Company for the Development of Things

Gesellschaft zur Entwicklung von Dingen

"Gesellschaft zur Entwicklung von Dingen" mit Buchstaben aus Metall auf einer Klinkerwand aus roten Backsteinen geschrieben

Digital solutions that fit your needs. And stay with you.

Primarily open source, always vendor-independent and with a team that takes your project's success as seriously as you do.

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What you can count on

  • Your success is our success

    Clients are team members at the Company. That means we think along, share our own views, and speak up when we see things differently. Because the outcome matters to us just as much as it does to you.

  • Vendor-independent

    We prefer open source software. Not as a matter of dogma, but because it gives you the freedom to choose your tools and your partners, today and ten years from now.

  • Privacy and accessibility included 

    GDPR-compliant and accessible is our default, not an extra charge. We advise you proactively on both, including when you're not yet sure where the gaps are.

What we do for you

  • Web applications and platforms

    From the first idea to a running system: we consult, design, and build. Preferably on the basis of proven open source technologies, and where needed as custom development. We know the pitfalls of complex web projects and will tell you early when something is unrealistic.

  • Operations and security

    A good system is only as good as its operations. We take care of hosting, IT administration, and network planning, and keep you informed when security updates or privacy-relevant changes require action.

  • Design, usability, and accessibility

    Good looks and real usability are not mutually exclusive. We design interfaces that work, for all users, on all devices. Accessibility audits and usability tests are a normal part of our project work.

What we can specifically help with

Requirements analysis, consulting, project management, concept development, feasibility studies, research and comparison, expert assessments, system integration, software development, training.

Who we work for

Feel free to ask us who we choose not to work for. But the following are among our preferred clients:

What our clients say

“The Berlin agency possesses not only a talent for creative naming, but also deep expertise in web development based on the Drupal CMS. Open source and privacy are core to their identity, and the team impressed us with many creative approaches to solving our challenges.”

Team of Landschaftsverband Südniedersachsen (translated from German)

“We appreciate the quick response times and the long-standing collaboration with friendly contacts who treat us as part of their team. Solutions are implemented with great skill and creativity, and we regularly receive suggestions for working more efficiently. We feel very well looked after at and value the professional collaboration enormously.”

Andreas Alvarez y Semtner, German Council on Foreign Relations (translated from German)

“The system is incredibly fast and users are absolutely happy with it. The development felt so effortless — I've experienced very different things with other teams. With you, you really feel like part of the team.”

Dr. Maren März, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (translated from German)

Business units for the development of things

Our competencies are bundled in business units. So you can find the right contact directly.

Things that we have developed

Some projects become products of their own — because the solution was too good not to develop further.

Magazine on the development of things

We write about technologies and topics we actually work with. And we share our knowledge in the true open source spirit.

Magazine

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Running local LLMs on smartphones (Part 2)

What happens when two broken smartphones meet? They become a powerful, private AI cluster - together describing thousands of photos without a cloud service eavesdropping.

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Stephan Luckow
Kagi
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Your vote counts

Help shape a modern volunteering strategy for Germany that prizes digital contributions and maintains an open, accessible Android ecosystem.

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Stephan Luckow
Kagi
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Plug-in Solar 2.0: How indielux goes beyond standard solar devices

Invest in the technology making solar energy accessible for all. Plug & Play. Safe. Scalable.

indielux has created the technology that makes plug-in solar follow all safety rules without needing an electrician - and it is patented worldwide. The Berlin company is moving from selling separate...

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Stephan Luckow
Kagi
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Develop your next thing with us

You know what you want and are looking for the right partner. Tell us about your project. We’ll figure out together whether and how we can help. No pitch, no pressure.

You have a problem but no solution in mind yet.
No problem. Consulting is a core part of what we do. We listen before we recommend anything.

You’re still exploring and just want to get a feel for who we are.
That’s a perfectly good reason to say hello. We won’t try to sell you anything you don’t need.

Contact us

Or meet us in person at one of our upcoming events, where we’ll be speaking, attending, or exhibiting.