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We are automating the wrong thing

  • Digitalisierung
  • KI
  • Transformation
  • Future viability
Michael Schiller
April 21, 2026 · 2 minutes read

We transcribe meetings where nobody knows why they're there. We summarise emails that shouldn't have been written. That's not progress — that's pain relief. The real leverage isn't in the next tool, it's in asking whether we're treating symptoms or finally addressing root causes.

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Security First. How We Protect Your Data Against External AIs.

  • Digitalisierung
  • KI
  • Future viability
  • Softwareentwicklung
Michael Schiller
April 17, 2026 · 3 minutes read

Using AI means sending customer data. Our MCP interceptor replaces names, addresses and IBANs with placeholders before anything reaches OpenAI or Anthropic. A second, locally running auditor continuously verifies the filter and feeds detected gaps back into it. Everything local, encrypted, deleted on defined schedules.

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The Assembly Line Is Back

  • Digitalisierung
  • KI
  • Future viability
  • Softwareentwicklung
Michael Schiller
February 21, 2026 · 9 minutes read
AI can do architecture, systems, orchestration, processes, products. The step to the dark factory is small. But fabricated software is not developed software. Agent farms take us back to the assembly line. The Ruhr Valley knows what comes after.
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Why Digitalization Does Not Reduce Bureaucracy – And What Actually Helps

  • Digitalisierung
  • Transformation
  • Strategie
  • Future viability
  • Softwareentwicklung
Michael Schiller
January 12, 2026 · 3 minutes read
Digitalization often amplifies existing bureaucracy instead of reducing it. The solution lies not in standard software, but in tailored solutions that support real workflows – and thanks to AI, these are suddenly economically viable.
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  • Digitalisierung
  • KI
  • Future viability
  • Komplexität
Michael Schiller
June 16, 2025 · 5 minutes read
TLDR: Full automation often fails due to complex reality & lack of contextual understanding. Better: partial automation + trust in people who decide & act situationally. Focus on freedom, not rigid processes.
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Digital maturity as the key to successful AI integration

  • Digitalisierung
Michael Schiller
February 17, 2025 · 7 minutes read
Successful AI integration requires digital maturity. Instead of digitally mapping analog inefficiencies, it's about transforming processes, centralizing knowledge, and using modern tools. Only then can agility, efficiency, and innovation be increased and AI be used effectively.
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Building blocks of future security

  • Digitalisierung
  • Mitarbeiterbindung
  • Agilität
  • Innovationskultur
Michael Schiller
February 17, 2025 · 5 minutes read
Schiller & Wolf support companies in preparing for existential threats such as market upheavals. Future security is based on agility, innovation, and resilience. Digitalization is actively shaped, and social crises are overcome.
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4D - Challenges and Opportunities in Transition

  • Agilität
  • Komplexität
  • Disruption
  • Digitalisierung
Michael Schiller
February 01, 2025 · 9 minutes read
The world is experiencing profound change through deglobalization, decarbonization, digitization, and demographics. Preserving success requires agility, innovation, and courage to change. Companies must act sustainably, invest in digitization, and shape future viability through cultural change.
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Digital Transformation: Scenarios and Perspectives for Your Business

  • Disruption
  • Digitalisierung
  • KI
  • Komplexität
Michael Schiller
January 28, 2025 · 6 minutes read
The Fraunhofer IAO scenario report analyzes digital transformation as an ongoing process requiring strategic technology integration. It emphasizes the importance of AI, networking, and further education to secure competitive advantages and overcome challenges such as data protection. Actively shaping the digital future through agile strategies is recommended.
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Neuronal Frontier: Mastering the Complexity of the Modern World Through Adaptability

  • Digitalisierung
  • Entscheiden
  • Komplexität
  • KI
  • Problemlösung
  • Disruption
Michael Schiller
January 21, 2025 · 12 minutes read
The increasing flood of information and system complexity overwhelm cognitive abilities. This requires systems thinking, heuristics, and AI for reduction. Neural plasticity enables adaptation through focus and cooperation. AI serves as a partner to overcome challenges, with a willingness to change being essential.
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The Changing World of Work: An Analysis of the "Future of Jobs Report 2025"

  • Disruption
  • Komplexität
  • Digitalisierung
  • KI
Michael Schiller
January 15, 2025 · 7 minutes read
The "Future of Jobs Report 2025" predicts a profound transformation by 2030 due to AI, robotics, and sustainability. Automation reduces human tasks but requires new skills in technology and collaboration. Lifelong learning and ethical technology design are crucial for an inclusive, future-proof world of work. Education and politics must adapt.
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