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Part I: Preface

Transformational companies: successful
strategies against change pressure and

permanent crises

"If crisis is the new normal, then transformation is the new usual" -
that's what I believe. Because things will no longer get easier in the
economy, social affairs, politics and business - but perhaps they will
get better again. Perhaps you personally will make things better
again - in your company. This book will support you in doing so.
We certainly agree that markets will no longer become simpler,
that natural resources will not grow back fast enough (if they do at all),
that people will not live together more peacefully the more unequally
resources and yields, access to water, food and education are
distributed, and that processes and system interrelationships will no
longer become less complex - certainly not if artificial intelligences are
behind them.

Three gifts that can turn everything

But we humans have three gifts that give us the confidence to
tackle and overcome all these problems and change many things for
the better. These gifts are learning, resilience and collaboration.
Ability to learn: We learn how to do things better in crises and
challenging times - we are compelled to educate and evolve.
Resilience: We develop stamina, we create new resources, we
set better goals, we learn from crises how to do better in the future,
how to better manage risks, how to develop stronger visions for the
future and how to achieve success.

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