Book Review “Gamebreaker” by Beat Welte & Jean-Paul Thommen

How to stay successfully in the digital transformation game

The new book “Gamebreaker” from Beat Welte and Jean-Paul Thommen with illustrations from Achim Schmidt provides disruptive thoughts and practical advice for everyone, not just those in IT. Gamebreaker are those who use a radical shift in their mindset to deliver a substantial contribution towards a break-through compared to the status quo approach. Somebody not just following the recognised trends but setting the direction. This self-help book shows what’s in it for all of us in the tough digital age — to disrupt or be disrupted. It is a matter of choice after necessary reflection. Providing this reflective element with useful examples from all walks of life is the core task of this book.

The writing team consists of a seasoned IT expert on with an economy Professor on the other side who both published books and articles over the last decades. Beat Welte spent most of his time at two global IT vendors after leading a computer magazine in Switzerland. Starting his own consultancy, he comments on IT trends in his engaging column “Welte’s World” in a well-read IT blog. The practical aspect of the book with most examples from his experience is well combined with the theoretical injection of Jean-Paul Thommen. He is…