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Writing & Talks

Things I've written, recorded, and presented over the years — on AI adoption, systems change, and the social sector. Published in World Economic Forum, Stanford Social Innovation Review, DIE ZEIT, and others.

2026

ConferenceGerman
2026-02
KI & Sozialunternehmen

Integrata Akademie

2025

Article
2025-02

World Economic Forum

How to get started with AI when you don't have big budgets or technical teams

With Daniela Matielo

Highlights

2024

Mention
2024-06

World Economic Forum

Not co-authored; features 'Conscious Tinkering' and 'Proof of Value' approaches that I developed for Ashoka

2022

Report
2022-07

Ashoka (joint study with Catalyst 2030, Echoing Green, Generation Pledge, McKinsey)

With Paul Ziesche and colleagues from partner organizations

Conference
2022-04
Interactive session on report 'Influence for Good'

Skoll World Forum Ecosystem Event

How highly resourced individuals can work towards positive systemic change

Course
2022-03

Comprehensive online educational program examining strategies for systems change. The curriculum draws on a framework that I co-developed with Olga Shirobokova.

With Olga Shirobokova and a larger Ashoka team

Available in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Czech

2021

ReportGerman
2021-08

Ashoka Deutschland

How social innovations improve structural systems in society

With Martina Zelt

ArticleGerman
2021-04

SEND e.V.

Political position paper with four government policy ideas

With Gorgi Krlev, Markus Sauerhammer, Christin Skiera, Felix Sieker, Veerle Klijn, Wieteke Dupain

Report
2021-01

2020

Podcast
2020-06

Ashoka

6-part mini-series on systems change, featuring social entrepreneurship luminaries like Jordan Kassalow, Jeroo Billimoria, Michael Sani, Kendis Paris, and Silvia Bastante

With Fergal Byrne (co-host)

ArticleGerman
2020-04
Warum die Regierung gerade Sozialunternehmen helfen muss

enorm-Magazin (now Good Impact)

Op-ed requesting government rescue package inclusion for social ventures

With Laura Haverkamp

Conference
2020-04
Interactive session on report 'Embracing Complexity'

Skoll World Forum

Towards a shared understanding of funding systems change

Article
2020-02

World Economic Forum Agenda

Proposing new success metrics for leaders across sectors

With Diana Wells, Matthias Daub, Katharina Wagner

Report
2020-01

Ashoka (joint study with Catalyst 2030, Co-Impact, Echoing Green, McKinsey, Schwab Foundation, Skoll Foundation, SystemIQ)

With Florian Rutsch (co-author/initiator)

ArticleGerman
2020-01
Stiftungen, lasst Sozialunternehmen die Welt besser machen!

WirtschaftsWoche

Advocating new foundation funding practices for social entrepreneurs

2019

Course
2019-10

Video-based introduction to systems change with interactive exercises.

With Reem Rahman

German adaptation titled "Systemisch Wirken" (July 2022) available on Phineo's Skala Campus platform.

Report
2019-03

Ashoka Germany & McKinsey

Economic potential analysis of social innovations

With Laura Brämswig and McKinsey team

2018

Article
2018-02

Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR)

Argument for including smaller, targeted systemic changes alongside transformational approaches