Frithjof Bergmann demands a new understanding of work. The professor for philosophy at the Univeristy of Michigan known by his concept of New Work exposes "In Freiheit leben" (to live freedom) the philosophical basics of his life work.
Whist working eight hours in an office in tipp-free ergonomical chairs the idea of freedom that propagates the limitless also the limiless unreasonable spreads wildly.  Like in the ad where it is about arranging cars in "Vier gewinnt" - (four wins) manner on a parking place. In the trailer to it it says in youth hostel tone: "Tu nicht so erwachsen!" (don't act so grown-up!).
 
These are the trivializations that outrage the work theoretician Frithjof Bergmann. Freedom is just not the absence of borders Bergmann writes in the topic preface for his German translation of his thesis submitted for the certificate of habilitation "On Being Free" which was published in 1977 already. Limitlessness was an idea which is condemned for failure because it cannot be lived. Freedom for Bergmann is something quite different.  Freedom means responsibility for own actions. Only he who decides freely can identify with the issue he is devoted to. And the other way around only who identifies with his actions is free. Because of that he judges democracy as the best form of government - because it represents the most intelligent and effectiv system. People can choose, they can identify. It would be nice if that would apply to the world of work as well.
 

The attractive about the 'New Work' - movement which steadily wins more followers worldwide is its absence of ideology. As well his ideas for improvement for efficiency of a company can be used for social design of states or as a life concept of critics of capitalsm who opt out or social ecological view changers.