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WW-WorkCultureFestival: Wolfram Sauer, Ursula Hertewich, Peter Tauber

The Value of Work: The Courage to Break New Ground

Ursula Hertewich’s career seemed predetermined. A native of Saarland, she was born into a family of pharmacists. After studying pharmacy, she completed her doctorate and supported her parents and sister in the pharmacy that her great-grandfather had founded 122 years ago. She subsequently felt called to join a convent, and the pharmacist became Sister Ursula. She has been a member of the Sisters of St Catherine of Siena in the Order of St Dominic since 2006 and lives in the Arenberg convent in Koblenz. In 2013, Sister Ursula made a permanent commitment to living as a nun.   

Peter Tauber was the Secretary General of the CDU at a time when he had to defend Chancellor Angela Merkel’s controversial refugee policy. A historian with a doctorate, he had to take so much criticism that he became dangerously ill. Today, at the age of 48, he is living happily and healthily in Gelnhausen. No longer a “Black Peter”, he is back on his feet again, helping to shape the economy and society in various roles and taking on new and exciting challenges, not least as a keen marathon runner. But as he says of himself, “You don’t have to be a hero.”

On stage, they both spoke with Wolfram Sauer about change processes, values, friendship, leadership and trust. They drew parallels between their own biographies and the establishment of New Work in companies. They found role models in unexpected places: religious orders and the military. While the Dominicans ask people what makes them tick before assigning them tasks, in military missions it is important to trust in the strengths of the soldiers. Both are hallmarks of the new way of working.

Finally, Hertewich and Tauber emphasised the need to see difference and diversity as a positive basis for development. You have to be able to tolerate different opinions.


Photo: © IBA

We had four days of high quality events! Short summaries of talks, panels, workshops and interactive exhibits will be posted here step by step. Just click on!

Michael Trautmann

New Work: When Work Turns into Something that Empowers People

Nicole Langosch, Katharina Wolff

A Change of Perspective: Leadership and Leading in Complex Situations [Talk]

Wolfram Sauer, Ursula Hertewich, Peter Tauber

The Value of Work: The Courage to Break New Ground

Sascha Lindner

No choice: Why all companies need to embrace change

Nicola Bramkamp, Julia Wedlich, Berthold Pott

A Change of Perspective: Leadership and Leading in Complex Situations [Talk]

Exhibition (9:00 - 18:00)

Rewire: New Work Modes

Exhibition (9:00 - 18:00)

Unfair: Art in a Changing World of Work

Sven Brookhuis

The Future Workplace: From Linear Space to Circular Service

Peter Ippolito

The Future Workplace: From Designing Stuff to Designing Relations

Remi Versteeg

The Future Workplace: From Functionality to Identity-Driven Design

Eva Elisa Schneider, Nora Dietrich

Mental Health: What the Reality in Companies Looks Like and How We Can Change It for the Better

Eva Elisa Schneider, Nora Dietrich

Workshop: Let’s Talk About Mental Health: Experience Live How Mental Health (Doesn’t) Work

VR Experience (9:00 - 18:00)

Dive into a New Dimension: The Interstuhl VR Experience

Patrica Podewin @ König + Neurath

Room in Room – Where do We Want to Work?

Patrica Podewin @ König + Neurath

How to Make Green a Habit?

25 October 2024

Exhibition (9:00 - 18:00)

Rewire: New Work Modes

Rewire: New Work Mode. Design Exhibition at Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival
Oct 25 10:00
Sascha Lindner

No choice: Why all companies need to embrace change

Horváth & Partners @ Wherever Whenever – Work Culture Festival. Keynote by Sascha Lindner. Photo © IBA
Impact Oct 25 10:00
Sven Brookhuis

The Future Workplace: From Linear Space to Circular Service

WW - Work Culture Festival. Future Workplace. Sven Brookhuis. Photo: © IBA
Impact Oct 25 10:00
Eva Elisa Schneider, Nora Dietrich

Mental Health: What the Reality in Companies Looks Like and How We Can Change It for the Better

Dr. Eva Elisa Schneider and Nora Dietrich at WW-Work Culture Festival, Photos: © IBA
Life Oct 25 10:00
Michael Trautmann

New Work: When Work Turns into Something that Empowers People

Work Culture Festival 2024: Michael Trautmann, Photo: © IBA
Team Oct 25 10:00
VR Experience (9:00 - 18:00)

Dive into a New Dimension: The Interstuhl VR Experience

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Interstuhl - VR Experience
Oct 25 10:15
Eva Elisa Schneider, Nora Dietrich

Workshop: Let’s Talk About Mental Health: Experience Live How Mental Health (Doesn’t) Work

WW - Work Culture Festival. Nora Dietrich - Eva-Elisa Schneider - Workshop Mental Health. Photo: © IBA
Life Oct 25 10:45
Nicola Bramkamp, Julia Wedlich, Berthold Pott

A Change of Perspective: Leadership and Leading in Complex Situations [Talk]

WW - Work Culture Festival - Berthold Pott, Julia Wedlich and Nicola Bramkamp, Photo: © IBA
Impact Oct 25 10:45
Nicole Langosch, Katharina Wolff

A Change of Perspective: Leadership and Leading in Complex Situations [Talk]

WW - Work Culture Festival. Perspektivwechsel. Wolfram Sauer - Nicole Langosch - Michael Trautmann. Bild © IBA
Life Oct 25 10:45
Peter Ippolito

The Future Workplace: From Designing Stuff to Designing Relations

WW - Work Culture Festival. Future Workplace. Peter Ippolito. Photo: © IBA
Team Oct 25 10:45
Patrica Podewin @ König + Neurath

Room in Room – Where do We Want to Work?

König + Neurath @ Work Culture Festival 2024
Oct 25 11:00
Remi Versteeg

The Future Workplace: From Functionality to Identity-Driven Design

WW - Work Culture Festival. The Future Workplace with Remi Versteeg. Foto: © IBA
Impact Oct 25 11:30
Wolfram Sauer, Ursula Hertewich, Peter Tauber

The Value of Work: The Courage to Break New Ground

WW-WorkCultureFestival: Wolfram Sauer, Ursula Hertewich, Peter Tauber
Impact Oct 25 11:30
Patrica Podewin @ König + Neurath

How to Make Green a Habit?

König + Neurath @ Work Culture Festival 2024
Oct 25 14:00
Exhibition (9:00 - 18:00)

Unfair: Art in a Changing World of Work

Unfair: Art in a Changing World of Work. Exhibition at Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival, © Koelnmesse
Oct 25 11:00
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