Thought leader and entrepreneur who anticipates, explains, shapes and implements IT-based innovations. My team and I are working in the field of paradigm shifting innovations such as autonomous cars / driverless mobility, social media, software development methods and knowledge management. All these fields have in common that they will have a major impact on how we work, communicate and live in the foreseeable future. And all are to a large extent driven by software. Autonomous cars: I am convinced that the impact of the foreseeable arrival of driverless cars will be only comparable to the arrival of the PC. Not only will the car industry as we know it today be disrupted, but completely new business models, services and players will appear. Any business that is remotely connected with mobility today will have to change dramatically in the next 10 to 15 years in order adapt to a new reality. If you are interested in how the future will play out, please follow our blog on driverless-future.com or contact us directly at ahars@inventivio.com (phone: +49 911 253 0590). We also counsel companies on how the paradigm shift of autonomous cars will impact their business and hold workshops. If you are interested in either, please do not hesitate to contact us. Software development methods: We are currently establishing 'grounded programming' - a new, evidence-based approach for systems development. Grounded programming requires carefully chosen, representative application data for all stages of systems development. It increases the importance of domain experts and prevents many problems which typically arise when new applications are confronted with the real data. GP integrates easily into your established processes; benefits are immediate. If you are responsible for development projects you need to take a look at grounded programming.