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How should a city be designed in order to become a place where everyone feels comfortable? Contemporary urban planning focuses on the different needs of all genders, age groups and cultures.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a key technology in the healthcare industry. Not only does it help medical professionals with early detection and diagnosis, it can also ease the burden of caring for patients. 

E-sports has been a fast-growing market in Germany for years and, with its young target group, is one of the most exciting platforms for advertisers. It's not just Fortuna that plays in the virtual German Bundesliga, Düsseldorf is also a sought-after venue for international gaming tournaments. More and more companies are playing digitally themselves - as a team-building exercise and for recruiting.

When the NFT hype began in early 2021, a new age of digital art seemed to be dawning. Three years later, non fungible tokens barely figure, at least in public discourse. It's like so many phenomena spawned by digital transformation: just as quickly as they become the next big thing, they disappear. Meanwhile, the development of digital art, which is far more than NFTs and began long before they existed, continues

Ihr Herz schlägt für Düsseldorfs Startup-Szene: Ella Gemünd leitet das Geschäft des Techhub K67 in der Kasernenstraße. Vor vier Jahren zog die gebürtige Frankfurterin mit rheinländischen Eltern in die Stadt – und hat hier eine neue Heimat gefunden.

Die Arbeitswelt verändert sich in hohem Tempo, vor allem durch den Fortschritt der Künstlichen Intelligenz. Markus Albers, Experte für digitale Transformation, plädiert für mehr Mut: im Umgang mit neuen Technologien und zu flexibleren Arbeitsmodellen. 

The world of work is changing at a rapid pace, primarily due to advances in artificial intelligence. Markus Albers, an expert in digital transformation, calls for more courage when dealing with new technologies and more flexible working models. 

AI has the potential to accelerate, optimise and expand the creative process. But what impact is the technological revolution already having on art, music, architecture and design? VIVID spoke to creators from various disciplines. 

From production to presentation: digitalisation is revolutionising the fashion industry at breakneck speed - with hybrid showrooms, virtual fabrics and AI as creative director.

The increasingly digitalised world of work not only poses growing technical challenges – certain social skills are also more in demand than ever. Yasmin Weiß is an expert in digital education and in our interview she talks about the opportunities this development offers.