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How Is Leadership Changing in the New World of Work?

Today, leadership is no longer a question of job title, but of attitude. In a rapidly changing world of work shaped by technological developments, social changes and new employee expectations, traditional management skills are no longer enough. Real leadership is needed, characterised by clarity, a willingness to engage in dialogue and the courage to share responsibility.

How Is Leadership Changing in the New World of Work? Picture: Adobe Firefly
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Work Culture Festival

Emotioneering at Work: How to Bring Joy, Magic and Awe into the Office

How do you measure the quality of an office? The most important metric used to be efficiency, which addressed factors such as workstations per square metre, costs per employee, and productivity per hour. However, Marie Stafford, Global Director of VML Intelligence, is calling for a radical change… Weiterlesen

Marie Stafforf at the Work Culture Festival. Image: IBA

Work Culture Festival

“Zoomer Meets Boomer”: Building Bridges Between Generations

Generation Z and the Boomer generation came together at the Work Culture Festival in a special exchange format. Yaël Meier opened the discussion with a keynote speech on the living environment of Gen Z, after which she spoke with Michael and Oskar Trautmann in the live podcast “GEN Z Podcast: Weiterlesen

GenZ Podcast with Michael and Oskar Trautmann and Yael Meier. Picture: IBA

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How Is Artificial Intelligence Changing the Way We Work Together?

Artificial intelligence has long been more than just hype. It changes processes, role models and ways of thinking. But what impact does this… Weiterlesen

Work Culture Festival

The Power of Data: How AI Is Transforming Workplace Design

“AI turns data into power.” With this statement, Uli Blum opened his presentation at the Work Culture Festival and gave the audience an insight into… Weiterlesen

Work Culture Festival

Nestlé’s new Germany headquarters

Crises, conflicts and climate change: many people find current events confusing, unsettling and stressful. In an interview with Michael Trautmann at the Work Culture Festival 2025, the depth psychologist and founder of the rheingold Institute Stephan Grünewald, analysed how this “troubled society”… Weiterlesen

Talk with Stephan Grünewald and Michael Trautman at the Work Culture Festival. Photo: IBA

Work Culture Festival

Embracing Unscertainty

How can we shape the spaces of the changing world of work? What role does co-working play at a time when flexibility, diversity of use and quality of life are becoming increasingly important? Weiterlesen

Maarten Jamin at the Work Culture Festival. Image: IBA

Work Culture Festival

New Work: When Work Begins to Empower People

In his presentation at the Work Culture Festival, Michael Trautmann, entrepreneur and co-founder of the podcast On the Way to New Work, asked how… Weiterlesen

Work Culture Festival

Uncertainty as a Driver of Innovation: Vaughn Tan at the Work Culture Festival

Innovation does not arise from security, but from the productive handling of uncertainty. This central thesis was the theme of Vaughn Tan’s opening… Weiterlesen

Work Culture Festival

How Intelligent Environments Help to Improve Productivity and Well-being

“Technology will move off the screen and become the invisible engine that powers the real world around us.” Sophie Kleber, UX Lead at Google and expert in ethical AI and future human-machine interaction, opened her keynote speech at the Work Culture Festival with this vision. Her presentation… Weiterlesen

Lecture by Sophie Kleber at the Work Culture Festival. Image: IBA

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How Can Offices Promote Health, Creativity and Team Spirit?

How should offices be designed so that they are not only functional, but also promote health, team spirit and creativity? This question took centre stage in several discussions at the Work Culture Festival 2024 and it continues to gain importance. That’s because current scientific findings show… Weiterlesen

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New Work Order Studies

Collaboration with the Help of AI: Interview with Trend Researcher Birgit Gebhardt

Artificial intelligence is increasingly changing the processes and structures of knowledge work. In her recent “New Work Order” study, trend researcher Birgit Gebhardt analyses the effects of these developments on forms of collaboration, work organisation and the design of office and learning… Weiterlesen

Trend Researcher Birgit Gebhardt

Work Culture Festival

Having the Courage to Strike Out in New Directions: On Work, Meaning and Change

Sister Ursula Hertewich and Dr Peter Tauber, two individuals whose biographical turning points exemplify the topic of transformation, met at the Work… Weiterlesen

Work Culture Festival

From Hype to Reality: How AI-assisted Ways of Working and Changing Mindsets Boost Efficiency

What can AI really do? And how can technology and humanity be combined in a meaningful way? At the Work Culture Festival panel titled From AI Hype to… Weiterlesen

Work Culture Festival

Art works: How art is driving organisational change

What do Roman coins, street art at Tesla and murals in canteens have in common? They all show how art has been a driving force behind social and entrepreneurial change for centuries. In her keynote speech at the Work Culture Festival, curator and art consultant Viviane Mörmann, author of the book… Weiterlesen

Viviane Mörmann at Work Culture Festival

Sustainability

How can buildings be designed to be sustainable and fit for the future?

The building sector is one of the biggest levers in the fight against the climate crisis. At the same time, it is under increasing pressure to transform: decarbonisation, the circular economy, ESG reporting and the EU taxonomy are fundamentally changing the requirements. The IBA Forum editorial… Weiterlesen

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Work Culture Festival

Mental health: How we can change things for the better

What does it mean to take mental health seriously in the workplace—beyond feel-good campaigns and fruit baskets? This is exactly what psychologist… Weiterlesen

Work Culture Festival

Why art and work belong together

To what extent can art change the workplace? And what happens when art meets corporate reality? At the Work Culture Festival, theatre producer Nicola… Weiterlesen

Work Culture Festival

Future Office: Inside-Out

At the Work Culture Festival, Valeria Segovia, Principal & Design Director at Gensler, spoke about the future of work environments. In her presentation, she linked the requirements of modern office buildings with the challenges of sustainable action. Her main concern is that future-shaping… Weiterlesen

Valeria Segovia auf der ORGATEC. Bild: IBA

IBA on site

“Home Port” at Old Courthouse, Wiesbaden: Coworking, innovation and community under one roof

The Old Courthouse (Altes Gericht) in Wiesbaden is more than just a historic building—it’s a place for creative exchange, networking and innovation. During the IBA’s on-site visit, it became clear how this place combines architecture, modern work concepts and social change. Weiterlesen

Jury courtroom in the Old Court in Wiesbaden. Picture: Heimathafen GmbH

Work Culture Festival

Why architects need to heal themselves in order to be able to heal the world

At the Work Culture Festival, Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia spoke about the connection between mindfulness, meditation and sustainable… Weiterlesen

Work Culture Festival

The workplace of the future: From office to habitat

At the Work Culture Festival, interior designer Alexander Fehre spoke about the transformation of the office and its new role in the world of work. Weiterlesen

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IBA Forum: Work Culture

Wherever Whenever! The concept of work today is much more diverse than it was just a few years ago. This requires not only a new role for the office, but also a new work culture.

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