Enabler: Increased variability

Web design controls what we see or buy online. Dark patterns exploit this, draw attention, obscure and influence decisions – with a range of negative effects on users.

Influencers are no longer just active in advertising; they also express themselves on politically and socially relevant topics and their voice carries weight in public communication.

Prompt engineering helps to control AI without programming knowledge. Users can solve tasks and create creative content with simple instructions – easy access to AI for everyone!

Everything-as-a-Service (XaaS) business models offer companies a flexible alternative to traditional purchasing and leasing by providing products and services as subscription-based services.

Digital innovations are central to the success of companies today. They change processes, enable new business models and question corporate identity: who are we and who do we want to be?

Discover how virtual forest bathing can promote well-being through virtual reality applications.

Mixed reality is increasingly being used in education and training, whereby important technological and pedagogical (design) decisions must be made in order to achieve sustainable training success.

Knowledge-based digital innovations strengthen the communication, empowerment and participation of employees and increase the success of change projects in the Industry 4.0.

How we experience robots influences how we deal with them. This article outlines various phenomena of how we experience robots in social and work environments with a particular emphasis on ethical principles.

Knowledge-based digital innovations in the field of palliative care and comparable working environments can strengthen multi-professional communication and collaboration and thus continuous patient care.