A development space for teams in complex projects

Why do good strategies so often fail in execution?

We work with project leads, executives and HR teams to create clarity, strengthen collaboration and noticeably improve delivery in complex undertakings – working directly on your real challenges, not in abstract trainings.

Book an intro call (free) Describe your challenge

30 minutes, no strings attached – we start by listening.

Sound familiar?

Too many tasks, too little overview
Endless coordination without results
Constant stress in the team
Rising pressure, sinking energy
No orientation, unclear goals

The expertise is there, the motivation too. What's missing isn't more effort – it's clarity.

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Who we work with

Where are you right now?

How we help

You're responsible for a complex undertaking – and losing too much time in coordination loops? We clarify roles, decision paths and steering with you so your project moves forward predictably and stakeholders stay on board.

A typical starting point: An engineering firm, 40 employees, three parallel infrastructure projects. The expertise is there – but interfaces, priorities and responsibilities grind, and the project lead spends the week in coordination meetings. That is exactly where we start.

How we help

Your unit is working under high pressure, energy is dropping and good people are close to burning out? We help you provide orientation, distribute responsibility sustainably and establish collaboration that holds even in turbulent phases.

A typical starting point: A department in a city administration, 25 employees, plus a digitalisation programme on top of day-to-day business. Workload is rising, experienced people are thinking about leaving – and leadership topics keep getting postponed. That is exactly where we start.

How we help

You're looking for team support that goes beyond a training? We work case-based on real challenges from everyday project work – in short cycles, with measurable transfer into daily practice instead of concepts for the shelf.

A typical starting point: A mid-sized company after rapid growth: new teams, unclear interfaces, first conflicts. HR is asked to “do something about team development” – but what is needed is impact, not an event. That is exactly where we start.

How we help

You want to create social impact – but internally, structures, roles and coordination slow you down? Impact management rarely fails because of methods, but because of organization and leadership. That is exactly where we start: together we create the organizational foundations so that impact can emerge and be sustained in the first place.

A typical starting point: A non-profit organization that has grown through funded projects: plenty of commitment, but decisions depend on a few people, responsibilities blur – and impact lags behind the effort. That is exactly where we start.

Where we start

The eight fields of effective collaboration

Eight fields determine whether projects stall – or gain momentum. They work like a network: weaknesses in one field strain others, strengths reinforce each other. Together we find out where the biggest lever for your team lies. Click through the fields:

Feld 1 von 8

Orientierung & Zielklarheit

Ein gemeinsamer Kompass für komplexe Wege: Wir helfen Ihnen, Klarheit über Ziele, Rollen und Erwartungen zu gewinnen, damit alle wissen, worauf sie hinarbeiten.

The Werkstatt check

Where does your team really stand?

8 statements, 2 minutes, instant result – no sign-up. Answer spontaneously: there is no right or wrong.

Your answers stay on your device – only what you actively send at the end is transmitted.

What you get

Three results you'll feel in everyday work

Clarity & structure

Goals, roles and decision paths become visible and binding. Everyone knows what they are working towards and who is responsible for what – even in turbulent phases.

Collaboration & trust

Clear interfaces and transparent coordination create orientation. Meetings produce results, and the team works with each other again instead of side by side.

Delivery & impact

Early steering raises the quality of work. Projects progress predictably, stakeholders are well involved – and stress does not arise in the first place.

Ineffective collaboration isn't a feeling – it's a measurable cost factor:

5.2 %of project investment is lost on average through poor project performance¹

31 hrsper month is what employees spend in unproductive meetings²

275×per day employees are interrupted – by meetings, emails and chats, every two minutes³

¹ PMI, Pulse of the Profession 2023 · ² Atlassian, State of Teams 2024 · ³ Microsoft, Work Trend Index 2025

And this is what it feels like in everyday work – a few weeks after the start:

Monday, 9:15 am.The weekly stand-up takes 20 minutes instead of an hour – and ends with clear responsibilities.

The decision that has been circling for weeks?Made in one meeting – because it is now clear who makes it.

The project board shows the real status.No one chases status updates by phone anymore.

Friday, 4 pm.The team heads into the weekend with energy – not with open loops on their minds.

Die Entscheidung, die seit Wochen kreist?Fällt in einem Termin – weil jetzt klar ist, wer sie trifft.

Das Projektboard zeigt den echten Stand.Niemand telefoniert mehr Statusmeldungen hinterher.

Freitag, 16 Uhr.Das Team geht mit Energie ins Wochenende – nicht mit offenen Schleifen im Kopf.

How we work

Systemic. Agile. Holistic.

Big words – they appear on every consultancy's website. This is what they mean in practice with us:

Systemic, not symptomatic

We do not treat the loudest problem – we look at the interplay of roles, relationships and structures. The lever often sits elsewhere than the pain.

Living systems: developing, not rebuilding

Organizations are not machines but living systems. We do not decree change – we create the conditions under which new things can grow while existing strengths remain.

Agile, in short cycles

Understand, try, adjust: we work in short loops on your real everyday practice instead of a grand concept. Every session ends with a step you can take immediately.

Holistic: structure and culture together

New processes without attitude fizzle out; attitude without structure remains an intention. We develop both together – and the people with them.

Participation at eye level

We work with you, not for you – trusting that the wisdom for the solution is already in the room. Those who are meant to carry the change help shape it – from the very first session.

Regenerative: change that leaves strength

Change that drains teams does not last. We design development so that energy comes back – for us, regeneration is part of effectiveness.

Our model

One dedicated lead – a network in the background

You work continuously with one lead mentor who knows your context and guides the process. Behind them stands our network of experts in facilitation, organizational communication, strategy and AI & collaboration tools – brought in specifically when your topic requires it. Depth without a carousel of consultants.

Your team

↓ continuous support

Lead mentor

↓ brought in as needed

Expert networkFacilitation · Communication · Strategy · AI & collaboration tools

↓ feste Begleitung

Lead-Mentor:in

↓ nach Bedarf eingebunden

Expert:innen-NetzwerkFacilitation · Kommunikation · Strategie · KI & Kollaborationstools

Our offer

Three ways to start with us

Flexible formats that fit your situation – from a quick start to long-term support.

How every engagement runs: check-in & target picture (90 min) → mentoring sprints in a small circle → team workshop with everyone → transfer & follow-up so change lasts. Every format comes with careful preparation, a debrief and a binding follow-up.

Starter package · clarity check

“First clarity”

€1,890*

3 weeks of support

Your result after 3 weeks:

Your written priorities report with concrete next steps
First approaches to your acute challenges

No value after the orientation session? Then you pay nothing.

Development package · most popular

“Effective collaboration”

€4,900*

6 weeks of support

For 12 people: around €410 per person for six weeks of support – less than any open two-day training.

Your result:

A shared leadership understanding and a clear role architecture
Resilient decision-making structures for everyday project work
Binding implementation agreements – priorities that arrive in daily work

Transformation package

“Lasting change”

from €12,000*

per quarter · 3 to 12 months of support

Your result:

A prioritized development agenda for team and organization
Clear goals, processes, structures
Self-organized collaboration, fewer conflicts
Measurably higher project success

The packages at a glance

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Service	Starter	Development	Transformation
Duration of support	3 weeks	6 weeks	3–12 months
Orientation session (90 min, online)	✓	✓	✓
Mentoring sprints (90 min, online)	2	4	as needed
Team workshop	3 hrs online	1 day on site	quarterly on site
Written recommendation & documentation	✓	✓	✓
Follow-up	1 call after 2 weeks	1 call after 2 weeks	ongoing
Peer-learning formats	–	–	✓
Price (plus VAT)	€1,890	€4,900	from €12,000 per quarter

Add-on for packages 2 & 3Experience module “Experience & connection” – a shared experience day outside the work context that strengthens trust, energy and team culture. On request.

* Valid for groups of up to 12 people supported by one mentor. From 13 people, an additional mentor is required for the team workshop; packages 1 & 2 then increase by a daily rate of €1,500. All prices plus VAT. Travel costs for on-site sessions are billed separately.

Which package fits? Let's talk

Experience

Experience you can build on

The name is new – the practice is not: workshops, mentoring formats and transformation support are what we have been delivering for many years, in corporations, public administration and politics. Only the label “Management-Werkstatt” is new. Our foundation:

70+years of combined experience in organizational development, facilitation and leadership

4 + networkexperts in the core team, extended by a specialized network where needed

5 sectorsbusiness, public administration, politics, NGOs and international cooperation – we know the rules of the game

Proven in practice – among others:

55+ consulting mandates for federal ministries, GIZ, corporations and universities – with an average of six months of support
Strategic and agile team and organizational development in international programmes – in more than 20 countries
Multi-stakeholder dialogues and large-group formats with up to 700 participants
Innovation and accelerator support, incl. team lead of the “GIZ Innovation Fund”
Realignments and inter-city cooperation in business, public administration and politics

Who we are

People who shape collaboration

We bring clarity, attitude and humor into complex systems – based on many years of experience in organizational development, facilitation and consulting. This is not outside-in consulting: here we think, work and share responsibility together. The Management-Werkstatt is an offering of Linie 22 GmbH – our practice for leadership, collaboration and societal transformation.

RelationshipTrustGenuine contactImpactEase

Our professional foundation

Organizational developmentLeadership & governanceTransformation & changeCooperation & networksStrategy & steering

Methodological roots: Genuine Contact · Theory U · Art of Hosting · Human Centered Design · systemic & agile approaches

Bianca Nadine Rohrbach

Facilitator | Mentor
Managing Director, Linie 22

Focus Systemic consulting · AI-supported collaboration · Transformation

“I believe the smartest solutions are already within the team – clarity and genuine contact bring them to light.”

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Bianca combines systemic thinking with digital practice – and deep empathy. For more than 20 years she has shaped complex change processes: 55+ mandates for federal ministries, GIZ, corporations and universities, internationally in 23 countries. What she brings to the Management-Werkstatt she practices daily herself: AI-supported collaboration that relieves people instead of replacing them.

Expertise

Systemic consulting & conflict resolution
AI-supported collaboration & collaboration tools
Digital & sustainable transformation

Experience

Facilitation of multi-stakeholder dialogues and large-group formats with up to 700 participants; 2,000+ leaders and experts enabled
Built the Linie 22 ventures Mingle Collaboration (AI for collaboration & networks) and Play for Impact (serious games for sustainability)
Trained in Theory U (Presencing Institute/MIT), Generative Facilitation and as a Genuine Contact trainer, among others

Peter Helbig

Facilitator | Mentor
Managing Director, Linie 22

Focus Transformation · Leadership & steering · Public sector & politics

“The future emerges where people take responsibility for change.”

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Peter is the architect of pragmatic action: implementing change in a value-driven and sustainable way. For more than 30 years he has shaped realignments and transformations in business, public administration and politics.

Expertise

Transformation & change processes
Generative leadership and management processes
Working with the possibilities of the whole system

Experience

30+ years of realignments in business, public administration and politics
Building inter-city cooperation and networks across industries and sectors

Jani Kitz

Expert in organizational communication
Core team, Management-Werkstatt

Focus Communication · Networks & cooperation · Public sector

“I see organizations as a fabric of relationships – not as org charts.”

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Jani sees organizations as a fabric of relationships. With her warm, pragmatic manner she builds trust and creates structures in which collaboration succeeds – grounded in language education research, pedagogy and systemic organizational development.

Expertise

Communication strategies & dialogue-oriented public relations
Network & cooperation management
Facilitation & design of collaboration

Experience

10+ years accompanying public institutions through change and communication processes
Project management in heterogeneous stakeholder settings

Felix Krause

Facilitator | Strategy & organizational development

Associated expert of Linie 22

Focus Strategy & vision processes · Team development · Multi-stakeholder

“I believe organizations unfold their greatest strength when people recognize and contribute their strengths and potential and become effective together.”

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Felix creates development spaces for teams, leaders and organizations. He combines strategic-analytical thinking with a keen sensitivity for interpersonal dynamics – and guides groups towards jointly supported decisions.

Expertise

Facilitation of vision, strategy and change processes
Organizational & team development
Jointly supported decision-making processes

Experience

10+ years of strategy, participation and change processes in national and international contexts
Facilitation of complex multi-stakeholder processes; team and project lead of the international accelerator “GIZ Innovation Fund”

Honestly

Who we're right for – and who we're not

Our work requires willingness to change, openness to honest dialogue and the courage to address uncomfortable topics. Where these foundations exist, we can move a lot together.

A good fit

Organizations that are growing, becoming more complex, reorganizing leadership or implementing strategies
Project and unit leads responsible for complex undertakings
HR teams and technical project teams in public and private organizations
Ongoing projects with high pressure, many interfaces and transformation character
Willingness to actively develop collaboration and structure
Teams that want real progress – not token measures

Not ideal

Pure specialist trainings without team or structural topics
No interest in feedback, reflection or working together
Tool implementation only, without cultural or process development
Expecting quick miracles without your own engagement
Looking for external culprits instead of constructive change

FAQ

What you'd like to know

Is the Management-Werkstatt a classic management training?

No. The name refers to the workshop – the place where the work happens – not to a training program. Behind it stand organizational development, leadership development, strategy work and change support: we work with your team on your real topics, not with standard exercises. This applies to companies as well as to public administration, non-profit organizations and foundations.

How much time do we need to plan for?

After the intro call we usually start with a 90-minute orientation session. Then we plan short, effective sprints – typically 3 to 6 sessions of 90 minutes spread over a few weeks. Optional: team workshops of half a day or a full day. We work without overload – every session is focused and brings tangible progress.

Do you work online or on site?

Both are possible. For a quick start we recommend running the orientation session and the first mentoring sessions online – saving time and travel costs. We're happy to run workshop days with the whole team on site, because personal encounters are especially valuable for building trust and team dynamics.

When will we see first results?

Our experience from many years of supporting teams and organizations shows: after three to four sessions, meetings become noticeably calmer, decisions faster and the mood better. Sustainable change takes time – but first successes come quickly.

How do you handle AI and data protection?

Data-minimal, GDPR-compliant and based on opt-in consent. We use AI tools only where they add real value – for example for transcriptions, summaries or decision documentation. All sensitive data stays in protected spaces, and we discuss transparently which tools we use.

What does the collaboration cost?

We create a suitable offer based on your needs, team size and desired scope – the three packages above give you orientation. The intro call is always free: that is where we clarify expectations and possibilities.

What makes you different from classic management consulting?

We don't deliver thick concepts that gather dust on a shelf. We work with you – not for you. Our strength is pragmatic implementation: short cycles, real topics, tangible progress. We stay until change arrives in everyday work – and we work in a way that means you won't need us afterwards: enablement instead of consulting dependency.

Contact

Tell us what you are dealing with

Three fields, two minutes – we get back to you within two working days. Or simply call us directly.

Directly: service@linie22.de · +49 (0) 201 28 75 57

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