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Commitment and volunteering

Between self-reference and a sense of community: ASB study reveals motives for engagement

In order to promote volunteering, it is important to know the psychological levers. Six central motives for volunteering show how the aspirations of potential volunteers can be specifically addressed.
MIA is a digital AI avatar that, as a "representative of the future", combines advanced technology from Repon with the in-depth psychological expertise of the rheingold Institute

MIA - rheingold's AI avatar enriches psychological research

MIA is a digital AI avatar that, as a "representative of the future", combines advanced technology from Repon with the in-depth psychological expertise of the rheingold Institute. In this way, MIA provides valuable insights into the consumer behavior of tomorrow.
GenZ 2024 VCI Study

Study on "GenZ 2024" - young people under the cloak of invisibility

Young people repeatedly complain that their world is breaking down into irreconcilable bubbles. The VCI study shows that they are very afraid of making themselves vulnerable in front of everyone on social networks.
Kitchentown and rheingold cooperate on food product development

Cooperation with KitchenTown - development of innovative food products

The innovation service provider KitchenTown and the rheingold Institute are cooperating. Food manufacturers benefit from the strategic partnership through psychological analysis expertise combined with development and implementation power.

The rheingold Congress as pure poetry

Dominic Macri is a performance artist, slam poet, actress and psychologist. The German-speaking team champion in poetry slam used her poetic recording to touchingly summarize the rheingold congress on stage.

Strategy development with sweet spot - depth psychology meets agile implementation 

With its "Fluid Strategy", the joint venture between the rheingold Institute, the digital agency Gerhard and Alexander Kiock offers flexible, data-driven strategies that are based on unconscious behavioral patterns and can be implemented as quickly as possible.
Burial in the forest for nature lovers

Balance between grief and financial effort 

How should the farewell to loved ones be organized? How much money should be spent on this? How are decisions made about how and where a burial should take place? Answers to these questions can be found in the "Last Path" study, which FriedWald conducted with the rheingold Institute in summer 2024.
rheingold Congress 2024

That was the rheingold Congress 2024

The rheingold Congress 2024 in Cologne was all about the "New Logic of Life". Here are photos and videos from our event.

rheingold Congress: Insights into the balancing act of consumers

The rheingold Congress 2024 is characterized by major social upheavals and the influences of AI. planung&analyse spoke to Judith Barbolini, member of the management board of the rheingold Institute, about the consumer of the future.

Fear of social decline promotes right-wing populist attitudes

The fifth edition of the study series "How we really live" 2024 has now been published on behalf of Philip Morris Germany. The results show that individual fear of social decline in particular plays a central role in the emergence of populist attitudes.

Theo Koll interviews Stephan Grünewald on the state of society

Grünewald also explains the loss of trust in politics with the "bickering" within the government. From a psychological point of view, bickering is different from arguing. Disagreement is always about a change of perspective. Disagreement opens up perspectives and seeks a productive solution in the form of a compromise

Witt study: How the 50+ generation loves and lives

The 50+ generation loves and lives much more freely and uncompromisingly than the generations of the same age before them. "Men only outpatient, no longer inpatient": 57% of female singles in the 50-70 age group do not want a relationship.

EM study - domestic vs. Chinese sponsorship

Flash study by the rheingold Institute on sponsorship impact at UEFA EURO 2024 shows preference for everyday and domestic sponsorships.
The psychology of positive urban development

Study on the psychology of the Altenessen district

Between new beginnings and (threatened) Ruhrpott nostalgia - a district in Essen is an example of how cities can work on their identity.

City of Hanau: Patchwork society with a longing for cohesion

Do cities have a soul and can urban development be positively influenced with differentiated psychological knowledge? A study on the inner state of the city of Hanau provides answers.
BVM Congress 2024

German Market Research Award: Stephan Grünewald from BVM honored

BVM Berufsverband Deutscher Markt- und Sozialforscher e. V. names Stephan Grünewald, Managing Director of the rheingold Institute, "Personality of the Year 2024". The prestigious award recognizes special achievements in the industry.

Nestlé Study 2024 - Eating between sacrifice and indulgence

The relationship with food has become much more tense, people's expectations of themselves have risen and, at the same time, satisfaction has fallen. These are the findings of the Nestlé study "So is(s)t Deutschland 2024".
Demonstrations in Germany. January 2024

Between wake-up call and boomerang - psychological effects of demonstrations against right-wing extremism

We examined the psychological impact of the demonstrations against right-wing extremism in January 2024.