Ruth Schöllhammer

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Can kindness be violent? Last week I was invited to give an opening lecture for the program Alternative Futures and Critical Ecologies at the ZHdK Zürcher Hochschule der Künste. I was talking about how different #worldviews (Mira Weinrich) and value systems determine how we act and behave, whether we see ourselves of part of this planetary ecology or separate from it. I questioned our culture's concept of #impact (Robert Chia) and pointed out the role of #relationships (Nora Bateson), tending to them and the meaning of #kindness. Bam! Especially the part about kindness sparked resistance and interesting questions from the students. Some of them already had quite a lot of experiences in various forms of activism and they did not agree with me. Be kind? If the other person isn't kind, how would that work? Should you be demure instead of pushing back? How can you be kind in an oppressive system? Haven't we been told to be kind and abide for long enough? Isn't it time to fight back? Fight climate change? Fight the system? Fight for justice? Fight for equality? Be loud and push back? I love those questions, I feel they go right to the core of our conundrum of trying to fix our problems in the exact same paradigm that got us into this mess in the first place. And I realized that there was a confusion between kindness and niceness. But those to me two are very different concepts - I can be nice without being kind and I can be kind without being nice. Kindness can be fierce. So, can kindness be violent then? Another great question from one of the students. I would say no, it can't, because violence means being ready to cause pain. Niceness can be violent. Niceness is putting on armor and lowering the visor. Kindness is opening a space without judgement but with a lot of clarity, it's an invitation into Rumi's garden beyond right and wrong. I'm curious, how do you feel about that Pontus Holmgren Maria Grazia Testa Johann L Botha Sebastian Baumann Rubén Granados Hughes Miriam Wolf • Alpensalon •Lena Tünkers Andrea Klepsch Thomas Poddey Mona Calvet Natasha Sell Pooja R Bhale Nadene C. Tuuli Utriainen Anna Katharina Schaffner, PhD kaa Faensen Lisa Jaspers ?

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Thank you, Jan Thomas and Startup Insider, for the great discussion! 🌟 I really enjoyed talking about the journey of AMBOSS (as I always do 😅 ) – if you want to know what drives us and where the journey is headed, tune in. #AMBOSS #MedTech #Innovation #StartupSpotlight #Podcast

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📢 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵: Apply by October 15 to become a presenting company and pitch your ideas and technology to investors 🚀 From 22-23 January 2025, Tech Tour together with Bochum Wirtschaftsentwicklung will host the first edition of the #AI for #Health programme in Bochum, with the support of DigiHealthStart.NRW. Presenting companies gain the opportunity to connect with industry experts and showcase their ideas and technology to #venture #capital and corporate #investors. The programme of TT AI for Health covers the full spectrum of AI-based solutions which will drive innovation in the following sectors: 👉 Discovery - Drug & (digital) therapeutics development - Biomarkers - Digital clinical trials - Personalized medicine 👉 Prevention - Diagnostics & imaging - AI for consultation - Genomic, clinical, personal, activity, data cross-analysis - Predictive modelling 👉 Care - AI for point of care - Transcribe & retrieve - Servicing care & claims - Accelerated analysis - Data security & trust The programme is tailored for companies in the emerging and growth phases that are seeking seed, Series A, and Series B funding, or those with significant revenue traction who are also looking for strategic partnerships. ▶ Follow this link to apply: https://lnkd.in/enAF74Ct Ute Wenning Aylin Imeri (Ilhan) Peter Naeve Tim Knospe Christian Temath Dario Antweiler Hug Aubin #KI #AI #Health #Gesundheitswesen #Digitalisierung #Innovation #Technology

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In a recent @Brutkasten article, I shared my view on the @European Union's Nature Restoration Law, and I'm proud that inoqo and Triple Impact Ventures stand with 375 Austrian companies supporting this initiative! The law aims to restore 20% of the EU's land and marine areas by 2030 and address all ecosystems in need by 2050. It's a bold step to revitalize our planet. A big thank you to Leonore Gewessler for taking a bold step and making this important law a reality! @Blühendes Österreich - BILLA gemeinnützige Privatstiftung non-profit foundation has launched a business initiative to support the law's implementation in Austria. Here the link to the article: https://lnkd.in/dF6JkCa7   ✍️Show your support and sign here: https://lnkd.in/dTjSbVYt #Sustainability #EU #NatureRestorationLaw #EnvironmentalProtection #Austria #SustainableDevelopment #Ecosystems

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I'm currently working on a new episode of my podcast "Auf der Kippe - Philosophie für das digitale Zeitalter" on #DeepFakes and #SyntheticMedia. Here come some thoughts, insights or examples I consider worth dropping in a small series of posts. For more checkout the coming podcast. Nr. 1👉 It's time to learn a new word: the #Infocalypse is coming. I define the term (initially coined by Aviv Ovadya) as a condition that is caused by two things:   1️⃣ Too much information, which leads to an erosion of the value of information.  2️⃣ The detachment of information from reality, whereby information becomes non-hierarchical The result is an unmanageable sea of seemingly equivalent information from which everyone can fish out what he or she wants and from which one can put together the reality that one wants to believe in or that best suits one's purpose. The recent developments of #GenAI and #DeepFakes play a major role in 2️⃣. (Picture showing me as a young lady, generated with 'FaceApp' in < 1 minute) #AI #KI #AufDerKippe

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A fragmented world – Germany has many startup ecosystems across different regions. The key message of this panel: We should invest more time in discussing the digitization of public administration to improve access to funding for startups, invest in entrepreneurship education at an early stage in schools, and foster connections at all levels to find solutions for the future challenges we face as a society.

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Empowering Entrepreneurship for a Better Future - What a mega topic at this year's #ICSB conference in Berlin, hosted by #FOM together with #Hochschule Magdeburg Stendal and #Akademie für den Mittelstand Hans-Josef Helf. Thanks to Burghard Hermeier Dr. Hartmut Heinrich Meyer Thomas Heupel for the organisation! I had the great pleasure and honour of organising and moderating the session for #Womenpreneurship. And what can I say: a wonderful lineup of speakers on my panel who inspired both me and the audience. I was able to open the session with an impulse on role models as a way to empower women. Then Vicki Stylianou gave a great impulse on Capacity Building in the Pacific. María Fernanda Andrés showed us what needs to change for more investments in female startups. Nkem Okeke, MD, MPH, MBA, MSPM talked about the role of entrepreneurial mindsets and the difference between mentorships and sponsorships. Analia Pastran, Prof. and Katia Passerini gave their insights on women leadership, gender inequality and addressed gender washing. At the end we discussed about: What needs to be changed in Germany, Europe and globally to make entrepreneurship feasible for women and to empower more women to become entrepreneurs? Our top 5 need for action are: 1.     We need more women in decision-making (e.g. in investing) 2.     Women need to sell themselves better 3.     Women need to communicate more 4.     Women need more visible role models 5.     Women need opportunities to show their strength Or as Katia Passerini put it: “Women are like teabags, you do not know how strong they are until you put them in hot water”   Looking forward to our ongoing discussion. Let’s keep empowering women!

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The right-wing AfD now wants an assessment of the handling by the German government of the coronavirus pandemic. WHY?  What did we discover during the pandemic? We found out that Germany has one of the best healthcare systems in the world, with one of the highest densities of ICUs. In fact, German hospitals even welcomed many Covid19 patients from other countries. I was glad to be in Germany during the pandemic, especially if I consider how other countries fared during this crisis (e.g. Italy, Spain, France, China, Russia, the USA, even Sweden, Switzerland or the Netherlands - not always due to bad management on their side). The German population acted responsibly, overall they stuck to the rules and (except for some laggards) got vaccinated quickly. Oh, yes, keyword "vaccination": an unknown German company BioNTec developed an RNA-based vaccine in record time, and through a strategic cooperation with Pfizer, turned that into an economic success story. Overall, we should be proud. So, the whole idea of this assessment is a waste of time and money - which could better be invested in preparing for the next epidemic (birdflu perhaps?) and vaccination programs for existing diseases like measles. Perhaps the AfD could help organize such a campaign among their voters? https://lnkd.in/emNJiKzw #covid19 #coronavirus #pandemic #afd #biontec #vaccine #vaccination

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