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Michael Schmidle

Head of Business Development at the Swiss Radio and TV, SRF. Start-up consultant, hobby music producer and blogger. Opinionated about strategy, leadership, and media. In love with Mexico. This blog reflects my personal views.

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 Sep 26, 2023 ·  2min read

The Better Nuxt Directus Authentication Middleware

The Nuxt Directus docs give you a basic auth middleware, but it’s got some quirks. Here’s how to bulletproof it. Continue…

Technology Tutorials


 Apr 4, 2023 ·  5min read

The True Challenge of the AI Alignment Problem

AI is a big topic these days. One reason for this is the fear of AIs acting against human values, potentially causing severe consequences. However, there’s an even bigger challenge than aligning AIs: Let’s look in the mirror. Continue…

AI Future Strategy


 Mar 5, 2023 ·  13min read

Four Criteria for Better Decision Making

While we all face decisions on a daily basis, we often reinvent the wheel in our process of decision making. However, there’s a set of strategic criteria that helps you making robust, fast, and comprehensible choices every time. Continue…

Strategy Leadership Career


 Jun 4, 2022 ·  6min read

The Power of Subtractive Thinking

What’s better: more success or less failure? More possibilities or less impossibilities? Let’s take a look at the seemingly pointless question—and discover the surprising answer. Continue…

Innovation Leadership Career


 May 31, 2022 ·  4min read

Who Has the Ressources to Innovate in Times of Transformation?

The media industry is in the throes of its biggest transformation yet. And on top, public service media is supposed to be innovative, too. What seems like asking too much, might be a blessing in disguise. Continue…

Innovation Strategy


 Feb 6, 2022 ·  6min read

A Visualization of Leadership

Recently, I came across a helpful visualization of what Leadership means in times of Digital Transformation. Let me show you. Continue…

Innovation Leadership


 Nov 4, 2021 ·  4min read

Accelerate Your Team by Repeating Yourself

If you want to speed up your team, should you run faster or slower as their leader? Today, I found one answer. Continue…

Leadership


 Oct 11, 2021 ·  6min read

The Best of Both VUCAs

Ever heard of VUCA—as in: Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity? Ever thought that these aspects could actually be beneficial on a certain level? Let’s find out. Continue…

Leadership Innovation


 Oct 4, 2021 ·  4min read

Being Productively Creative—Artist vs. Designer

Have you ever experienced “writer’s block” or “masterpiece syndrome?” Here’s some advice on how to frame your mind, get into problem solving and be productively creative. Continue…

Music Design Innovation


 Sep 12, 2021 ·  6min read

Applying Design Thinking to a Pandemic

Everybody seems to have strong opinions about the best way to get out of the COVID-19 pandemic—to the point that makes it really tough to, indeed, get out. Maybe Design Thinking can help? Continue…

Innovation Leadership Strategy

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