We are pleased to share that two of our papers have been accepted at the European Conference on Information Systems 2026 (ECIS2026), which takes place June 12–17, 2026. The conference centers on the theme “Reimagining Digital Technology for Business, Management, and Society”, highlighting how deeply digital technologies shape organizations, work practices, and everyday life—and how we can design them more deliberately going forward.

Our contributions reflect this perspective from two different angles:

The first paper, “Mind the Mess: A Matrix of Personal Knowledge Management Challenges across the Knowledge Lifecycle” (Falco Korn, Dennis Kolender, Rafael Ziolkowski, Erik Karger, Frederik Ahlemann), examines how knowledge workers navigate increasingly fragmented digital environments. Based on 27 semi-structured expert interviews, the study identifies 50 distinct challenges in personal knowledge management and structures them into a multi-layered framework spanning cognitive, behavioral, technical, and information-related dimensions. By mapping these challenges onto core knowledge management processes, the paper provides a systematic way to diagnose where and why personal knowledge management breaks—and lays a foundation for designing more effective support systems.

The second paper, “Organizing for Digital Business Model Innovation in Incumbent Firms: Which Digital Innovation Management Configurations Enable or Constrain Digital Business Model Innovation?” (David Hoffmann, Frederik Ahlemann, Rafael Ziolkowski, Erik Karger, Kalle Lyytinen, Stefan Reining), shifts the focus to the organizational level. Drawing on survey data from 251 firms and applying a configurational approach (fsQCA), the study identifies multiple pathways through which firms can successfully—or unsuccessfully—enable digitally driven business model innovation. The findings highlight that different configurations of digital innovation management can complement, substitute, or even counteract each other depending on strategic context and environmental turbulence, offering a more nuanced understanding of how organizations can structure for innovation.

Together, both papers contribute to a deeper understanding of how individuals and organizations can better navigate and shape digital complexity—very much in line with the broader ECIS2026 agenda.