{"id":112743,"date":"2025-05-19T14:59:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T14:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/lp\/megatrends\/subtrends\/system-of-megatrends-automation\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T08:53:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T08:53:18","slug":"system-of-megatrends-automation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/en\/lp\/megatrends\/subtrends\/system-of-megatrends-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"System of megatrends: automation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"112743\" class=\"elementor elementor-112743 elementor-112738\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9379ad6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9379ad6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e596838 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e596838\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Automation megatrend<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-688471c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"688471c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d87edd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d87edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From the FMG Trend System: For your future-proof company<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae4cc74 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae4cc74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4796d5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4796d5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"185\" height=\"4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gradient.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-97754\" alt=\"What is special about the FMG?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gradient.jpg 185w, https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gradient-150x4.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ff628a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8ff628a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-033e410 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"033e410\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b3457a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b3457a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8844cdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8844cdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Automation is changing working and living environments<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebf85d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ebf85d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-313e070 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"313e070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"1164\">The automation of technical, administrative and cognitive processes is fundamentally changing our economic and social structure. More and more tasks that were previously carried out manually or in analog form are now being performed by smart systems &#8211; more precisely, faster and with less use of resources. <\/p><p data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1504\">Sensor technology, artificial intelligence, software integration and robotics are merging to create a new level of automation that is affecting almost all sectors: from industry and services to healthcare and administration. At the same time, the focus of work is shifting towards more highly qualified, creative activities.   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/en\/lp\/megatrends\/\">To the overview of all megatrends<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3bf1e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3bf1e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eafbd2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eafbd2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" megatrend=\"\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Automatisierung-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-111012\" alt=\"Megatrend\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Automatisierung-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Automatisierung-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Automatisierung-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Automatisierung.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f457f5a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f457f5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-971edd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"971edd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">What does automation mean for companies?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e95ef8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e95ef8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a69ab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a69ab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1566\" data-end=\"1960\">Automation offers companies strategic advantages: faster processes, lower error rates, higher quality and the ability to deploy scarce human resources in a more targeted manner. In SMEs in particular, automation is a key to securing the future &#8211; not only for reasons of efficiency, but also to ensure competitiveness in the face of increasing pressure to innovate. <\/p><p data-start=\"1962\" data-end=\"2177\">At the same time, new challenges arise: Which processes can be automated and how? Which systems can be connected? And how can human creativity be combined with machine efficiency?  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce5d4d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ce5d4d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaf9e74 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aaf9e74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-193c435 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"193c435\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" system=\"\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/en\/lp\/megatrends\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250226-FMG-Trend-System_DE-1024x567.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-111507\" alt=\"Megatrends\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250226-FMG-Trend-System_DE-1024x567.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250226-FMG-Trend-System_DE-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250226-FMG-Trend-System_DE-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/250226-FMG-Trend-System_DE.jpg 1261w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48cb3c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48cb3c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a786b27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a786b27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Alongside human motives, automation and other technologies are the strongest trends driving change. We use our tools to shape the world, mostly to our advantage.<\/li><li>The automation megatrend is just one of many that could be relevant for the future of your business.<\/li><li>In addition to megatrends from the biosphere, society, politics and the economy, FMG&#8217;s trend system also includes the drivers that trigger trends such as automation, the future factors.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.futuremanagementgroup.com\/en\/lp\/megatrends\/\">To the overview of all megatrends<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6c8de9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c6c8de9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-319b77e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"319b77e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Three key developments in automation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0556559 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0556559\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-468d643 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"468d643\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>1. intelligent end-to-end automation (hyper automation)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c015cc5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c015cc5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae7d231 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae7d231\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2313\" data-end=\"2562\">Hyper Automation describes the comprehensive, AI-supported automation of complex work processes &#8211; across departmental and system boundaries. The aim is to map not just individual tasks, but entire workflows intelligently and autonomously. <\/p><ul data-start=\"2564\" data-end=\"3262\"><li data-start=\"2564\" data-end=\"2699\"><p data-start=\"2566\" data-end=\"2699\"><strong data-start=\"2566\" data-end=\"2616\">Robot-controlled process automation (RPA)<\/strong> takes over rule-based routine tasks, for example in accounting or customer service.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2700\" data-end=\"2830\"><p data-start=\"2702\" data-end=\"2830\"><strong data-start=\"2702\" data-end=\"2753\">Digital process assistants (&#8220;digital workers&#8221;)<\/strong> analyze unstructured data and make AI-supported decisions.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2831\" data-end=\"2992\"><p data-start=\"2833\" data-end=\"2992\"><strong data-start=\"2833\" data-end=\"2901\">Model-driven software development (model-driven architecture)<\/strong> enables the automatic creation of applications on the basis of formalized models.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2993\" data-end=\"3115\"><p data-start=\"2995\" data-end=\"3115\"><strong data-start=\"2995\" data-end=\"3022\">Rule-based workflows<\/strong> (such as &#8220;If this, then that&#8221;) enable the automation of complex processes and make them transparent and controllable for users.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2993\" data-end=\"3115\"><p data-start=\"2995\" data-end=\"3115\"><strong data-start=\"3118\" data-end=\"3159\">Digital organizational twins (DTO)<\/strong> create a virtual image of the company that helps to simulate and optimize decisions.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6dd5f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c6dd5f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf8bdb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf8bdb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>2. autonomous production and value creation systems (Industry 4.0)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4da154e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4da154e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fbe70f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fbe70f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3341\" data-end=\"3547\">The fourth industrial revolution stands for the comprehensive digital networking of machines, systems and products. Production processes adapt in real time &#8211; flexibly, scalably and based on data. <\/p><ul data-start=\"3549\" data-end=\"4184\"><li data-start=\"3549\" data-end=\"3670\"><p data-start=\"3551\" data-end=\"3670\"><strong data-start=\"3551\" data-end=\"3578\">Cyber-physical systems<\/strong> connect machines with sensors, controls and cloud systems for autonomous processes.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3671\" data-end=\"3811\"><p data-start=\"3673\" data-end=\"3811\"><strong data-start=\"3673\" data-end=\"3711\">Machine-to-machine communication<\/strong> enables the automatic exchange of information between systems without human intervention.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3812\" data-end=\"3950\"><p data-start=\"3814\" data-end=\"3950\"><strong data-start=\"3814\" data-end=\"3833\">Smart factories<\/strong> react independently to changing production conditions &#8211; e.g. by automatically adjusting parameters.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3951\" data-end=\"4065\"><p data-start=\"3953\" data-end=\"4065\"><strong data-start=\"3953\" data-end=\"3981\">Image processing systems<\/strong> detect defects, objects or completeness and replace human inspection.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4066\" data-end=\"4184\"><p data-start=\"4068\" data-end=\"4184\"><strong data-start=\"4068\" data-end=\"4142\">Data-driven business models (pay-per-use, predictive maintenance)<\/strong> use real-time data to create value.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4793ba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d4793ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edb4ed1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edb4ed1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>3. democratization of automation (no-code &amp; low-code)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2d490b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a2d490b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61d4b5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61d4b5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"4257\" data-end=\"4464\">Automation is no longer just an issue for developers. Thanks to graphical user interfaces, business users can also digitize processes themselves &#8211; quickly, securely and independently of IT departments. <\/p><ul data-start=\"4466\" data-end=\"5035\"><li data-start=\"4466\" data-end=\"4572\"><p data-start=\"4468\" data-end=\"4572\"><strong data-start=\"4468\" data-end=\"4491\">No-code platforms<\/strong> enable the creation of automated processes without programming knowledge.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4573\" data-end=\"4682\"><p data-start=\"4575\" data-end=\"4682\"><strong data-start=\"4575\" data-end=\"4609\">Standardized interfaces<\/strong> (APIs) facilitate the integration of new tools into existing processes.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4683\" data-end=\"4778\"><p data-start=\"4685\" data-end=\"4778\"><strong data-start=\"4685\" data-end=\"4708\">Cloud-based tools<\/strong> offer location-independent automation and simple scalability.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4779\" data-end=\"4917\"><p data-start=\"4781\" data-end=\"4917\"><strong data-start=\"4781\" data-end=\"4834\">DAO concepts (decentralized autonomous organizations)<\/strong> enable automated governance and processes based on smart contracts.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4918\" data-end=\"5035\"><p data-start=\"4920\" data-end=\"5035\"><strong data-start=\"4920\" data-end=\"4966\">User-defined automation logics<\/strong> create individual solutions &#8211; 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