In March 2019, the Federal Network Agency started to auction off the 5G frequencies. Since then, the term 5G has been used more and more frequently. But what does it actually mean? What are the advantages of the new technology and why is it viewed critically by some?

Algorithms accompany our lives and our workdays, but most of us do not really know what they actually are. It is all the more important to find out what the term stands for, and where algorithms come into play.

Companies are increasingly on the look-out for solutions that use artificial intelligence – and thus also for AI experts to implement them. The results of this development are sky-high salaries, brain drain to other countries, and frustration on the side of companies and research institutes.

There are many ways of finding new ideas or problem solutions. But many of them omit the major component: the user. User Story Mapping puts the focus on the users and their requirements in the product or the service. Before and during product development, the method helps to take the user’s requirements into consideration.

Design Thinking is a popular method for developing solutions to problems and finding new ideas. However, the approach can also be helpful in the identification of use cases, for example when you intend to introduce AI in your company. But how does the method work, and how does it help you to identify use cases?

At solvatio’s, working student are a part of the team, just like the regular employees. Felix Breitenbach, one of our working student, has been a fixture for the last three years in our Testing department checking out software, and you also meet him quite regularly at our ping-pong table.