Ben Hughes Books

Sebastian Klein is co-founder of, and Editor-in-Chief at Blinkist. He was formerly a consultant to the Boston Consulting Group and a serial entrepreneur. He specializes in knife skills and once rode a bicycle across Kuala Lumpur with no handlebars.

Ben Hughes is the Head of Content at Blinkist. He is a former management consultant, with expertise in corporate strategy and psychology. In 2013, Finland Licorice Weekly named him in their “Top 50” and he currently holds the record for most comments on a Google Doc, an incredible 439 comments on just three pages.

Blinkist is a Berlin startup specializing in distilling complex concepts from great books into easy-to-understand fifteen-minute packs.

  1. 1Blinkracy

    Blinkracy

    Ben Hughes and Sebastian Klein

    Make Your Company Management-Free and 100% Results-Oriented

    3.8 (14 ratings)

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    What's Blinkracy about?

    Blinkracy (2015) is all about an innovative organizational approach based on empowering employees and eliminating the need for managers. With insights from the Berlin-based startup Blinkist, which restructured its own workplace using this model, these blinks describe how you can implement it at your own firm.

    Who should read Blinkracy?

    • Executives who want their business to be more organic and flexible
    • Startup founders who want to get things right from the very beginning
    • Consultants interested in how to best organize a workplace in the modern business landscape
  2. 2The Loop Approach

    The Loop Approach

    Sebastian Klein, Ben Hughes

    How to Transform Your Organization from the Inside Out

    3.8 (105 ratings)

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    What's The Loop Approach about?

    The Loop Approach (2019) presents a systematic approach to the transformation of organizations. Its toolkit of ideas and methods is designed to help even the largest organization change its bad habits, thus enabling it to adapt to the challenges of the future. 

    Who should read The Loop Approach?

    • Business leaders looking for ways to update their company structures
    • Teams aiming to work more effectively as a group
    • Entrepreneurs wishing to establish organizations that are forward-looking