Digital Rebirth transcends digital transformation. It involves a revolutionary reinventing of the purpose, nature and processes of a company, with accompanying digital business and technological platforms. This book presents a clear framework for practical digital rebirth of companies, contrasting it to prevalent "digital transformation" approaches. Aimed at large and medium-sized companies, as well as their subcontractors and service providers, but also at budding entrepreneurs, it should be read and used by company boards, executives, managers, startup leaders and business consultants. In every section of the book you will find proven concepts of Digital Rebirth, digital reinvention, collaborative digital practices, combinatorial technologies, digital platforms, digital ecosystems and pointers how to move from obsolete mindsets and leftover baggage to reinvented digitalization minds and processes. It shows clearly how some major companies have digitally rebirthed themselves or are in the process of it to be or to become a leading player in the digital economy. Company (and industry) illustrations are accompanied by descriptions of Digital Rebirth approaches, methodologies and practical tools. The book's content is ideal for use in company workshops and executive sessions, as well as business leadership mindset sessions, and has been validated in such activities by the authors, including boards of highly renowned companies on all continents. At the end of the book, the unique approach of Digital Rebirth is condensed into a framework of five digital drivers, to assist in the right activities for purposeful and successful company rebirth. The concept of Digital Rebirth shows clearly that, in the light of recent developments like Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Industry 4.0 and Cloud-based Services, well-established traditional industry and competitive models are not any longer satisfactory to understanding and dealing with digital realities.

MARIUS LEIBOLD war Professor an der Stellenbosch University in Südafrika, außerdem berät er seit mehr als 20 Jahren Führungskräfte von Unternehmen in den USA, Europe, Asien/Australien und Afrika. Leibold ist Gastprofessor an der Universität von North Carolina, der Business School Netherlands sowie der Massey University (Neuseeland) und gilt als einer der führenden Experten bei der Beratung auf dem Weg in die digitale Zukunft. SVEN VOELPEL ist Experte für Leadership Excellence. Er ist Professor für Business Administration an der Jacobs University Bremen und Gründungspräsident des WDN - WISE Demographie Netzwerk. Er war Gastprofessor am INSEAD, in Tsinghua und St. Gallen sowie Gastdozent an der Harvard University. Er hat große Erfahrung in Führungskräfte-Workshops und ist ein international anerkannter Redner.