Carina Tüllmann: Collaborate or Fall Behind: How Open Source Is Reshaping Logistics

By: Carina Tüllmann, Managing Director, Open Logistics Foundation

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1. Collaborate or fall behind How open source is reshaping logistics Carina Tüllmann // Mindtrek 2026 // Tampere
2. What if we can no longer afford to solve the same problems hundred of times? More transformation. Fewer resources. Open Logistics Foundation · 2026
3. WHAT IF… THE INDUSTRY WE BARELY SEE IS ONE WE CANNOT DO WITHOUT? #3 Economic sector in Germany, after automotive and trade >3m People working in logistics in Germany Why logistics? €327bn 70,000+ Open Logistics Foundation · 2026 Logistics revenue, generated in 2023 Service companies operate in Germany
4. WHAT IF… WE MADE FRAGMENTATION CONNECTABLE? If collaborative digital transformation can work in logistics, it can work almost anywhere. Why it matters. A fragmented, international, system-critical network is the ultimate interoperability test. You barely notice logistics when it works. You notice immediately when it doesn’t. Open Logistics Foundation · 2026
5. The logistics paradox Collaborative by nature Fragmented by design WHAT IF WE STOPPED COMPETING ON DIGITAL BASICS? Open Logistics Foundation · 2026
6. What if the bigger risk is not sharing too much... but moving too slowly? If we do not shape the digital layer of logistics, others will. Open Logistics Foundation · 2026
7. What if competitors became collaborators? That was the bold move behind the Open Logistics Foundation. Open Logistics Foundation · 2026
8. A strong network needs a neutral ground. Trust is infrastructure. Open Logistics Foundation · 2026
9. The hardest interfaces are sometimes not APIs. They are between organisations and people. Technology: Can we build it? Law: Can we use it safely? The real barrier. Governance: Can we steer it together? Psychology: Are we willing to? Open Logistics Foundation · 2026
10. What if we build change from the start? Stable by the core. Adaptive by design. Open Logistics Foundation · 2026
11. Why solve the same change 30 times? Open source can turn individual adaptability into collective adaptability. Open Logistics Foundation · 2026
12. What if change is no longer the exception? Resilience is the ability to reconfigure when conditions change. Open Logistics Foundation · 2026
13. A company can adapt alone. A supply chain cannot. What if resilience became a network capability? Open Logistics Foundation · 2026
14. We need digital infrastructure for partners we do not know yet. Open Logistics Foundation · 2026 1 Across companies. 2 Across systems. 3 Across borders.
15. EUROPE'S STRENGTH IS NOT UNIFORMITY. IT IS INTEROPERABILITY. What if we made our diversity connectable? Open Logistics Foundation · 2026
16. If collaboration stops at borders, we lose. National borders. Company borders. System borders. Open Logistics Foundation · 2026
17. Our tool of choice: open source The mechanism that provides transparency, reuse, contribution, licensing and collaborative development. Open Logistics Foundation · 2026
18. What if contribution matters more than dominance. A real opportunity for start-ups, SMEs, science and specialists. Open Logistics Foundation · 2026
19. Does it work for us? vs. Does it work in networks? Diversity of thought makes shared foundations more robust. Open Logistics Foundation · 2026
20. One voice, one vision The Open Logistics Foundation’s culture Everyone counts. Every contribution matters. Everyone is a multiplier. Everyone opens doors. Everyone is valuable. Open Logistics Foundation · 2026
21. Why should the digital basics of transport be proprietary? Share the foundation. Compete on the service. Example: eCMR Open Logistics Foundation · 2026
22. Three mindset shifts FROM INDIVIDUAL CONTROL TO COLLECTIVE CAPABILITY From From From What do I lose? I need my own solution. Solve today’s problem. To To To What do we lose if we don’t? We need a common foundation. Build for change. Open Logistics Foundation · 2026
23. What if we are not powerless? What if we underestimate how much influence each of us has? Open Logistics Foundation · 2026
24. What if we used Mindtrek to find the opportunities? Entrepreneurial. Technological. Societal. Political. Open Logistics Foundation · 2026
25. What if we saw ourselves as shapers again? From spectors to shapers. Open Logistics Foundation · 2026
26. “My 3 key learnings from Mindtrek…” Please post them. But don’t only post what you learned. Post what we can actually DO. Open Logistics Foundation · 2026
27. Your Mindtrek Mission Keep you eyes open. Keep your ears open. Connect. Build your network for change. Act. Open Logistics Foundation · 2026
28. Know someone in logistics? Send them my way. We still have quite a few things to transform. And we certainly don’t intend to do it alone. Open Logistics Foundation · 2026
29. WHAT IF? The future isn’t something we should wait for. It’s something we build together. Collaborate or fall behind. Open Logistics Foundation · 2026
30. Thank you for your attention! Carina Tüllmann Open Logistics Foundation Open Logistics Foundation · 2026