Interview, Fireside Chat, Conference Presentation
Verena Pausder, Founder of Fox & Sheep
- The digital industry is expected to undergo reinvention every five years, driving continuous emergence of new business models, players, and disruptions where current market leaders may not remain future champions.
- Plans include scaling a global business model to cover 135 countries and 18 languages, specifically targeting China, Brazil, Russia, and India, while creating long-lasting digital content ("evergreens") instead of short-lifecycle goods.
- Strategies to balance digital consumption and creation involve setting time budgets for consumption to incentivize youth engagement in creation activities such as stop-motion films, podcasts, coding, and robot programming.
- Educational outlooks predict a shift toward individualized digital learning necessitated by a declining teacher workforce, requiring schools to upgrade digital infrastructure from basic access to foundational support.
- To mitigate inequality exacerbated by the lack of digital infrastructure, the organization plans to train teachers to reduce administrative burdens and will offer afternoon programs in coding, robotics, animation, and film, with fee coverage provided for all children in Germany wishing to join digital labs.
- Broader societal goals aim to leverage specific generational strengths in digitalization, decarbonization, education, equal rights, and diversity to implement a "new country."
- Workforce and family integration plans expect individuals aged 60 or 65 to utilize personal wealth for a "payback time," while supporting career continuity for CEOs and board members who take extended leave for parenthood or family life.
- Provisions for equal career participation include enabling men to take two to three months of time off without liability, ensuring both parents are listed on school contacts, and providing reciprocal backing for partners pursuing intense career phases simultaneously.