Matthias Wein
Consultant for Organisation
and Strategy Development
About me
Originally from the Cologne region in Germany, I studied political science and economics in Marburg, Lund (Sweden), Auckland (New Zealand), and at Freie Universität Berlin. I then joined the NGO Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung (DSW), where I worked for several years, most recently as a Director with responsibility for projects and teams across six European and East African countries. Leading diverse teams from around the world deepened my interest in organizational development. During my second parental leave, I completed a one-year certification program as a systemic organizational consultant – a step that inspired me to establish my own practice.
Today, I am a partner at Como Consult GmbH and part of its network of consultants, where I also contribute as a trainer in our organizational development program. In addition, I am a member of the ARD.ZDF medienakademie’s pool of trainers.
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In my work, I am guided by the question of how cooperation can succeed in achieving common goals – whether between individuals or organizations, on a local or global scale. I collaborate with companies, non-profits, ministries, public broadcasting institutions, the United Nations, parliamentarians, foundations, and think tanks. My projects and assignments have taken me to countries such as Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, the United States, and many European countries. I am particularly inspired by working in intercultural contexts and across diverse organizational cultures.
At the moment I am particularly interested in how organisations are dealing with AI transformation – not just as an IT project, but as what it really is: a question of roles, leadership, responsibility, culture and collaboration. I am currently completing the Master Management Artificial Intelligence (MMAI).
I live in Berlin with my wife and our two children. Every summer, we return to our second home in Sweden. In my free time, I enjoy playing padel, tennis, and basketball, and I find balance and joy in singing with my choir. I am a member of the board of Basketballgemeinschaft Zehlendorf e.V. (BGZ) (basketball club), where I also coach youth teams from time to time.
Services
After a thorough clarification of the assignment, I design a process with you – with clear steps, responsibilities and roles. That can be a longer engagement or a single session. I work on site and virtually, so that the intended strategy is not only discussed but actually put into practice.
AI tools have become part of my everyday work – in preparing sessions, analysing interviews, or as a sounding board when thinking through process designs. The same rule applies to me that I recommend to organisations: responsibility for analysis, concept and intervention stays with me. I am currently completing a Master in Management and Artificial Intelligence (MMAI) and draw on it extensively in my work.
I have completed advanced training in organizational development, collegial leadership, agile working, OKR, Effectuation, Theory U, strategic scenario planning, mindfulness, regenerative management, as well as language and diversity. I also bring extensive consulting experience with the Capacity WORKS management model for strategic cooperation. I work in both German and English and make use of appropriate digital collaboration tools in virtual settings.
Organisation Development
- Accompanying longer-term change processes
- Advice on organisational design, processes and decision-making structures
- Team development
- Leadership coaching
- Advice on stablishing cooperation between organisation (e.g. alliances, networks, multi-stakeholder partnerships)
Strategy Development
- Vision, mission and strategy development
- Strategic foresight
- Support in translating strategy into everyday practice
Facilitation
- Retreats, away days and strategy workshops
- Network meetings and multi-stakeholder dialogues
