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Newsletter October 2025

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Editorial by Monika Frech
Co-Head of HPI d-school

Monika Frech reframes agile transformation as long-term capacity for change—co-created, not imposed. Permanent change has long since become the norm. Monika Frech calls for agile transformation that is not imposed, but actively shaped by employees.

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Interview with Markus Güntert
Product & Agile Coach

What comes after Design Thinking? Markus Güntert is an expert in product leadership and agile software development and part of the teaching faculty at HPI d-school. In the interview, he shows how to move from a project mindset to a product mindset and demonstrates what it takes to implement agile practices. “Agile transformation is underway when employees in organizations are beginning to think consistently in terms of outcomes rather than just output”, Güntert explains. 

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