Dr. Bernd Wiemann was the founding managing director of Mannesmann Pilotentwicklung, which he has headed ever since and which today is Vodafone Group R&D. This business unit works on future products and services for existing and future telecommunications markets. Among the tools of his work are the nurturing of a creative corporate culture and – besides technical and business excellence – manifold creative processes such as time travel, improvisation theatre and especially the challenge of artistic dialogue.