[:de]20 years ago, so 1999Dagmar Hanewinkel and Christian Dries founded the Cologne Institute for Management Consulting (KI.M) – a real reason for us to celebrate! But it's not just about celebrating our achievements, but above all about paying tribute to all those who have contributed over the past 20 years. Because success isn't achieved alone, but only together.
Our 20th anniversary is an opportunity for us to say thank you and be grateful. Thankful for all the exciting projects, for the challenges, and for the people who have placed their trust and support in us during this time and helped shape KI.M. Dagmar
Our many employees, in all their diversity, have supported and shaped us over the years. Our customers, with their unique qualities, have also helped us continue to develop. And finally, our many friends, who have also kept us on track emotionally. Without their support and the backing of our families, our success would not have been possible. Therefore, we have decided not to hold a big celebration, but to focus on various small, target-group-specific initiatives. Christian
This is what the 20th year of KI.M brings with it
The 2018 year-end celebration under the motto “Golden Twenties" was just the beginning of a series of exciting events and changes, the first of which were already noticeable in January: With the change in legal form from a partnership to a limited partnership (GmbH & Co. KG), we have now formally changed our name. This offers more flexibility for KI.M, particularly in its future direction. This was followed in May by our benefit dinner with our first customers – we will welcome current customers at the Cologne Lights event in July. And of course, there will once again be a summer party for our alumni, which in this special year will also be under the anniversary motto.
Experiences that shape: groundbreaking milestones and influences
Speaking of direction: Dagmar and Christian also have clear words on the question of how K.IM has changed over the past 20 years and which milestones have particularly influenced its development.
In the beginning, we were very much influenced by the issues our first clients addressed, through which and with which we gradually grew and which brought us stability. With this financial support, five years after our founding, the desire to offer more psychological services developed, and we wanted to demonstrate that we are not just a competent partner in diagnostics. Challenges and upheavals have always been and continue to be opportunities and inspiration for new things for us, and that is simply essential for the development of KI.M. I am pleased and motivated to be able to contribute to personal satisfaction and good performance with my expertise. I am particularly committed to not only shaping things myself, but also giving our employees the freedom to do so. This also includes 'wrestling' with one another to find the ideal solution, while at the same time always being open to change. Dagmar
Christian also fondly remembers the early days of K.IM:
We are also particularly proud of having achieved the strategic goal we set for ourselves ten years ago: 'In our 20th year of operation, we want to be a leading provider in Germany for business psychology consulting services with international management expertise.' Another milestone was the move to larger premises on Domstraße with the innovative office concept, which we have since expanded. Christian
To good neighbors: spatial changes
After the departure of our cooperation partner 22CONNECT In the autumn of last year, the office wing facing the cathedral became available, creating new space for us and our cooperation partners.
With the agency lessingtiede, who has been advising us on all marketing topics for many years and has also designed our anniversary logo, as well as the FiGuS GmbH We have been working door to door since the beginning of the year – and in the future we will continue to work together in a variety of different ways.
More space for innovative ideas
The spatial change brings us as KI.M in addition to another office for the office through the “KI.M Workshop” also more space for creative, innovative teamwork. In addition to a whiteboard, a large work surface, and a comfortable seating area, KI.M. now also has a foosball table.
Not to forget the new Management shared apartment: Christian and Dagmar are giving up their individual offices in favor of expanding our customer area and are taking the plunge into a shared office, which will also be part of the flexible office space concept. This also means that the rest of the office space at KI.M is getting a facelift: The customer area is being remodeled and redesigned, and the forum will also be changing.
In the next few weeks we will inform you on Facebook and LinkedIn Stay tuned for updates on the progress of the renovation. Stay tuned to see how a porthole with a view of the cathedral fits into our new spatial concept.
Fit for the future – well positioned digitally and analogue
A lot has also happened digitally in the past few months: Here in our KI.Blog and on social media, you can see and read what's happening in and around KI.M. We're also excited about the KI.M anniversary logo, which will accompany us throughout the entire anniversary year.
And last but not least, Christian dares to take a little look ahead to the year 2029:
We've certainly evolved for our 30th anniversary, most likely also in terms of digital business processes and consulting engagements. The KI.family – with KI.M, KI.BIT and AI.TEST – will have continued to grow and there will be another party on the roof terrace at 100%. Christian
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