http://www.sdn.sap.com/sdn/weblogs.sdn?blog=/pub/u/49129 SAP Developer Network SAP Weblogs by Paul Centen © Copyright 2009 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP.com en-us http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/15945 Bernard Stiegler describes the change/evolution of information provisioning and its related awareness and opinion building over the period of last 400 years. Reading that book I recognize some parallel developments within the processing of knowledge. This likeness is more or less evident, because we (the global society) deal with the same participants within both influential processes (knowledge and information consumption). In the area of information provisioning Bernard Stiegler points to some dramatic mental changes and relates them to current violent behavior in society. Answering the question about similar effects in knowledge might lead to surprises as well. Paul Centen Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Sustainability en-us 2009-09-24T04:28-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2009 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/14576 McKinsey published its study regarding the energy demand expectations using different parameters to describe economy, effectiveness of energy production and consumption, etc. This survey is presented in an interactive picture. The study covers the years until 2010 and distinguish between developed and developing countries. Resume is very simple: reduce the over-consumption and increase effectiveness of energy consumption at all levels in business and private life most possibly drive greater impacts. Paul Centen Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Sustainability en-us 2009-06-05T01:28-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2009 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/12274 December 1st, 2008 is a remarkable day. In Poszan (Poland) the European UNEP conference starts with discussions on an operational plan to execute earlier agreements regarding climate change, carbon footprint reduction, etc. December 1st, 2008 is also the begin of the “year of the gorilla”. Last but not least it’s the world aids day. What interlinks these very different topics: the financial crisis. Paul Centen Beyond SAP, Sustainability, Governance, Risk and Compliance en-us 2008-12-01T05:21-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2008 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/12144 The current financial crisis hits all corners of business and social life. This isn’t a surprise knowing magnitude and structure of this crisis. Two months after first business announcements, society gets more familiar with the expected change. The question in the main street is still the difference between natural and alternative reasoning. Paul Centen Automotive, Banking, Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Sustainability, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Public Sector en-us 2008-11-21T04:03-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2008 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/12118 At a SAP-sponsored CEO-forum last week SAP colleagues had the opportunity to discuss actual business and to get insights from the participants. This event was cross-industry. Paul Centen Aerospace and Defense, Analytics, Automotive, Banking, Beyond SAP, Business Process Expert, Chemicals, Consumer Products, CRM, Defense, ERP, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Healthcare, Higher Education, Industrial Machinery and Components, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Professional Services, Public Sector, Retail, Utilities Industry, Wholesale Distribution en-us 2008-11-19T14:31-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2008 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/11994 Every day the financial crisis is the number one item in the news. Most messages are either “we are affected as well” or “we need support”. Almost none of current news articles describe the way to overcome within realistic scenarios. The national economies as well as the industries change their business models boundaries only marginal. This approach doesn’t suit to the type and size of the impact by the financial crisis. In parallel we “already knew” that our world is limited and we stress already sustainability in considerable dimensions. The recovery needs other business models and scenarios. Paul Centen Automotive, Banking, Beyond SAP, Sustainability, Governance, Risk and Compliance en-us 2008-11-12T03:02-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2008 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/11943 Although words like “sustainability” and “corporate social responsibility” are often used by a large variety of people, the difference between both and how they are related to each other isn’t generally known. In two audio supported presentations we tried to put some lights in there. In the last session the adjacent discussion strive to some other aspects like “social” and “political responsibility”. Paul Centen Beyond SAP, Sustainability en-us 2008-11-09T01:05-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2008 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/11930 Last week I got a newsletter of FT.com pointing to an impressive interactive graph on biomass & ethanol boom. Some parts of that information pointed to stocks, investments, subsidies, and profit. In the course of elections politicians put alternative energy sources on the top of their daily awareness agendas. This raised somehow the impression that our energy issue is resolved, but we should know better. I put a couple of information resources together to enrich the discussion with background on actual research to get the numbers in a more adjusted perspective. Paul Centen Beyond SAP, Sustainability en-us 2008-11-07T06:53-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2008 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/11887 The US president election became a great event for several people within the US as well as in other parts of the world. This election drove strong expectations regarding changes in social and economical environment in connection with foreign affairs. Do we expect impacts pro sustainability? The recovery of the financial crisis will force changes as well. Will these social and economical dimensions amplify each other? Paul Centen Beyond SAP, Sustainability en-us 2008-11-05T03:33-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2008 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/11534 Based on Darwin’s rules, biological entities try to recover from a crisis. This isn’t only with people, but also animals and plants. Also due to Darwin, recovery might imply a change in DNA. This biological DNA change needs “a couple of years”. In the context of current business, society, and nature, recovering is key and next to that, we have to prepare the phase after recovery. No science fiction, but real necessity. Paul Centen Beyond SAP, Sustainability, Governance, Risk and Compliance, SAP TechEd en-us 2008-10-11T10:54-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2008 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/11531 The acronyms GRC and CSR are often used, but still people asked us about the vision, and focus of these domains. Sustainability is that often used, that it seems to become a “non-differentiator”. Putting CSR and Sustainability together in one phrase is forcing the question “What is the difference”. These sessions try to put some light, such that discussions get more lively, and exchanges of minds and thoughts become more fruitful. Paul Centen Beyond SAP, Sustainability, Governance, Risk and Compliance, SAP TechEd en-us 2008-10-10T10:08-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2008 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/11530 The pace of IT industrialization be increase, once the FS crisis is mentally overcome. The world of tomorrow will not be a logical extension of yesterday’s world. Increase the IT industrialization for emerging markets imply an increase in demand on expertise and get enough knowledge and expertise in time. This is the great opportunity to collaborate and to challenge capabilities in changed environments. It’s probably easier to learn the “industry flavors on top” compared to the “business architecture and business suite capabilities on top”. Paul Centen Aerospace and Defense, Automotive, Banking, Beyond SAP, Business Objects, Chemicals, Healthcare, Higher Education, Industrial Machinery and Components, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining and Metal, Oil and Gas, Professional Services, Public Sector, SAP TechEd, Service-Oriented Architecture, Travel and Logistics Services, Wholesale Distribution en-us 2008-10-10T09:24-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2008 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/11519 Yearly, between mid of September and mid of October, SAP Banking Congress becomes a sync point for SAP Banking IT professionals from German speaking European countries. This year’s event had the focus on the actual FS crisis and the new business scenarios affecting the bank/customer relationship. Paul Centen Analytics, Banking, Beyond SAP, CRM, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Service-Oriented Architecture, Standards en-us 2008-10-09T23:40-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2008 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/11303 Along the preparations regarding TechEd Berlin I came across the blog by Dennis on his slot on “GRC and the financial crisis”. He mentioned regulations, compliance and auditing as natural consequences. Thinking about the “beyond” activities I recognized some equivalences in normal live like traffic and soccer. Paul Centen Banking, Beyond SAP, Sustainability, Governance, Risk and Compliance, SAP TechEd en-us 2008-10-07T05:05-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2008 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP http://weblogs.sdn.sap.com/pub/wlg/11274 The industry sessions in the clubhouse of SAP TechEd 2008 Berlin are intended to be recorded with a camcorder instead of a webcam. But still I face some issues. Using SAP (Adobe Enterprise) Connect with a camcorder as video feed-in is the current challenge I have. Paul Centen Beyond SAP, SAP TechEd en-us 2008-10-03T09:24-08:00 text/html © Copyright 2008 SAP. All rights reserved. SAP