Michael’s Research

How can we imagine and create desired futures? What does it take to transfer novel ideas into an organization? And, how do we build people’s confidence to achieve transformative change? Delve into Michael’s research and the accompanying writings.

Porsche was founded during the Great Depression

Find out what its founder did during this time to build a lasting legacy

Recent Book

Who makes our world of tomorrow? Is it the predominantly male engineers of Silicon Valley or the users of the new technologies? With this book, Michael Shamiyeh embarks on a journey to Silicon Valley, where the new can apparently flourish more than almost anywhere else in the world, to pursue questions about the future and its creators.

Praise for the book

A fresh and valuable contribution about the world of Silicon Valley’s future leaders—their elite universities, high-tech corporations and their everyday life.

– CHARLY KLEISSNER, Ex-Silicon Valley Executive (NeXT, DataMind, Ariba), 100 % Impact Network, KL Felicitas Foundation, US

Praise for the book

This book is a ‘must’ for executives of European companies. It provides authentic information about one of the most fascinating and innovative regions of the world.

–WALTER BRENNER, Professor and Director of the Institute for Information Systems at the University of St. Gallen, CH

Praise for the book

A brilliant field report. With clear language, eventful and personal, Michael Shamiyeh from Silicon Valley addresses European future leaders … absolutely worth reading.

–MANFRED FASSLER, media scientist and professor of sociology at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, D

Praise for the book

It is worth taking a look with Michael Shamiyeh at the conditions for the success of the world’s prime innovation space … fascination and skepticism find a healthy balance.

–MARTIN RAUCHBERGER, Co-Director of the Open Austria Silicon Valley Office and Austrian Consul in San Francisco, A/US

Praise for the book

A multifaceted insight into the diversity of Silicon Valley and far beyond, with very interesting ideas and truly valuable impulses.

–KARLHEINZ SCHWUCHOW, Professor and Head of the Center for International Management Studies, Bremen University of Applied Sciences, D

Books by Michael

Selected Writings

My writing covers a wide range of topics—from success and failure stories of pioneers (and their enterprises) to recommendations for action to build a more desirable future.

2020: Shamiyeh, M. Entscheidung für die Zukunft Porsche. In Hilb, M. (Ed.) (forthcoming). New Short Living Cases on Corporate Governance.
2020: Shamiyeh, M. (forthcoming). The Unexposed Picture: The Missing Story on Kodak’s True Challenge in Managing Disruption.
2019: Shamiyeh, M. Auslaufmodell Silicon Valley? Der Standard. Sa./So. 2./3. November. Wien: K2.
2019: Shamiyeh, M. Vorbote ungleichmäßig verteilter Zukunft. Der Standard. Sa./So. 19./20. Oktober. Wien: K2.
2018: Shamiyeh, M. Radical Technologies. Adam Greenfield (Review). TAD Technology, Architecture, and Design (3): 259-260.
2018: Shamiyeh, M. Post aus dem Tal des ewig Neuen: Was wir vom Silicon Valley lernen können (Mit einem Vorwort von Bolko von Oetinger). Wien: Morawa.
2018: Shamiyeh, M. Ethik für Plattformen definieren. Der Standard. Sa./So. 20./21. Jänner. Wien: K2.
2018: Shamiyeh, M. Design als strategisches Ziel betrachten. Der Standard. Sa./So. 13./14. Jänner. Wien: K2.
2018: Shamiyeh, M. Neues als willkommene Störung des Alten begreifen. Der Standard. Sa./So. 5./6. Jänner. Wien: K2.
2017: Shamiyeh, M. Die Zukunft selbst in die Hand nehmen. Der Standard. Sa./So. 30.31. Dezember. Wien: K8.
2017: Shamiyeh, M. Die systemische Illusion der “Kontrolle“. Der Standard. Sa./So. 23./24. Dezember. Wien: K9.
2017: Shamiyeh, M. Ein Protokoll des Scheiterns. Der Standard. Sa./So. 16./17. Dezember. Wien: K12.
2017: Shamiyeh, M. Zukunftsambitionen und ihre Orte. Der Standard. Sa./So. 9./10. Dezember. Wien: K12.
2017: Shamiyeh, M. Wo Kollaboration mehr als nur ein Schlagwort ist. Der Standard. Sa./So. 2./3. Dezember. Wien: K12.
2017: Shamiyeh, M. Altes ausblenden, um Neues zu schaffen. Der Standard. Sa./So. 25./26. November. Wien: K9.
2017: Shamiyeh, M. Post aus dem Tal des ewig Neuen. Der Standard. Sa./So. 18./19. November. Wien: K2.
2016: Shamiyeh, M. Designing from the Future. In Brenner, W.; Uebernickel, F. (Eds.) Design Thinking for Innovation: Research and Practice. New York: Springer: 192-219.
2014: Shamiyeh, M. (Ed.). Driving Desired Futures: Turning Design Thinking into Real Innovation. Basel: Birkhäuser.
2014: Shamiyeh, M. Alpbach Technology Symposium: Working Groups Résumé. Alpbach: European Forum Alpbach.
2014: Shamiyeh, M.; Sasson, S. Disruptive Innovation at the Eastman Kodak Company. In Shamiyeh, M. (Ed.). Driving Desired Futures: Turning Design Thinking into Real Innovation. Basel: Birkhäuser: 28-39; 112-123; 238-247; 357-361.
2014: Eppler, Martin J.; Shamiyeh, M. New Mindsets, or: What can Change Managers Learn from Architects? In Shamiyeh, M. (Ed.). Driving Desired Futures: Turning Design Thinking into Real Innovation. Basel: Birkhäuser: 419-423.
2014: Shamiyeh, M. Waste=Food: Changing Values in Society and Architecture. In German, E.; Steger, B (Eds.). Waiting & Wondering: A Discourse on Sustainable Architecture. Basel: Birkhäuser.
2013: Shamiyeh, M. Ferdinand Porsche and Leading Austrian companies: Why the Viennese Lohnerwerke and Austro Daimler were so conducive to the genesis of the innovator. Austro Classic (03): 84-91.
2012: Shamiyeh, M. Porsche: Principle Innovation – 12 universal innovation principles that promise success for any business. Linz: Vogel Audio-Vision. 2 DVDs. 348 min.