Independent. Close to the unions. Process-oriented.
Who we are
GIBS is a labour-oriented consulting company. We advise and train works and staff councils exclusively. Independent, practice-oriented and on your side.
Since 1979
Founded as the innovation advisory office of IG Metall, an independent GmbH since 1999. We stand in the tradition of co-determination – close to the unions and independent.
The TBS network of DGB
GIBS is a member of the nationwide, union-affiliated network of counseling organisations (TBS) for works and staff councils.
- 1979 - Founded as the innovation advisory office (IBS) of IG Metall
- 1999 - End of funding, foundation of the independent GIBS mbH
- 2000s - Expansion of consulting: occupational health and safety, economic committee
- 2010s - IT co-determination and digitalisation become the focus
- 2020 - New topics: AI, mobile work, psychological risk assessment
- Today - A newly formed team, still close to the unions and independent
Dr. Maike Pricelius
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Nicolas Colberg
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Raphael Kamps
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Wolfgang Jungen-Kalisch
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Janina Hirth
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Yonatan Miller
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Deborah Nickles
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- Robert Odarjuk - Hauptpersonalrat der Berliner Verwaltung
- Tabea Stratmann - GEW Berlin
- Lucas Krentel - ver.di Berlin
- Guest: Nele Techen - DGB Berlin-Brandenburg
Ableton AG, ADM Hamburg AG, Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg, Babbel GmbH, DGB Bildungswerk e.V., Drogennotdienst Berlin gGmbH, European Climate Foundation, Hauptpersonalrat der Berliner Verwaltung, HelloFresh Deutschland SE & Co. KG, idealo internet GmbH , IG Metall Bildungszentrum Berlin, kleinanzeigen GmbH, Klöckner.i GmbH, NewClimate Institute, Open Society Foundation, RBO Inmitten gGmbH, Stiftung Warentest, STRATO GmbH, taz Verlags und Vertriebs GmbH, TikTok Germany GmbH, Urban Sports GmbH, verdi b+b, Zalando SE, Technische Jugendfreizeit- und Bildungsgesellschaft (tjfbg) gGmbH
Research and transfer
We work with universities, foundations and unions on current questions of the working world and bring the results back into everyday company practice.
Cooperations
Together with the Hans Böckler, Friedrich Ebert and Otto Brenner foundations as well as IG Metall, ver.di and GEW, we publish studies and expert reports.
en[AI]ble
Concept, model and testing of a preventively acting AI helper that empowers employees and works councils in small and medium-sized enterprises.
- Nicolas Colberg, Interview im DGB-Ratgeber (2026): Nachsorge. Mit Gewalt am Arbeitsplatz aktiv umgehen. DGB-Kampagne "Vergiss nie, hier arbeitet ein Mensch".
- Nicolas Colberg (2025): KI-Kompetenz. Die Schulungspflicht und was daraus folgt (PDF). Computer und Arbeit, 06/2025.
- Nicolas Colberg, Sebastian Baunack (2023): Wie ist mit Gewalt umzugehen? (PDF). Der Personalrat, 11/2023.
- Dr. Maike Pricelius, Beitrag in Moore, Phoebe (2020): Künstliche Intelligenz und «smarte» Arbeit, Zur politischen Ökonomie der Mensch-Maschine-Integration (PDF).
- Dr. Maike Pricelius (2018): Perspektiven der Mitbestimmung in ganzheitlichen Produktionssystemen.
- GIBS mbH (2016): Industrie 4.0 und der demografische Wandel erfordern neue Lernkonzepte. Kooperationsprojekt mit der RWTH Aachen
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