Two days. More than four hundred participants. And many honest conversations.
The DDIM.kongress 2025 in Düsseldorf showed once again how much experience and perspective lies within the interim community.
Many of these conversations touched on one question in particular:
How is the interim market perceived at the moment.
To carry this exchange beyond the congress, we have created a short mini survey.
Five questions, three minutes, anonymous and to the point.
The link can be found in the blog article.
Straight Talk Instead of Slides: Andreas Lau’s Keynote
Where does strategic transformation begin.
Not with processes.
Not with structure.
Not even with the organisation itself.
It begins with the question of whether your strategy still holds up in reality.
In his keynote at DDIM.kongress 2025, Andreas Lau chose a deliberately lean format and opened the floor to discussion. He raised essential questions about clarity, direction and responsibility.
Successful transformation requires transforming the processes. And it is the organisation that ensures the strategy works in everyday practice, efficiently and with focus.
Andreas Lau
A highly engaged audience, deep expertise and open dialogue made the session lively and valuable. And perhaps even seasoned transformation experts took away something new.
Voices from the Field: Three Perspectives
Following the keynote, we spoke with three voices who experienced the congress from different vantage points:
– Dr. Eberhard Müller on structure, clarity and organisational responsibility
– Özlem Kolsouzidis on personal exchange during the speed dating
– Andreas Lau on his motivation behind the topic and the reactions in the room
Connection, Exchange and Community
Whether at the stand, in the workshop or during the networking evening, the most important element of this congress was personal connection.
Deepening relationships, discovering perspectives or simply listening. That made the difference
Your Perspective Matters
During the speed dating, we had many insightful conversations and asked interim managers directly:
What is driving the market.
What enables successful collaboration.
If you would like to contribute your view, we warmly invite you to take part in our mini survey.
Five questions, three minutes, concise and anonymous.
HANSE Interim Mini Survey: How does the interim market feel today.
🕒 The survey is open until Sunday, 30 November.
Thank You
To the DDIM for the organisation.
To all interim managers who stopped by and shared their thoughts.
And to our team on site for two days full of valuable exchanges.
Best regards
Your HANSE Interim Team
Andreas Lau
PS: Strategy isn’t everything. But without strategy, everything is nothing. If you want to delve deeper, you can find further thoughts on the role of strategy in transformation here: Strategy review in transformation
