Transforming Public and Private Sector Organizations

Part I: Introduction Chapters.- 1. General Introduction.- 2. The Framing of the Book Using Statements of Selected Leaders.- Part II: Fundamental Perspectives.- 3. Different Umbrellas to Foster Innovation: An Overview of Potential Ecosystem Options for Innovation Driving Change and Transformations on Different Levels.- 4. Psychological Capabilities Required for Continuous Transformations: The Self on Permanent Journeys with a Travelling Organization.- 5. How Science and Management Under Uncertain Conditions Are Linked. Lessons Learned from Studying the Origins of Life Through Molecular Modeling and Life as a Doctoral Student.- 6. How to Create Neutral Views and Perspectives During Transformations. Learning from Rebecca Solnit's Book "A Field Guide to Getting Lost".- Part III: Preparing and Running Transformations.- Large Scale Transformation, Adaptation, and Resilience Using Mindfulness, Purpose, and the AAUL Framework.- 8. The Application of a New Framework: Connecting the "Being Framework" with the "Three-Pillars Model" of Organization and Leadership to Foster Transformations: A Helpful Contextualizing of the "Being Framework Ontological Model" in Working with People in Organizations in Transformations.- 9. How to Bring Energy into a Travelling Organization Running Transformations.- 10. The Controller's New Role in Significant Transformations.- 11. Development of the Personal Ability to Transform by Means of Actor Coaching and Training.- Part IV: Fundamental Transformations: Exciting Use Cases in the Public and Private Sector.- 12. The Role of Management in Business Transformation: Success Factor Mindset.- 13. The Journey of Start-Ups from Birth to Adulthood: Case Studies on Fundamental Transformations with Start-Ups as Traveling Organizations.-14. Starting a Fundamental Transformation: From Stone Age to Exploring the Universe in a Few Years-Breaking the Continuum of Evolution in Insurance.- 15. The Virtual Actuarial Function as a Key Part of an Insurance Enterprise's Navigation in General and in the Unknown Area of Product Development.- 16. A Travelling Organization in Latin America: How to Run a Local Project as Part of a Global Transformation Program.- 17. New Technologies and New Customer Experiences Driving Transformations in the Private and Public Sector.- 18. The Sustainability Transformation.- 19. Transparency and Technology: How to Transform to Sustainability by Applying Blockchain Technology.- 20. How to Navigate and Pivot in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous ("VUCA") World: Perspectives from the Corporate and Non-Profit Sector.- 21. A Fundamental Transformation in the Context of Peripheral Territories and Revitalization Processes in Urban Planning.- 22. A Significant Transformation of a Technical Museum: A Mini Case Study.- Part V: Resume and Take-Aways.- 23. Conclusions and Takeaways.