Network companies and company networks: Christof Horn at TEDxStuttgart

As a mathematician and physicist, Christof Horn is well schooled in analyzing complex problems. Complexity around us is increasing all the time. The world is getting increasingly faster and more interconnected. How do organizations handle this dynamic complexity? Do established structures still fit? One response to the dynamics and complexity are networks. Christof Horn is managing director of the P3 Group. Their way from a startup at the RWTH Aachen to a staff of more than 2000 consultants and engineers worldwide brought with it a lot of challenges. The company is structured like a fractal network, constantly in motion to react to this complexity.

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