Monday, May 9, 2016
Exploring Berlin's History, Culture, Politics and Business Life!
On Thursday and Friday we got to know Berlin better. Thursday was the fat tire bike tour where we saw many of the city's famous cultural and historical sights and learned more about Berlin's history. Friday we ventured out into Berlin's diverse neighborhoods and learned more about the challenge of managing the growth and stability of these neighborhoods since the wall came down 25 years ago. Both tours were deeply engaging and helped us understand how culture, history and business all intersect in Germany's capital city! Then on Saturday we visited the Reichstag - the building that houses Germany's version of congress (Bundestag). We again learned how history has shaped German politics which in-turn shapes German business!
Universitaet Potsdam
We did our annual cultural negotiation day at Uni Potsdam. With 22 US students, 22 German Students and 13 Russian students the day was a great success. A job offer case was used and after a culture lecture and a negotiation basics lectures the students met to hammer out the best deal. We had a great awards ceremony for the top performers and then a wonderful meal together at Ulf's restaurant on campus.
Dr. Uta Herbst (2nd from left) and her team recieved one of our signed W flags
as a way to say thank you!
Kelly Darling was one of the negotiation winners!
The class was full and full of culture! We learned a great deal from Irina Slot on how to navigate a complicated cultural world!
Lloyd Herndon trying to score as best he could while bargaining with his German counterpart!
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Volkswagen World Headquarters
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
GERMANY 2016 Itinerary
German Business & Culture + Global
Negotiation 2016 - Itinerary
Sunday, May 1: Leave USA
Monday, May 2: Arrive in Berlin
Arrive,
stay awake and get settled. We will explore the Alexander Platz area,
visit the main train station to get our train passes validated and have a group
dinner. Did I mention stay awake!
HOTEL:
Arrive Monday, Depart
Sunday
ONE80º Hostel Berlin
Otto-Braun-Straße
65
10178
Berlin
DINNER: Meet in Lobby at 16:30 (Have your Passport!)
Walk to dinner at 17:00
Train Passes: Post
dinner we will take the S-Bahn from Alexanderplatz Station to the Hauptbahnhof
(main train station) and visit the DB office to get our train passes validated.
You will need to bring your PASSPORT. We
can then take the S-Bahn back or take a pleasant walk along the Spree river
back to Alexanderplatz area and back to the Hostel.
NOTE:
Monday night needs to be a mellow night
as we are up early and off to Wolfsburg / Volkswagen World Headquarters the
next day and we need to be in our best possible shape for that visit.
Tuesday, May 3: Volkswagen World Headquarters
Visit
Wolfsburg production plant, Branding lecture by Dr. Stefan Hoernemann and visit
Autostadt. Experience German rail system
in traveling Berlin to Potsdam and back. The production plant tour and the
branding lecture are not things typical visitors to VW could experience. Group
Dinner with German Specialties
DEPART HOTEL: 8:00
– Wear your Trip Polo shirt!!!!
Walk to
Alexanderplatz Train Station
Take S-Bahn
to Hauptbahnhof (Main Train Station)
TRAIN:
ICE 642
Depart
Berlin Hbf 8:52
Arrive
Wolfsburg Hbf 9:55
VW Factory Tour 10:30 – 12:00
VW Marketing Presentation 12:00
– 13:00
Lunch and Walk to AutoStadt (casual lunch at train station)
Car Tower
Tours – 14:40 – 17:00 (small groups)
Take taxis
to dinner: Depart AutoStadt at 17:30
18:00
– 19:30
Take
taxis back to Wolfsburg Train Station: 19:30 – 19:50
TRAIN: ICE 643
Depart
Wolfsburg Hbf @ 20:01
Arrive
Berlin Hbf @ 21:08
Take
S-Bahn to Alexanderplatz Station – Walk to Hostel
NOTE:
Tuesday night needs to be a mellow night
as we are up early and off to Uni Potsdam the next day and we need to be in our
best possible shape for that visit.
Wednesday, May 4: Uni Potsdam Negotiation Day
Visit
Uni Potsdam for Negotiation Case Experience with Uni Potsdam students hosted by
Dr. Uta Herbst. Full day, case-based
experience with lecture and experiential learning. Cross-group (Uni Potsdam + WMU) celebration
dinner at conclusion.
HOTEL EXIT: Depart hostel at 8:30
Bring school
supplies (computer, paper, pens, etc.)
Walk
to Alexanderplatz Station
S-BAHN S7
Depart @
8:49
Arrive
Griebnitzsee @ 9:27
10 – 17:00 Negotiation Day with Uni
Potsdam Students
17:30
- ??? Dinner at Ulf’s on
Campus
Return
via S7 to Alexanderplatz in small groups (from Griebnitzsee Station)
Thursday, May 5: Berlin Culture Day (German Holiday)
Explore
the history and culture of Berlin via a full-day Fat Tire Bike Tour covering
Berlin history, WWII history and Cold War history. Lunch in Tierpark featuring German
specialties.
HOTEL EXIT: Depart Hostel at 10:10
Group lunch
at outdoor Café in park
Dinner
on own in Berlin
Friday, May 6: Berlin Walking Tour / Neighborhoods
Guided
walking tour of East Berlin neighborhoods witnessing and discussing the
challenges of economic recovery and gentrification. This experience highlights the differences in
German versus US approaches to economic development and city / neighborhood governance.
Morning
you are free to explore Berlin (also a good morning to do laundry)
Meet in Hostel lobby at
12:00 (You should eat prior – no lunch on walking tour)
12:30
– 16:30 Walking Tour of Berlin Neighborhoods
Emphasis
on seeing the different ways the neighborhoods have developed and are
governed. I promise this tour will
challenge some of your purely capitalistic instincts and provide a glimpse of
the differences in how the economy and society are managed and governed in
Germany compared to the US.
Tour
ends at Turkish Market with great and cheap options for dinner!
Evening on your own.
Saturday, May 7: Reichstag Tour
A
free day to individually explore Berlin or participate in an optional history
tour in Potsdam. Evening visit to German specialties restaurant and a guided
tour of the Reichstag (Germany’s Capital building).
Morning
thru late afternoon: Free to explore Berlin
Thoughts:
good time to do some laundry and to mostly pack for departure on Sunday (need
to be out of rooms by 10am on Sunday)
MEET IN LOBBY: 16:00 – dress is business casual
Walk
to S-Bahn and take train to Friedrichstrasse Station
16:30
– 17:45 Group Dinner at Ständige
Vertretung http://www.staev.de/en/berlin.html
17:45
– 18:00 Walk to Reichtag
Building
18:00
– 18:30 Check in for Tour –
Take photos!
18:30 – 20:30 Guided Tour of Reichtag Building /
Deutschland Bundestag
Post
Tour Free to enjoy
Berlin
Sunday, May 8: Travel Day to Paderborn
We
will take the trains to Paderborn and while we are traveling discuss and
experience the role the German rail system plays in both the economic and
social life of Germany.
Checkout: Must be completely checked out by 10am.
We can store luggage at
Hostel and have 2-3 hours to enjoy Berlin
TRAIN: ICE 848
Depart Berlin Hbf @
13:49
Arrive Bielefeld Hbf @
16:20
NWB 75464
Depart Bielefeld @ 16:34
Arrive Paderborn @ 17:27
Walk
to Hotel
HOTEL: (arrive
Sunday, Depart Wednesday)
B&B Hotel Paderborn
Bahnhofstraße
31
33102
Paderborn
Tel:
+49 (0) 5251 693 0 - 0
paderborn@hotelbb.com
www.hotelbb.de
18:30 – 20:00 Meet in lobby for walking tour of Paderborn + dinner in small groups
in the central business district of town.
Monday, May 9: Negotiation Course Introduction at Uni
Paderborn
First
day of the Global Negotiation course
with Uni Paderborn students.
Cross-University teams will be created and the big picture elements of
negotiation will be discussed. This
cross-University course is taught in English by Dr. Eckert (WMU) to students
from both Uni Paderborn and WMU (about 40 students total). The remainder of the course is May 17-24.
Depart Hotel Lobby: 8:00 – Ready to go to school for day
Take
Busses from Hauptbahnhof to Campus (Travel as a group)
Campus
orientation and chance to grab a coffee or such before class
Class @ 9:00am – specific classroom TBA.
Lunch
on campus with Teams
Class Complete at 16:00
Bus
or Walk back to Hotel
Dinner
on own in Paderborn
Tuesday, May 10: Uni Paderborn Marketing Value Case
Competition
This
cross-university experience between Uni Paderborn students and WMU students
involves lectures by Dr. Andreas Eggert (UP) on customer value and Dr. James
Eckert (WMU) on presentation techniques and involves cross-university student
teams using a case-based approach to develop marketing plans and presenting
those plans to the faculty. The day
concludes with a group celebration dinner where top performers are announced.
Depart Hotel Lobby: 8:00 – Ready to go to school for day
Take
Busses from Hauptbahnhof to Campus
Event Starts @ 9:00am – specific classroom TBA.
9:00
– 11:00am: Marketing Value
Lecture by Dr. Andreas Eggert, Uni Paderborn
Presenting 101 by Jim Eckert
Team
Assignments and Case Distribution
11:00
– 16:00 Work time with team (Lunch
on campus with team)
16:00
– 17:30 Case Presentations
19:00
- ??? Celebration
Dinner at Paderborner Brauhaus
Wednesday, May 11: Boat Trip up the Rhein to Bacharach
Travel
to Koblenz via train and then up the Rhein on a K-D boat to Bacharach
experiencing the robust Rhine region history as we travel. A German / Rhine specialties dinner is
planned in Bacharach. Dirk and Ellen
Scherschlicht are our hosts at the Bacharacher Hof hotel.
EXIT HOTEL: Fully packed and checked out by 7:30
(Aim for
7:15 if you want to get breakfast at train station)
TRAIN: ERB
90060
Depart
Paderborn @ 7:51
Arrive Hamm
(west) @ 8:44
IC 2013
Depart Hamm
(West) @ 9:15
Arrive
Koblenz @ 12:15
Take
taxis to river front for KD Boat up Rhein
Lunch
on river front area
BOAT: Köln-Düsseldorfer
(KD) River Boat
Depart
Koblenz @ 14:00
Arrive
Bacharach @ 18:30
HOTEL: (Arrive
Wednesday, Depart on Sat.)
Bacharacher Hof
Marktstraße
8, D-55422 Bacharach am Rhein
+49
06743 1422
info@bacharacher-hof.de
Thursday, May 12: The
Romantic Rhein & German History
We
will experience a hike on the Rheinsteig Trail while visiting the Neiderwald
Denkmal and the towns of Rüdesheim and Assmannshausen.
NOTE: Dirk has the best breakfast on the trip
prepared for you, including American breakfast items. You will be sad if you don’t get up in time
to enjoy them!
Depart Hotel: 9:00am – walk to Train Station
Train: Depart
Bacharach @ 9:30
Arrive
Bingen @ 9:43
Walk
(briskly!) to waterfront
Ferry: Depart
Bingen to Rudesheim @ 10:00
10:00
– 11:00 Time in Rudesheim
11:00
– 15:00 Visit Neiderwald Denkmal & Hike Rheinsteig Trail
15:00
– 16:30 Time in Assmannshausen
KD Boat: Depart
Assmannshausen @ 16:45
Arrive in
Bacharach at 17:15
Dinner
in Bacharach on your own.
Friday, May 13: Economic Drivers of the Rhein Region
We
will have a city tour and discuss the unique economic role that Bacharach
played over the years. However the current
economic environment is dominated by wine and tourism (and wine tourism!). We will learn more about the wine production,
marketing, and its connection to the history and future of the Rhein region from
Cecelia Jost, owner of Toni Jost Vineyards.
9:45am Breakfast
complete – Meet in front of Hotel
10:00
– 11:00 Walking Tour of
Bacharach
Lunch
on Own
13:00 Meet at Hotel – walk to meet Cecelia Jost in
vineyards
(This is a
relatively long walk and goes uphill – you’ve been warned!)
14:00
– 16:00 Vineyard tour in hills
over Rhein
16:00
– 17:00 Tasting at Toni Jost’s
location in Bacharach
Dinner
on Own
Saturday, May 14:
Düsseldorf
We
will travel from Bacharach to Düsseldorf and spend the night there. Düsseldorf has one of the region’s best
shopping district and is home to an energetic “Altstadt” or “old city”
district. When we wake on Sunday
morning, teams will be created and the annual scavenger hunt will commence and
will finish in Köln.
10:00am
Breakfast complete and checked out
of room
We
can store luggage at hotel until departure
NOTE: It is smart to think of how you pack
as we will be staying for the next two nights in different hotels and you don’t
want to have to do a large amount of packing/unpacking. I will likely use my backpack to simplify
that process.
10:00 – 12:30 Free to explore Bacharach or leave early for Duesseldorf
Saturday
Morning Optional Excursion
Trip
to Burg Rheinfels, which is the largest castle ruins on the Rhein. There are views and lots of tunnels and
courtyards to explore. Additionally, St.
Goar is a beautiful town and the best Stein store on the Rhein is there.
Depart Bacharach @ 9:28
(exit hotel at 9:10 – need to be checked out!)
9:45
– 12:00 Explore castle & town
Depart
St. Goar @ 12:19 (arrive in Bacharach at 12:30)
Saturday Morning Option
Travel Plan
Dr.
Zondag will accompany a group up to Düsseldorf earlier than the train times
below. This would be for those who would
prefer the bigger city shopping and recreation over the quiet of Bacharach. Your rooms won’t be ready but you can store
your luggage at the hotel and explore Düsseldorf. The trains for this are: depart Bacharach @ 10:28, arrive Koblenz @ 11:08. Briskly change to RE 10516 departing Koblenz
@ 11:16 and arriving in Duesseldorf at 13:01.
The change in Koblenz should occur on the same platform (2 South to 2
North), so that should make the 8 minute transfer time work.
TRAIN: MRB 25330
Depart Bacharach @ 13:28
Arrive Koblenz @ 14:08
RE 10522
Depart Koblenz @ 14:16
Arrive Düsseldorf @
16:01
HOTEL: (One
Night)
Motel One Düsseldorf-Hauptbahnhof
Immermannstraße
54
D-40210
Düsseldorf
fon:
+49 (211) 302057-0
duesseldorf-hauptbahnhof@motel-one.com
www.motel-one.com
MEET
at HOTEL 17:30 to go have dinner and fun in the
Altstadt section of Düsseldorf.
Sunday, May 15: Köln (Cologne in English)
You
and your scavenger hunt team will travel to Köln and visit the Kölner Dom
(Cologne Cathedral) and a few other key sites in the area and will need to find
the hotel as well as do a video interview with some locals. The day will conclude with presentations and
dinner at a Kölsch brewery. Kölsch is
both the local beer and local dialect!
11:30 Checked out and meet in Lobby
11:30
– 12:00 Scavenger Hunt Teams determined
& assignments made
12:00 – 17:00 Take train to Köln and find hotel and visit the Kölner Dom as part
of the scavenger hunt.
HOTEL:
Rhein-Hotel
St.Martin
Frankenwerft
31-33 • 50667 Köln (Germany)
Tel:
+49 (0) 221 257 79 55
Meet at Hotel Lobby at
17:30. Walk to dinner location
18:00 – 20:00 Dinner at Gaffel am Dom
(http://www.gaffelamdom.de/)
Monday. May 16: Holiday
+ Travel Day to Paderborn
We
will wrap up in Köln and travel to Paderborn to continue the Global Negotiation
course. It is likely that students will
meet with their assigned teams that evening to work on their project.
TRAINS: TBD: there is a train every hour leaving Köln for Paderborn,
most often with a stop and train change in Hamm(westf). We will determine the
exact train(s) closer to the actual day.
In the past people have taken different trains which is fine as long as
everyone is in Paderborn by 18:00.
HOTEL: (arrive
Mon., depart Friday, (Visit Hamburg) arrive Sunday, Depart Wednesday)
B&B
Hotel Paderborn
Bahnhofstraße
31, 33102 Paderborn
Tel:
+49 (0) 5251 693 0 - 0
paderborn@hotelbb.com
www.hotelbb.de
May 17 – 20th and
May 23-24:: Global Negotiation Course at Uni Paderborn
The
Global Negotiation course will continue with lectures, case experiences, team
presentations and other interactive experiences. The course will be an intense time and energy
commitment but will be unique in that you will be side-by-side with students
from Uni Paderborn.
Each day is scheduled
9:00am – 4:00pm on campus. You will need to get up and too campus on
your own and be in class ready to go at 9:00 each day. You will have a bus pass you can use for
getting to campus. In the past students
have exited the hotel about 8:00 and had breakfast at the Cafette on campus
before class.
May 20 – 22: Weekend
Fun in Hamburg
Friday morning: You
need to be checked out BEFORE leaving for campus in morning. We will be storing luggage in Dr. Eckert’s
room for the weekend. You should bring
your backpack, not full luggage tor Hamburg.
You might want to pack your stuff for Hamburg in a plastic bag and then
when we return from class you can pack your backpack quickly so we can get
going to Hamburg!
Go to Campus and have class 9:00 – 14:00
(Cultural Cheat Sheet
Presentations this day)
Return to hotel
and get organized for trip.
Train on Friday S5: Depart Paderborn at 15:15 Arrive
Hannover @ 17:03
ICE 576: Depart
Hannover at 17:20 Arrive Hamburg @ 18:53
Easy walk to Hostel (across street from
Main Train Station)
Dinner at train station or after getting
checked in (non-group thing)
HOTEL: Generator
Hostel – Hamburg
Steintorplatz
3, 20099 Hamburg, Germany
+49
(0)40226 358460
Saturday Activities (Optional): All of these events are optional. Costs for the harbor tour and dinner will be
covered by the program. However, if you
choose not to join us you will not receive personal spending money to replace
that.
10:00 – 12:00 City Tour: Walk from Hostel thru shopping district, past the famous
Hamburger Rathaus and to Waterfront, with time in the beautiful Planten um
Bloomen Park.
12:00
– 13:00 Lunch
on Waterfront (Cheap options on your
own)
13:00
– 14:00 Harbor Tour (Boat)
14:00
– 18:00 Free Time
18:30 Depart Hostel for
restaurant (can meet us
at restaurant too)
19:00 Dinner at Gröninger
Privatbrauerei (German Specialities)
21:00 - ???? Have fun in Hamburg
Sunday – Morning on Own.
We need to be checked out by 13:00.
Although you should plan to be out by 12:30 in order to not miss
trains!
Trains on Sunday ICE
579: Depart Hamburg @ 13:24 Arrive Hannover @ 14:38
S5: Depart
Hannover @ 14:55 Arrive Paderborn @
16:46
Check back into B&B Hotel, get ready
for final two days of course
Wednesday, May 25 – End
of Program
Depart
the B&B Hotel in Paderborn on the morning of Wednesday, May 25 and head
home or on to further adventures!
Sunday, May 17, 2015
Catching Up .... Paderborn - Round 1
We had another great Case Competition with the students at Uni Paderborn. Dr. Andreas Eggert started the day with a great lecture on Customer Value and then the combined German/US teams went and worked on case solutions. In the late afternoon each team presented their solutions and the day finished with a great celebration dinner at the Paderborner Brauhaus.
A few photos.....
A few photos.....
Dr. Eggert is looking dang good in his WMU t-shirt after his customer value lecture!
The winning team from the case presentations!
The entire crew at our celebration dinner!
Catching Up ...... The Rhein
A very active schedule and weak internet has me way behind. So I am going to catch up via photos ...
On Thursday we did a day of hiking on the Rheinsteig Trail. The day included a train ride, a ferry ride and a cable car. The photo is the Neiderwald Denkmal that celebrates the birth of Germany as a modern nation state in 1871. The day included beautiful weather and a unexpected picnic lunch when we found our usual lunch place no longer open.
On Friday we hiked into the hills around Bacharach and met Cecilia Jost, the owner of Weingut Toni Jost and she shared her passion with us related to the growing, making and marketing of her wines. We toured her vineyards on the slopes above the Rhein and finished at her facility in the Bacharach city center.
Our hotel was the Bacharacher Hof in Bacharach. Our hosts, Dirk & Ellen Scherschlicht could not have treated us any better. We had a fantastic Rhein Specialties dinner on Wednesday and were treated to their hospitality and enthusiasm for our entire stay.
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