International Design Talks

The stone strategy – The art of doing nothing

Holm Friebe
Berlin 2014
Donnerstag, 15 Mai 2014 | 14:00 | Hall
German
Permanent Change! That’s the order of the day. The smarter option, i.e. waiting and seeing, is being ignored. Blind actionism often triggers disasters, whereas poise and composure can guarantee your survival in the long run. Not doing anything is by far the most successful strategy: be it at the stock exchange, where Warren Buffett does not get rich by nervous gambling, but by waiting intelligently, or in politics, where Angela Merkel waits out – and keeps her position as the German Chancellor, or in communication, where silence is your most powerful weapon.

Holm Friebe

Holm Friebe ist Volkswirt, Geschäftsführer der Zentralen Intelligenz Agentur (ZIA) in Berlin und Hochschullehrer für Designtheorie. Er war einer der Gründer des grimme-prämierten Weblogs Riesenmaschine.de und hat das Format „Powerpoint Karaoke“ erfunden. Neben seinem Brotjob als Marken- und... Mehr lesen