schäfer, Volkswagen

Kai-Uwe Schlegel

Furniture Expert | TÜV Rheinland LGA

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Kai-Uwe Schlegel, Credit: TÜV Rheinland

Eva Elisa Schneider

Psychologist

WW-Festival: Eva Elisa Schneider, Credit: Nadja Klier

Nathalie Schneider

Architect of New Working Environments

Nathalie Schneider at WW - Work Culture Festival, Credit: MPS Archonic

Vera Scholz

People & Change Managerin | Horváth

Vera Scholz@Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival, Credit: Horváth

Api Schönauer

Engineer and Architect

Api Schönauer at WW - Work Culture Festival, Credit: Api Schönauer

Axel Schörner

Workplace Specialist

Axel Schörner at WW - Work Culture Festival, Credit: Axel Schörner, Serviceplan Group/überlab

Wolfgang Schuhmann

Shaper of Corporate Culture

WW-Festival: Wolfgang Schuhmacher

Philip Schütte

Artist & Co-founder of fORMATS aND mECHANISMS

WW-Work Culture Festival: Philip Schütte, Credit: Philip Schütte

Fetsum Sebhat

Musician, Entrepreneur

WW-Festival: Fetsum Sebhat

Valeria Segovia

Principal and Design Director | Gensler

WW-Festival: Valeria Segovia, 24.10.2024, Credit: Gensler, Valeria Segovia

Smudo

Musician, Racing Driver

WW-Festival: Smudo, Credit: Premium Speakers

Manuel Stabenow

Head of Change Management | combine Consulting

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Manuel Stabenow, Credit: Laura Thiesbrummel

Marie Stafford

Strategic Foresight Consultant

WW-Festival: Marie Stafford, Credit: Marie Stafford, VML

Jason Steere

Consultant for Brand Experience

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Keynote Speaker Jason Steere - 24.10.2024

Horst Steinbacher

Innovation Driver I CEO OFFICEMEDIA

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Horst Steinbacher, Credit: Horst Steinbacher

Andreas Stieglbauer

Architect | Associate Partner

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Andreas Stieglbauer, Drees & Sommer

Ivan Stocker-Rakolczay

Nestlé Germany

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival:Ivan Stocker, Credit: Ivan Stocker

Alexander Strub

Creative Director

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Alexander Strub, Credit: Drees & Sommer

Lukas Struck

Consultant Strategy & Transformation | Horváth

Lukas Struck - Horváth @ Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival

Annette Sturm

Co-Working Expert

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Annette Sturm, Credit: Design Offices

Vaughn Tan

Strategy Professor, Sociologist

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Vaughn Tan

Peter Tauber

Publicist, Lobbyist, Historian

Dr Peter Tauber at WW - Work Culture Festival, Credit: Leading Minds

Asha Terasa

Consultant People & Change | Horváth

Asha Terasa @ Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival

Georgis Tesfamariam

Agile Change Expert

Georgis Tesfamariam at WW - Work Culture Festival, Credit: Georgis Tesfamariam

Teddy Tewelde

Innovator for Education

WW-Festival: Teddy Tewelde

Robert Thiemann

Founder | BETTERNESS

Robert Thiemann at WW - Work Culture Festival. Credit: Daniel Nicolas

Angelika Tisch

Environmental Scientist

Angelika Tisch at WW - Work Culture Festival. Credit: Angelika Tisch

Michael Trautmann

Consultant, Trainer, Coach

Michael Trautmann at WW - Work Culture Festival

Oskar Trautmann

Experience Strategist

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Oskar Trautmann

Fabian Ulitzka

AI Specialist

Fabian Ulitzka at WW - Work Culture Festival, Credit: Klickkonzept

Remi Versteeg

Architect & Co-Founder Beyond Space

Remi Versteeg @ Wherever Whenever – Work Culture Festival

Lars van Vianen

Meta-Designer

Lars van Vianen @ Wherever Whenever – Work Culture Festival

Clemens Wasner

AI Enthusiast

WW-Work Culture Festival: Clemens Wasner

Markus Weber

Culture Developer

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Markus Weber, Credit: Volksbank Mittlerer Neckar

Walter Werzowa

Music Producer

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Walter Werzowa, Credit: Michael Werzowa

Volker Weßels

Sustainability Expert

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Volker Weßels, Credit: Carsten Lerp

Volker Widdra

Head of Purchasing, FM and Logistics | Haspa

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Volker Widdra, Credit: Volker Widdra

Michael Wiebelt

Senior Consultant, Board Member | M.O.O.CON

WW - Work Cuture Festival: Michael Wiebelt, Credit: M.O.O.CON

Tobias Wilker

Workplace Consultant, AI Expert | combine Consulting

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Tobias Wilker, Credit: Laura Thiesbrummel

Diana Winzer

Expert Workplace Transformation

Diana Winzer @ Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival 2024

Cawa Younosi

HR Executive

WW-Festival: Cawa Younosi, Credit © Cawa Younosi

Michael Zgoll

Expert in Media Technology

WW-Festival: Michael Zgoll, Credit © Michael Zgoll
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