We live and work in the so-called Information Age. How information is generated, analyzed, and shared is critical to success. The success of individual teams, organizations, and entire companies. But wait. There are differences in how Germans and Americans fundamentally handle information.
我们生活和工作在所谓的信息时代。如何产生、分析和分享信息对成功至关重要。个人团队、组织和整个公司的成功。但是，等等。德国人和美国人在处理信息的根本方式上存在差异。
Information as Power
Americans believe that information is of value only to the extent that it can be converted into action. In the United States knowing and doing always beats just knowing.
信息作为权力
美国人认为，信息的价值只有在它能转化为行动的时候才有价值。在美国，”知道 “和 “做 “总是胜过 “知道”。
Get vs. Give
The German term which describes the American logic is Bringschuld: Bring from bringen, to get; Schuld means debt. Bringschuld means give-debt or give-obligation. In the U.S. if a colleague has information important to your work that person is obligated to provide that information.
获得与付出
描述美国逻辑的德语术语是Bringschuld： Bring来自bringen，得到；Schuld指债务。Bringschuld的意思是给予-债务或给予-义务。在美国，如果一个同事拥有对你的工作很重要的信息，这个人就有义务提供这些信息。
Inside Outside
Americans make less of a distinction between their core team and teams in ever wider organisational concentric circles. They believe that information fundamentally belongs to the entire company.
内 外
美国人对他们的核心团队和更广泛的组织同心圆中的团队之间的区别较小。他们认为，信息从根本上属于整个公司。
Role in Teamwork
In American teams information is the lifeblood of communication. Any breakdown in information flow means a breakdown in communication. And that quickly becomes a threat to the team’s overall success.
在团队工作中的作用
在美国团队中，信息是沟通的命脉。任何信息流的中断都意味着沟通的中断。而这很快就会对团队的整体成功构成威胁。
