The Roadmap provides an overview of the current and planned priorities of the Institute for Communication & Dignity for 10/2026. It shows what we are working on, which developments lie ahead and which projects are in preparation. The content is continuously expanded and updated.
Current Projects
Institutional Development of the ICD
Further development of the Institute’s digital and organisational structure
Procedure for the recognition of charitable status
Further development of the press and information section
Further development and scientific foundation of our understanding of communication, dignity, accessibility and participation
Accessible Communication
Collection and analysis of documented practical examples
Examination of communication barriers, functions and effects
Analysis of structural and procedural relationships
Development of scientifically grounded recommendations
Democracy, Communication and Participation
Development of educational and dialogue formats for schools
Support for projects on democratic participation, communication and accessibility
Development of partnerships with educational institutions
Accessibility and Participation
Examination of structural prerequisites for participation in society
Analysis of access conditions, interfaces and institutional processes
Examination of avoidable barriers and their effects on people
Exchange with institutions, organisations and professional stakeholders
Planned Projects
The Transformation of Visual Intimacy
A media-sociological analysis from the rejection of the video telephone to the ubiquity of video communication.
Current working title:
“The Transformation of Visual Intimacy in the Context of Deterritorialisation: A Network-Theoretical Analysis from the Video Telephone to Permanent Digital Presence”Communication, Accessibility and Process Effects: The Example of Opening a Business Bank Account with Qonto and Commerzbank
Completed Projects
The ICD has published its founder’s book “The Human Being Is Not a Minority” on its website. It places the human being itself back at the centre of analysis and examines social structures from this perspective.
Long-Term Vision
The long-term vision outlines the developments and structural changes the Institute aims to achieve in the coming years. Additional content will be added as the organization continues to evolve.
Guiding Principle
In the beginning was the human being – and the human being created the system. Not the other way around.
Systems exist because human beings create them for specific purposes and assign functions to them. The ICD therefore examines social, institutional and technical systems with the human being as its starting point, analysing their function and their actual effects.
The human being is the point of reference.
Human dignity is the boundary.
The system is the tool.
