The Changing World Order: Geopolitical and Social Dynamics and a Practical Guide to Dealing with the Future Based on Lessons from the Past.
The world is changing in big ways that have not happened before in present lifetimes but have many times in history. So we need to
(A.) study past changes to understand what is happening now and help to
(B.) anticipate what is likely to happen.
This seminar provides an overview of the geopolitical and social dynamics of a changing world order.
(A.) To analyze the past, two theories are being introduced: (1) Big Debt Cycle Theory: Students will define the geopolitical forces that drive nations to fail and succeed and apply variables of such changes to their professional and personal lives. (2) Generational Theory: Modern history moves in cycles, each one lasting about the length of a long human life, each composed of four eras-or "turnings"-that last about twenty years and that always seem to arrive in the same order. These turnings have different dynamics and seem to shape different characters.
(B.) A Look into the future: Even though, we do not know what the future will look like exactly, we are able do define a collection of megatrends that will shape our future, e.g. forces of technology, education, nationalism, post truth, work, equality. But which tools will be relevant to navigate these megatrends and an ever-changing-world on a personal and professional level? Megatrends help us to describe the future so we are able to define such core competencies that will be relevant for the future, e.g. the four Cs: Critical thinking, Communication, Collaboration, Creativity.
The seminar is accompanied by a dedicated AI learning companion. Students use it to explore course content interactively, prepare presentations, and deepen their understanding beyond contact hours. A new AI-assisted hypothesis coaching system enables each student to submit written reflections and receive individual structured feedback - including identification of their strongest arguments, targeted revision suggestions, and a Socratic stress-test question on their best hypothesis. This is a scalable, high-quality feedback format not typically possible with 25 students. Interactive AI agent: https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/49d069cc-b166-4ea7-b0f6-0619e1c0d221
Studiengänge
Fakultätsübergreifende Wahlfächer (FAWA 14)
(01.09.2014)
Masterstudiengang Wirtschaftsinformatik (MSc WI 19)
(01.09.2019)
Masterstudiengang Architektur (MSc AR 19)
(01.09.2019)
Masterstudiengang Entrepreneurship und Management (MSc EM 20)
(01.09.2020)
Bachelorstudiengang Betriebswirtschaftslehre (BSc BWL 21)
(01.09.2021)
Masterstudiengang Innovative Finance (MSc IF 24)
(01.09.2024)
Bachelorstudiengang Architektur (BSc AR 24)
(01.09.2024)
Masterstudiengang Architektur (MSc AR 24)
(01.09.2024)
Masterstudiengang Entrepreneurship, Innovation und Leadership (MSc EIL 25)
(01.09.2025)
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