Latest Digitaltrends Podcast Episodes
Andreas Tussing, Charles: What is conversational commerce?
REWRITE TECH by diconium - March 11, 2021 13:00 - 32 minutesAndreas Tussing is the founder and Co-CEO of Charles, a software that enables companies to sell products via messenger services. In this episode, Andreas reveals why Charles relies on a mixture of automated messages and real people answering customer requests and how they want to bring persona...
Valerie Bures-Bönström, VAHA: The digitalisation of fitness
REWRITE TECH by diconium - February 22, 2021 12:00 - 38 minutesValerie Bures-Bönström has always used sports to gather energy and confidence. So it’s not a coincidence that she already founded three companies focusing on health and motion. In this episode, we’re speaking with Valerie about her latest adventure: her startup VAHA. The product is a mix of har...
Sascha Meyer & Ralf Sigmund, MOIA: How future-proof is ride-pooling?
REWRITE TECH by diconium - January 11, 2021 07:00 - 34 minutesSascha Meyer is responsible for the product vision at MOIA with the focus to create a seamless digital and physical experience. Ralf Sigmund leads the technical development of the ride-pooling service and takes care of MOIA's core: its algorithmens. In the episodes, the two c-level executives s...
Kelly Goetsch, commercetools: What is the next big thing in e-commerce?
REWRITE TECH by diconium - December 21, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutesKelly Goetsch is the Chief Product Officer of commercetools and responsible for the overall product visions for the e-commerce platform. In this episode, we talk with Kelly about the core principles of commercetools, the next big thing in online retail and his very own learnings on being a lea...
Diana Heinrichs: How can we transform health care into the digital age?
REWRITE TECH by diconium - December 08, 2020 09:00 - 33 minutesAs the CEO and co-founder of Lindera, Diana Heinrichs aims to digitize health care and maintain the mobility of our aging society. In this episode, we talk with Diana about the lack of innovation coming from Germany and how digital health providers can simplify processes and reduce friction.
Dr. Carmen Köhler: What can we learn from space?
REWRITE TECH by diconium - November 24, 2020 10:00 - 36 minutesCarmen Köhler is the first analogue astronaut and works for the Austrian Space Forum to explore Mars-like environments on earth. In this episode of REWRITE TECH, we talk to Carmen Köhler about her journey from being a hairdresser to work in the aviation sector. She explains how exploring space...
diconium Talks Future: What bright minds expect from tomorrow
REWRITE TECH by diconium - November 10, 2020 09:00 - 23 minutesThis year, diconium celebrated its 25th birthday. Along with several guest we venture a look into the future to find out what comes next. Our core topics were mobility, e-commerce and sustainability. In this episode of REWRITE TECH, our hosts Geraldine de Bastion and Brad Richards discuss the e...
Kenza Ait Si Abbou: Can we trust AI?
REWRITE TECH by diconium - October 26, 2020 10:00 - 39 minutesKenza Ait Si Abbou has dedicated herself to the mission of making AI more understandable to consumers. She recently wrote a book that explains how technology powers our everyday lives and is a very vocal member of the tech scene in Germany. Apart from all that, she works as a Senior Manager Robo...
André Christ, LeanIX: What is Enterprise Architecture?
REWRITE TECH by diconium - October 05, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutesLeanIX is often described as the Google Maps for IT - it helps big companies to get transparency about all software products and services they use and shows how they relate to each other. The product is not only used by large corporates such as Zalando and Bosch but they also recently closed a S...
TWB 299: Amazon's World
Trends With Benefits - September 30, 2020 00:04 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsAmazon announced some major hardware upgrades, but what’s going on with underlying technology? The push toward more efficient AI and the Amazon Sidewalk network has us debating where the future is headed. Are you ready for everything under one umbrella?
TWB 298: TikTok, WeChat, and Privacy Concerns
Trends With Benefits - September 22, 2020 23:43 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsWith the ever changing stance on TikTok and WeChat, we’ll take a look at what has been happening, but more importantly, what it means for going forward. What will it mean for 100 million users in the US alone, if a major social media site gets banned? Should it be banned? We’ll give our analysis.
Christian v. Hardenberg, Delivery Hero: What are the technical challenges of growth?
REWRITE TECH by diconium - September 22, 2020 06:00 - 31 minutesDelivery Hero started as a simple app providing a connection between restaurants and hungry people. In recent years, they transformed from a marketplace to a logistics company and introduced their own form of speedy delivery, called quick commerce. In this episode of REWRITE TECH, Delivery Hero...
TWB 297: Wildfire Technology
Trends With Benefits - September 15, 2020 23:12 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsCan tech prevent Forest Fires? Wildfires are the worst they’ve ever been in the Western US. On this episode we take a look at how tech has changed the way we fight them, and how the tech on the horizon could prevent this kind of devastation in the future.
Oliver Gürtler, Microsoft: How do German SME's tackle digitization?
REWRITE TECH by diconium - September 10, 2020 09:00 - 33 minutesOliver Gürtler is responsible for Cloud and Enterprise Business at Microsoft Germany. In this episode of REWRITE TECH, he talks about the state of digital transformation in Germany and especially how SME businesses try to implement it into their processes. He also underlines the many advantages ...
TWB 296: Unconventional Conventions
Trends With Benefits - September 01, 2020 22:51 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsWould you still attend a regular convention? This would normally be the time for IFA which is one of the world’s largest tech conventions. But that’s not really happening and neither is anything else. Do we need conventions? How can we gather when we can’t actually gather? We’ll talk about tech ...
Janina Mütze, Civey: How does Civey conduct real-time opinion research?
REWRITE TECH by diconium - August 27, 2020 06:00 - 44 minutesJanina Mütze was only 24 when she co-founded Civey, an online market research tool. Now, five years later Civey has the largest panel of opinion and market research in Germany and their tool is embedded in several news websites. In this episode of REWRITE TECH, Janina explains how Civey works an...
TWB 295: Robot Friends
Trends With Benefits - August 25, 2020 23:09 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsCan robots save us all? Robotic development and adaptation has seen a huge increase during the pandemic, from Dr. Spot, to the companion named Pepper. We’ll take a look at whether the increase in robots in our lives can help save us all, or if this is the start of the fall….of Humanity...to the ...
TWB 294: Epic Games and the Battle of the App Stores
Trends With Benefits - August 18, 2020 23:05 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsCan Fortnite force Apple to change the App Store? Epic Games laid down the gauntlet against both Apple and Google by baiting them into removing Fortnite from their respective app stores. But what now? Can Epic win? Or are the two tech giants too big to change?
TWB 293: Fun Times for Facebook
Trends With Benefits - August 11, 2020 22:36 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsFun Times for Facebook. Despite an antitrust hearing, an advertising backlash, and concern of election meddling via it’s platform, Facebook continues to seemingly be….just fine! Should it be broken up? Could it even be broken up? We’ll discuss the pros and cons on this episode.
TWB 292: Should Amazon be broken up?
Trends With Benefits - August 04, 2020 23:10 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsShould Amazon be broken up? It’s a question the antitrust hearings are trying to answer. However, with their record profits and control in so many industries, the correct question may be; Can Amazon be broken up?
Björn Goerke, Car.Software Org: How to transform Volkswagen into a software-driven company
REWRITE TECH by diconium - July 31, 2020 08:00 - 46 minutesAs the CTO of the Car.Software Organisation, Björn Goerke has one ambitious mission: building a tech company within the Volkswagen Group. In this episode of REWRITE TECH, he explains the full scope of the project and what kind of mindset he wants to establish within the organisation. He also rev...
TWB 291: Mission to Mars
Trends With Benefits - July 28, 2020 22:50 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsDo you want to live on Mars? The Mars 2020 Perseverance launch is coming up soon, and on today's episode we'll talk about what they hope to accomplish. Will we find evidence of life on Mars? Also there is now a space race to get there. We'll discuss what this means for the future of Mars habitat...
TWB 290: Can tech save education?
Trends With Benefits - July 21, 2020 23:12 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsOn today's podcast we'll go in depth with how schools are utilizing technology to facilitate education, what is working, and what isn’t working. Will these be permanent changes? Can tech save education?
TWB 289: What is going on with TikTok?
Trends With Benefits - July 14, 2020 22:59 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsShould TikTok be banned? On today's Trends With Benefits podcast, we'll take a look at what is happening with TikTok. The app has 100s of millions of users, yet bans are being implemented, or discussed by governments worldwide. Are the concerns legitimate? Should you be wary of your privacy, or ...
TWB 288: Is Food Delivery Cannibalizing Itself?
Trends With Benefits - July 09, 2020 00:22 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsAre you ordering more food online than you did before? Whether it's Uber Eats, Door Dash, Postmates, Grubhub, Instacart, or any of the others, the numbers show you probably are. Now that consolidation has started though, what will it mean for us going forward? We'll analyze where the state of th...
TWB 287: 50 Years of Video Calls
Trends With Benefits - July 01, 2020 00:12 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsIt's hard to believe, but it's been 50 years since the first ever video phone call. As ubiquitous has it now seems to have this ability, it wasn't always the case. Today we'll take a look at where it all started, why it's so important during the time of a pandemic, and where it could all be head...
Intro: REWRITE TECH by diconium
REWRITE TECH by diconium - June 26, 2020 06:00 - 59 minutesIn this episode of REWRITE TECH our hosts Geraldine de Bastion and Brad Richards meet diconium's Co-Founder Andreas Schwend and the newly assigned Managing Director Anja Hendel. They talk about the current challenges in the mobility and automotive industry and how companies can drive innovation.
TWB 286: The Streaming Wars: Pandemic Edition
Trends With Benefits - June 23, 2020 22:34 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsHow many Streaming Services do you subscribe to? The Streaming Wars have been ongoing for several years now and today we take a look at the state of the industry. From the 'Origin Story' to success stories, to some...less than successful stories, there is a lot to cover. Are there too many? What...
TWB 285: Protecting Your Tech in a Protest
Trends With Benefits - June 16, 2020 22:42 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsWith protests and demonstrations happening worldwide, the importance of technology has never been more present. Smartphones provide communication, documentation, verification, and coordination of all of these efforts. On this episode we'll go through some suggestions on best practices to keep yo...
TWB 284: Algorithmic Discrimination
Trends With Benefits - June 11, 2020 19:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 18 ratingsThe use of artificial intelligence, predictive policing technology, facial recognition software, targeted search engines and the like, have proven to be biased on many ocassions. On this episode we dig into the technological side of discrimination, and how these algorithms are being used in inap...