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Whether it's systemic or cultural change, organizational development, or regenerative transformation – our divers share their insights and experiences on both small and large stages. You can book them for inspiring talks, in-depth workshops, hands-on masterclasses, engaging interviews, or panel discussions.
Frederik knows and appreciates that structure and New Work don’t have to be a contradiction. At TheDive, he focuses on how self-organization can be implemented in companies in a way that truly works and adds value. Striking a good balance between reason and heart is always important to him. He has paid attention to this throughout his career as both an internal and external organizational developer and – in true Berlin fashion – as part of a startup founding team. His academic background is in business administration, with an unusual focus on happiness research.
Possible Talk Titles:
- How to fail your agile transformation in 10 easy follow-along steps
- A pragmatic path to better collaboration – for more effectiveness and joy
- What to do when people get in the way? Why high ropes courses and bowling are misleading
References:
- Author of the book "The Loop Approach – How to Transform Your Organization from Within"
- Podcast "Celebrate Organizations" – #26 | Self-organized Work
- Podcast "New Work Chat" – #157 | Nadja Nardini & Frederik Fleischmann from The Dive: Transforming Organizations from Within with the "Loop Approach"
- Podcast "AgileUS" – #03 | Roles, Tensions, and More – A Journey Through the Loop Approach with Frederik
- Podcast "Kultur wandeln" – #73 | Transforming an Organization from Within – The Loop Approach
Nathalie is the driving force behind creating a work culture that is healthy, vibrant, and productive. With her passion for people and structures, she not only actively shapes internal processes at TheDive but also ensures that we, as an organization, remain in constant motion – iteratively, curiously, and with a clear focus on sustainable development. As an HR professional with heart, Nathalie brings practical tools and perspectives that inspire and can be applied immediately. With her honest and approachable manner, she provides insights into the working world of the Divers, who see themselves as a living lab. She shares her experiences in HR and demonstrates how to create a truly dynamic and human-centered work environment.
Possible Topics:
- What does HR look like in self-organized organizations?
- The light and dark sides of self-organization
- How do we maintain and promote (mental) health in organizations?
- Humans and machines – how can real collaboration succeed? And how do I start and support AI integration in my HR role?
References:
- Speaker at the Resilience Congress 2024 – "Organizational Resilience – If everyone takes care of themselves, is everyone taken care of?"
- Panelist at the Sustainability Network Meeting – "Female Empowerment in Organizations"
- Workshop at the Federal Association of HR Managers – "Holistic Transformation Design: Discover the 4-Quadrant Model"
- Keynote at the Sustainability Network Meeting on "Employers of the Future" – "What kind of organizations does the world need? Opportunities and challenges on the path to a life-serving company"
Dr. Simon Berkler is a co-founder of TheDive and has been working as an entrepreneur and organizational consultant for over 20 years. He is a trained systemic and integral organizational developer with extensive experience supporting medium and large companies through their transformation processes. At TheDive, he explores how the economy can evolve in a way that truly serves life. As a co-developer and author of the Stellar Approach, Simon is an expert in Regenerative Innovation and systemic economic transformation. He is a frequent podcast guest and a sought-after keynote speaker on these topics.
References:
- The Stellar Approach: How Your Organization Contributes to the Regenerative Transformation of the Economy (Campus, 2024)
- VUCA is No Longer Enough (Human Resources Manager, 03/2025)
- Let’s Be Honest, Simon Berkler (Changement Magazine, 03/2025)
- The Economy of the Future: Regenerative Business in Practice – From What to How (Forum Nachhaltig Wirtschaften, 03/2025)
- Becoming Systemically Sustainable (Personalmagazin – Neues Lernen, 01/2025)
- A Glimpse into the Regenerative Future – Why We Need to Think Beyond Sustainability and How Organizations Can Contribute, in Triple Transformation: New Work, Digitalization, and Sustainability: Concepts – Experiences – Future Perspectives, edited by Ole Wintermann and Cornelia Daheim (Erich Schmidt Verlag, 2024)
- Podcast "Campus Beats" – "The Stellar Approach" (2024)
- Sustainability Transformation Requires Ambidexterity (Haufe Sustainability, 2024)
- Podcast "Regenerativ & Digital" – "Regenerative Business Is Not Just Number Crunching, but an Innovation Task" (2024)
- Why Regenerative Business Is the Most Important Topic for Organizational Development (Article, 2021)
- Podcast "EY Transformation Tacheles" – "An Economy That Serves Life" (2021)
- Response-Ability: Dealing with Responsibility in a Complex World (Neue Narrative, 2019)
- Podcast "SHIFT" – "What Does a Life-Serving Economy Look Like?" (2019)
Ella Lagé worked for many years as a Service Designer on innovation projects with large corporations, focusing on transforming established behaviors for the long term. Today, at TheDive, she explores what people in organizations need in order to experience sustainability as something positive and to embark on this journey with courage, creativity, and perseverance.
In 2024, she co-authored the book "The Stellar Approach: How Your Organization Contributes to the Regenerative Transformation of the Economy" with Dr. Simon Berkler.
Since 2023, she has been training employees from various companies in the Stellar Academy on how to apply the Stellar Approach. With her background in design, she emphasizes clarity and accessibility, providing easily applicable exercises (even for large groups) and tangible, hands-on examples.
References:
- Co-author of The Stellar Approach: How Your Organization Contributes to the Regenerative Transformation of the Economy (Campus, 2024)
- TEDxTalk – "What One Person Can Do About Climate Change" (2016)
- Podcast "New Work Chat" – #262 | Ella Lagé, TheDive: How Companies Can Operate Regeneratively with the Stellar Approach (2024)
- Podcast "Arbeitsphilosophen – The Future of Work" – "Regenerative Economy: Utopia or Soon a Reality? Ella Lagé – Consultant at TheDive" (2023)
- Talk at "Herausforderung Unternehmertum" (2022)
- Speaker at the 8th edition of the Pioneers of Change Summit (2019)
- Podcast "Campus Beats" – "The Stellar Approach" (2024)
- Becoming Systemically Sustainable (Personalmagazin – Neues Lernen, 01/2025)
Felix Herter is an organizational developer and The Loop Approach® trainer at TheDive. His work focuses on supporting teams and organizations in making collaboration more effective based on their specific needs and in enhancing their problem-solving capabilities. His approach is always about finding the right balance between preserving what works and unlocking potential for change.
He is driven by the belief that work should empower rather than drain people and that organizations have a responsibility to sustain and enhance the vitality of our environment.
As one of the architects of the award-winning pilot project Meine Station, which introduced self-organized collaboration in a surgical ward, he is pioneering innovative approaches in the healthcare sector. In addition, he serves on the board of the association Schule im Aufbruch e.V., advocating for an education system that equips people with the skills for future-oriented thinking and action.
References:
- Speaker at ZP Süd 2024 – "Bye-bye Benefits: Why We Should Focus on Making Collaboration Effective and Joyful – and Never Struggle for Applicants Again."
- Speaker at leadership conferences and congresses on new work models in healthcare
- Co-author of the book chapter "Meine Station – On the Way to a Human Hospital"
- Multiple awards for the Meine Station project at Klinikum Aschaffenburg, including: Barbara Stamm Medal from the Bavarian State Ministry, 2nd place, New Work Award 2023, 1st place, BGM Sponsorship Award from AOK Health 2022
- Featured in industry magazines such as brand eins and Die Schwester | Der Pfleger
Andreas Lerche studied economics in Mannheim, Vienna, and Münster and is a certified systemic coach. He is the author of the book "New Finance" and explores how economic control processes in organizations can be designed in a more systemic, contemporary, and functional way.
He has developed an alternative approach to traditional controlling, which promotes a holistic understanding of value creation in companies. At TheDive, Andreas supports organizations in transformation processes with his New Finance approach. Concepts such as "economic weather forecasting" and "value creation accounting" help organizations anticipate future developments and shift their focus toward the value creation process itself.
References:
- New Finance: Designing Contemporary Financial Processes in Purpose-Driven Organizations (Schaeffer-Poeschel, 2023)
- Controlling in Self-Organized Organizations: More Roundabouts, Less Traffic Lights, Controller Magazin (01/2024)
- Controlling in Self-Organization (Haufe Controlling, 2024)
- Talk: "But We Still Need to Make Money, Right? – New Work and the Economic Control of Organizations", Evangelische Akademie Tutzing (10/2024)
- Podcast "Startup Insider" | #139 | New Finance with Anna-Lena Kümpel (2024)
- Podcast "Paperwings" | #139 | What is New Finance? with Danny Herzoge Braun (2024)
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Publications
- 03/2025: Article by Simon Berkler – "VUCA Is No Longer Enough", in Human Resources Manager
- 03/2025: Article by Simon Berkler – "The Economy of the Future: Regenerative Business in Practice – From What to How", in Forum Nachhaltig Wirtschaften
- 03/2025: Interview with Simon Berkler – "Let’s Be Honest, Simon Berkler", in Changement Magazine
- 01/2025: Article by Simon Berkler and Ella Lagé – "Becoming Systemically Sustainable", in Personalmagazin – Neues Lernen
- 29.11.2024: "New Work in Hospitals? 'The Effort Pays Off!'", in Berliner Ärzt:innen Magazin
- 19.11.2024: Chapter by Ella Lagé and Simon Berkler – "A Glimpse into the Regenerative Future – Why We Need to Think Beyond Sustainability and How Organizations Can Contribute", in the book "Triple Transformation"
- 07.06.2024: Book contribution by Felix Herter on the self-organized pilot project "Meine Station", in the book "Human Hospital"
- 23.05.2024: Article by Simon Berkler – "Sustainability Transformation Requires Ambidexterity", in Haufe Sustainability
- 27.11.2023: "Contagious!", in brand eins Magazine
- 07.10.2023: Interview with Frederik Fleischmann in the column "Let’s Be Honest!", in Changement Magazine
- 14.09.2023: Article by Andreas Lerche – "Controlling in Self-Organized Organizations: More Roundabouts, Less Traffic Lights", in Haufe Controlling
Podcasts
- 04.10.2024: #262 Ella Lagé, TheDive: "How Companies Can Operate Regeneratively with the Stellar Approach", in New Work Chat Podcast
- 15.05.2024: "Regenerative Business Is Not Just Number Crunching but an Innovation Task", in Regenerativ & Digital Podcast
- 10.01.2024: "The Self-Organized Hospital Ward", in New Work in Healthcare Podcast
- 02.09.2023: "New Finance" with Andreas Lerche, in Startup Insider Podcast
- 02.06.2023: #157 Nadja Nardini & Frederik Fleischmann from TheDive: Transforming Organizations from Within with the "Loop Approach", in New Work Chat Podcast
- 27.05.2023: UA099 – "The Loop Approach" with Katja Vogt and Frederik Fleischmann, in Unboxing New Work Podcast
- 16.05.2023: "Work Less, Live More – Can We Afford to Work Less?", in hr2 Der Tag Podcast
- 24.11.2022: "The Necessity of Regenerative Business", with Ella Lagé, in Business for Future Podcast
Events
- 05.11.2024: Own Positive Impact Roundtable for Business Leaders – "Between Profit and Positive Impact: How a Conscious Approach to Goal Conflicts Accelerates the Sustainability Transformation"
- 04.11.2024: Imagine: Regenerative Design, at Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin (in collaboration with the Institute for Design Research Vienna) – Workshop on "Regenerative Business Modeling"
- 30-31.10.2024: Impact Festival Frankfurt – Table session on "How Regenerative Practices Foster Organizational Change" and Masterclass on "Why Sustainability Isn't Enough – And Why That's Good News for Companies."
- 24.10.2024: Impact Entrepreneurship Forum Berlin – Talk: "From Human-Centered to Planet-Centered: Corporate Innovation Amidst Polycrisis"
- 25.09.2024: BAM – Bock auf Morgen Festival – Panel with Prof. Florian Lüdeke-Freund (ESCP Berlin) and Johanna Baare (traceless materials)
- 19.06.2024: SDSN Conference "Tackling the Shift to a Regenerative Economy" in Aarau (CH) – Panel with Prof. Stephan Hankammer (Alanus University) and Sarah Dubreil (circl.earth)
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