Philosophical Approaches to Business Consulting

Sören E. Schuster is a researcher at the intersection of philosophy and economics/business. During his doctorate at Freiburg University, he examined Nietzsche’s engagement with economic thinkers and explored its relevance for contemporary economic philosophy. He is currently a research associate at the Ethical Mining project at Berlin University of Applied Sciences and Technology (BHT) and lectures at the Free University of Bolzano and Witten/Herdecke University. As a fellow of the Institut für Wirtschaftsgestaltung in Berlin, he has initiated and led projects on the Chief Philosophy Officer and Philosophical Approaches to Business Consulting. In addition to his academic work, he advises companies on cultural and strategic issues.

• Introduction.- Part I: Innovation, Creativity and Aesthetics.- Levels-Of-Abstraction Reconceptualisation as a Method for Ethical and Strategic Innovation in Philosophical Consulting: A Case Study in (Re)Insurance, Parametric Agricultural Risk, and Human Development.- Decisive Philosophy: The Rationale and Potential of Philosophically Informed Strategy Development in Business.- Foundations for a Strong Future: A Case Study of an Aesthetics Workshop Michael Spicher.- Interview: Christine Jakobson on Philosophical Approaches to Business Consulting.- Part II: Culture, Knowledge and Critical Thinking.- Culture is the Organizational Blind Spot: Three Case Studies That Argue for a Nietzschean Re-Evaluation of Culture-Strategy Alignment in Business Consulting.- The Transilient and Attractor Effect of Philosophy in Business: An Italian Case.- Interview: Charles Spinosa on Philosophical Approaches to Business Consulting.- Part III: Political Theory, Justice and Governance.- Philosophical Consulting in Construction Engineering.- Employee Turnover from an Aristotelian Perspective: A Business Consulting Case Study.- Interview: Verena Rauen on Philosophical Approaches to Business Consulting.- Section IV: Meaningful Work and Purpose.- Philosophical Consultations on Meaningful Work.- A Corporate Philosopher in Two Brazilian Organizations: Challenges, Changes and Resistance.- Interview: Brennan Jacoby on Philosophical Approaches to Business Consulting.