Werner Ahrendt was born in Leipzig, studied physics and was fascinated by philosophy and history. Although he did not become a scientist himself, he has had a lot to do with scientists in his professional life. Retired, he is now recollecting his thoughts and writes on this website. He lives either in Berlin or on his estate in the Spreewald.
Tom Becker lives in Berlin and still goes to school. He wants to know how the world works. That's why he likes to ask questions and won't be fobbed off with incomplete or illogical explanations. He is particularly fascinated by computers and maths.
Matthias Kölbel was born in Leipzig in 1974. Being interested in a great variety of topics, he studied physics, philosophy and economics in Leipzig and Göttingen and completed his doctorate with Peter Weingart and Mohssen Massarrat on ‘Knowledge Management in Science’. As a professional auditor, he has trained a critical eye.
Stephan Witt, born in Berlin in 1965, completed a banking apprenticeship and studied economics at the TU Berlin and the University of Illinois. He has more than 30 years of experience in the development of new companies, from business concept to practical realisation. Stephan works as a consultant, coach or interim manager. As a founder, he is active in various start-ups in the IT sector. As a cluster manager, he has built up the BioEconomy cluster around the long-standing chemical site Leuna. In addition to his practical work, he has been working on the theoretical foundations of disruptive innovations and complexity theory.
