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consulting

We help organisations structure digital change where technology, data, people and processes meet.

Our consulting connects IT architecture, data management, change management, organisational development, digitalization and AI into coherent, workable systems.

We use the SEDi method as a working framework for consulting and organisational development: situation, evidence, design and implementation are considered together, so digital projects become understandable, governable and actionable.

our projects

Software for research, organisations and everyday work. Explore the project pages, available tools and ideas taking shape.

Availability is shown per project. A project page can be public while its application is still in development.

Software, tools and services

In development Administration

GovOPlaN

Modular tools for accountable administrative work.

Modules · Documentation · Self-hosting

GovOPlaN is developing a modular platform for administrative and organisational work. Its website introduces the approach, modules and prerequisites. A public demo is not currently available.

Download available Scientific software

ADELEv2017

Age determination from luminescence and ESR measurements.

Windows desktop · Licensing on request

ADELEv2017 supports age determination from luminescence and electron spin resonance data, with calculation and import/export tools for laboratory work. The installer and manual are available below; contact us about licensing.

Online tools Documents and data

ADD ideas Toolbox

Useful tools, together in one place.

PDF · XML / XSLT · Data utilities

A browser-based collection for documents, structured data and everyday utilities. PDF Workbench and XSLT tools are part of Toolbox. Processing and requirements vary by tool; review those details when choosing a tool for your files.

Beta / pilot CO₂ calculations

calco2la.to

Bring emissions calculations into your workflow.

Beta API · Flight emissions · Airport lookup

calco2la.to offers a beta API for integration and pilot evaluation, currently focused on airport lookup and flight-emissions calculations. Production hardening and stable API versioning remain development work.

Apps in development

In development Android

Fileworkbench

Open the file. Get on with it.

Read-only viewer · Documents · Structured data

An Android viewer for documents, structured data, PDFs, images and calendar files. Fileworkbench leaves the original unchanged. Its project page explains supported views and their limits; public downloads are not available yet.

In development Vault client

PowerPass

One familiar way into your vaults.

Passman · Nextcloud · App and command line

PowerPass is developing app and command-line access to Passman vaults on Nextcloud, with optional encrypted snapshots for offline reading. Further live providers are planned. Its website explains capabilities and platform status; public downloads are not available yet.

In development Synchronization

sec·o·sync

The right connection for each account.

Android · Synchronization · Account-specific VPN

sec·o·sync is developing Android synchronization for mail, calendars, contacts and tasks, with account-specific VPN connections to existing services. Its website describes Android features and platform limits; public app downloads are not available yet.

In development Credentials

BringPass

Your credentials, separate for each organisation.

Android wallet · Protocol draft · Hardware concept

BringPass explores user-controlled credentials with separate identifiers and keys for each relationship. An Android wallet in development informs the wider protocol and adoption concept. The project page explains the direction; neither the app nor planned token hardware is publicly released.

More projects taking shape

In development Information provenance

PRVNNCR

Follow the sources behind an item of information.

Browser extension · Investigation · Source relationships

PRVNNCR explores sources and connections between web content through a browser extension, investigation server and crawler. The project remains in development, without a separate public page or public application. Contact us to discuss the idea.

Concept and prototype Group coordination

Comiaunicaty

Keep up with your group without constant attention.

Announcements · Events · Tasks · Conversation

Comiaunicaty explores calmer group coordination, giving announcements, events, tasks and decisions a place alongside conversation. A prototype informs the concept. Federation remains a direction; no public application or demo is available yet.

In development Change monitoring

CHNGR

Observe changes. Keep the evidence.

Monitoring · Evidence · Review

CHNGR explores how to monitor changing resources, retain evidence and review what needs attention. The private pilot still needs service testing. The website is a project preview; no public application is available there.

In development Mobility data

meubility

From mobility data to useful travel choices.

Data integration · Traveller-facing experience planned

meubility develops tools to import, harmonize and inspect mobility data. A traveller-facing application is planned. Its current project preview will later give way to that application at the same address.

Prototype Bikepacking

Pikebacker

Plan the days between departure and arrival.

Multi-day trips · Stages · Resupply

Pikebacker develops a planner for loaded, multi-day bikepacking, including routes, stages and resupply. The prototype still needs testing. Its project preview will later be replaced by the application at the same address; no public planner is available yet.

In development Podcast RSS

Poditor

Work on the feed behind your episodes.

Episode metadata · Local and hosted editing planned

Poditor is developing an editor for podcast RSS and episode metadata, with browser-local and hosted editing planned. The project preview will later give way to the editor at the same address. Neither mode is publicly available yet.

Concept Encrypted file drop

sefidrop

Hand over files with encryption in mind.

Self-hosting and hosted service planned

sefidrop explores an encrypted file drop for self-hosting and as an ADD ideas service. Library components provide a foundation; the standalone application remains in development. Its website is a project preview, with no public upload service yet.

about us

ADD ideas is a passionate interdisciplinary duo. We strive to combine our extensive knowledge of science, software development and psychology to offer you high quality products and best services.

Katarzyna Karpa

As a highly talented molecular biologist and neuroscientist, alongside being trained in psychology, M.Sc. Katarzyna Karpa provides the comprehensive skill-set and interdisciplinary knowledge necessary for understanding complex systems and organizations. We firmly believe that it is this intersectional work that creates excellent solutions and services.

Albrecht Degering

Dipl.-Ing. Albrecht Degering is responsible for understanding challenges and the following technical implementations, translating real-world problems into useful solutions. With his vast experience in IT and coming from a multidisciplinary background of architecture and translation studies himself, he likes to come up with unusual approaches to solving problems of varying degrees of complexity.

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