Publications
Books, magazine articles, whitepapers, and other written contributions.
AI 2026: Trends and Guidelines for Deployment
24 March 2026
Expectations for AI have rarely been so high, and decision-makers' patience rarely so thin. In 2026, the focus shifts from feasibility to accountability.
NZZ: The Great Flight Forward into AI Agents
14 March 2026
Quoted in NZZ article about tech giants investing billions in AI agents after massive spending on language models
How Companies Become a Cybernetic Enterprise
18 February 2026
The Cybernetic Enterprise transforms organizations into learning systems that adapt faster than their market changes. Why agility and AI pilots alone are not enough, and which operating model will shape the future.
AI Oracle 2026: The Most Important Trends for Decision-Makers
3 February 2026
What decision-makers need to know and do now so that AI evolves from experiment to true partner. The 8 most important AI trends for 2026.
NZZ: Aleph Alpha and the European Cloud Opportunity
18 January 2026
Quoted in NZZ article about Aleph Alpha's strategic shift and Europe's cloud sovereignty
Between Tool and Gamechanger: How AI Drives the Cybernetic Enterprise
14 January 2026
AI is everywhere, but lasting business value often remains elusive. Organizations that embed AI as a strategic partner for continuous learning turn a useful tool into a true gamechanger.
The AI future is "cybernetic"
11 December 2025
Agility and AI pilots won’t save companies running on an outdated operating system. If you simply bolt AI onto rigid structures, you’ll amplify silos, slow decisions, and miss ROI. The Cybernetic Enterprise reframes the organization as a self-regulating system of feedback loops, aligning purpose, values, processes, and tools, so AI becomes part of the DNA, enabling flow, empowered teams, and continuous learning.
How industrial companies can become “AI-ready” and future-proof
23 November 2025
When people, machines, and algorithms work as a team, a learning and resilient factory emerges. Industrial firms must become AI-ready now: through data-driven production, open platform architecture, feedback loops, and explainable AI. A clear transformation path, from vision and use cases to MLOps, platform engineering, and upskilling, makes the move to a Cybernetic Enterprise pragmatic and measurable.
NZZ: Workslop, When AI Destroys Productivity
19 November 2025
Quoted in NZZ article about how sloppy AI use undermines workplace productivity
Human-machine cooperation in Industry 5.0
8 October 2025
Industry 5.0 goes beyond automation: people, sustainability, and resilience take center stage. Artificial intelligence meets human intuition to create hybrid value creation. The “Cybernetic Enterprise” links sensors, OT data, AI agents, and business rules in feedback loops, enabling learning, resilient factories that continuously improve efficiency, transparency, and sustainability.
Digitalization was Yesterday: How to Achieve “Cybernetic Transformation”
24 August 2025
Digitalization unlocked efficiency, but it often stopped at isolated optimizations. In an AI-driven world, organizations need a new “operating system.” Cybernetic Transformation builds continuously learning, data-driven, and customer-centric enterprises. Through feedback loops, platform engineering, and AI-augmented teams, companies evolve into adaptive systems, achieving faster innovation, resilience, and sustainable growth.
From Humans and Machines: The Organization of the Future
18 August 2025
Artificial Intelligence is evolving from a tool into an active team member. In the Cybernetic Enterprise, AI supports decisions, drives feedback loops, and continuously learns, much like a nervous system. Trust, empowerment, and transparency replace control. The future of organizations lies in combining human creativity with machine intelligence to enable faster innovation, greater efficiency, resilience, and truly adaptive business models.
The Cybernetic Enterprise
1 August 2025
How to Build a Future-Ready Organization - A comprehensive operating system for business transformation featuring continuous learning, AI-augmented intelligence, and fast feedback loops.
Foundations of The Cybernetic Enterprise
1 August 2025
The Bodies of Knowledge Behind Future-Ready Organizations - A reference volume covering Cybernetics, Systems Thinking, Lean & Flow, Agile, Architecture, Product & Innovation, AI, and DevOps.
The Cybernetic Enterprise Assessment
1 August 2025
A Practical Tool for Building Future-Ready Organizations - A structured framework for assessing organizational maturity across people, process, technology, and data.
The Cybernetic Enterprise CTO Playbook
1 August 2025
A Practical Guide for Building Future-Ready Organizations - Helps CTOs architect for simplicity, empower autonomous teams, scale platform engineering, and embed AI responsibly.
DevOps in Switzerland 2025: Scaling DevOps with Platforms and AI
13 July 2025
DevOps in Switzerland has evolved from practice to platform-enabled and AI-augmented delivery. The 2025 report reveals that over half of organizations have dedicated platform teams, while one-third already use AI in DevOps. GitLab, Kubernetes, and Terraform remain dominant, but cultural challenges persist. The future is clear: DevOps must scale through platforms, leverage AI responsibly, and focus on outcomes, while keeping people at the center. Watch the release video for more insights.
Coding Without Coders?
11 June 2025
AI is transforming software development, but the lone coder isn't obsolete, the role is evolving. Success now requires Cybernetic Thinking: connecting technology, people, and processes in continuously learning systems.
Riding the AI Wave: How Industrial Companies Can Harness It Purposefully
8 June 2025
AI alone won't fix broken processes. Industrial companies must build a Cybernetic Enterprise, a learning, self-regulating system combining people, technology, and organization.
DevEx: A Strategic Imperative for Business Success
24 March 2025
Developer Experience is no longer optional, it's a strategic necessity. Organizations investing in DevEx and platform engineering accelerate innovation, boost productivity, and gain competitive advantage.
Flip the Switch on Modern Software Development with Feature Flags
27 November 2024
A comprehensive guide on how feature flags transform software delivery, enabling teams to deploy with confidence while maintaining control over releases.
Modern Development Practices in Banking: A Playbook
29 March 2024
A roadmap for banking institutions to modernise their software development, covering feature flags, CI/CD, platform engineering, and digital transformation strategies.
Golem.de Interview: "When we talk about DevOps, we need to talk about people"
6 January 2023
Romano Roth explains why DevOps is not bullshit, how transformation succeeds in companies, and what IT students really need to learn.
Machines, Code, People
18 June 2019
50 things Zühlke engineers are passionate about. Contributing author with chapter 'CYA: Cover your ass' about documenting architecture decisions.