Looking back at Game Over, ESC, Event Horizon and the reflections that followed, one question keeps returning: Why does play suddenly feel so relevant again – not as entertainment, but as a cultural necessity? Across very different traditions – from philosophy to game design, from performance psychology to systems thinking – a shared insight emerges:…
Who Decides What Gets Grown? Farmers or Algorithms?
Who’s really in charge of what ends up growing in our fields, the farmer with decades of know-how, or an algorithm crunching data in the cloud? This provocative question is no longer science fiction. It’s a real debate unfolding as AI-driven supply chain forecasting starts acting like a new form of farm governance. When AI…
Will AI Replace the Head Chef? The Future of Human–Machine Co-Creation in Fine Dining
Artificial intelligence is quietly entering restaurant kitchens, transforming how food is managed and prepared. From inventory management to robotic arms that sauté and plate, AI is reshaping operations. Yet in fine dining, where cuisine embodies culture, memory, and storytelling, AI is more likely to become a collaborator than a replacement for the head chef. From…
Horizons and Doubt
In A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking describes the event horizon not as a wall, but as a limit of observation. At the horizon, our familiar notions of sequence, causality, and “before/after” do not disappear — they simply stop organizing reality reliably. This idea offers a useful lens for thinking about doubt, leadership, and…
Smarter Meal Planning at Home: How AI Helps Households to Reduce Food Waste
Would it not be great if you no longer have to think about what to prepare for lunch or dinner? And it is even better when someone does not have any leftovers, because sometimes they are not eaten the next day. In Europe, households are one of the biggest causes of food waste. This is…
When Algorithms Set the Menu: “Optimization” in Food Is an Ethical Choice
Imagine you’re scrolling a grocery app after a long day. You’re not making a grand decision about the food system. You’re just trying to get dinner sorted. And yet, in that moment, a lot is being decided around you. What appears first. What’s “recommended.” What’s discounted. What’s “out of stock.” What costs a little more…
Speed, Sustainability, and the Smart P&L: The Connected Future of High-Volume Foodservice
From pre-order apps to robotic fryers—how integrating the full tech stack is revolutionizing Roadside, Travel Retail, and QSRs. In the high-velocity worlds of Roadside “Foodvenience,” Travel Retail, and Quick Service Restaurants (QSR), the customer mission is distinct: speed is currency. Whether it’s a commuter grabbing a coffee at a highway stop or a family ordering…
From Transformation to Regeneration: Why Leadership Must Continue Evolving
Transformational leadership has long been celebrated as the antidote to stagnation. In a world defined by disruption, leaders are expected to innovate, adapt, and guide organizations through change. One compelling articulation of this logic comes from Tilo Hühn’s work on transformational leadership, which frames leadership as the bridge between exploitation and exploration—between what already works…
Emotional Analytics in Food Choice
When Our Feelings Become Data, and Food Becomes a Digital Response In recent years, food choice has shifted from being a deeply personal and intuitive act to a digitally observed and increasingly predicted behavior. What we eat is no longer shaped only by hunger, culture, or availability, but also by data, particularly emotional data. This…
Just-in-Time in the Supermarket: How Predictive Analytics Cuts Food Waste and Logistics Costs
Picture this: strawberries are sold out in the morning — yet two crates end up in markdown or the waste bin at another store that same evening. Both things can happen inside the same retail network, in the same week, sometimes even on the same day. The root cause is rarely “bad execution.” Most of…
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