Leibniz-Lab disruptions
and transformations
Knowledge about the big societal changes of our time
Our topics
Post-socialism
The opening of the Iron Curtain in 1989 and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 changed the lives of millions of people. Countries were newly founded or re-established, and long-standing social structures disappeared. Countless people not only lost their jobs and income, but also saw the fundamental foundations of their own identity called […]
Globalization and digitalization
The 1990s saw a significant acceleration in the globalization of the world economy: trade barriers and tariffs were dismantled, which strengthened and accelerated international trade. At the same time, more and more companies outsourced their production from Europe and the US to countries in the Global South, primarily China. Digital technologies have further accelerated globalization […]
What are disruptions and transformations?
Our world is changing. Constantly and on several levels at the same time. Some changes are gradual, allowing us to follow and shape them. At other times, our world is suddenly turned upside down and from one day to the next, nothing is the same as it was before. Whether we see upheavals and transformations as a loss or a gain depends on how we experience them.
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