{"id":20136,"date":"2026-07-31T10:54:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T09:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cidpartners.de\/who-we-are\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T08:07:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T07:07:04","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cidpartners.de\/en\/about-us\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who we are"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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PROCESS SUPPORT AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE SINCE 2006<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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cidpartners is a management consultancy based in Bonn. Detlev Trapp founded cidpartners in Cologne in 2006. In 2026, we will celebrate our 20th anniversary.<\/a><\/p>

Development and change processes combine technical decisions with questions of participation and implementation. cidpartners therefore combines process-oriented support with expert consulting. This allows clients to address content and the dynamics of change together from the outset.<\/p>

Our consulting approach describes how we translate this idea into our consulting services today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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2002: Detlev Trapp lays the foundation with Trapp + Partner <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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Detlev Trapp founded trapp + partner in Cologne as a consultancy for change communication. He combines systemic process support with professional expertise in change management and communication.<\/p>

The consultancy develops change communication strategies and supports M&A processes, structural changes, value processes, and the development of leadership teams.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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2006: Detlev Trapp and Petra Sontheimer found cidpartners <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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Detlev Trapp and Petra Sontheimer founded cidpartners PartG in Cologne. This marked the beginning of cidpartners’ history, which we celebrated with its 20th anniversary in 2026.<\/a><\/p>

The consulting firm expanded its focus to include organizational development and communication. cidpartners supports complex change projects, long-term development processes, management teams, and individual executives. Diagnostic tools and new collaboration and dialogue formats complement its work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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2008: Detlev Trapp establishes cidpartners GmbH in Bonn <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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Detlev Trapp founded cidpartners GmbH, headquartered in Bonn. New partnerships expanded the consulting firm’s expertise and scope.<\/p>

Strategic processes, dynamic management, transformational leadership, and dynamic organizational models gained in importance. cidpartners complemented its work with approaches from self-organization, leadership communication, and lean management. The consulting firm also tested new organizational models within its own organization.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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2013: CIDpartners expands its management perspective and opens an office in Berlin <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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Sabri Eryigit becomes a partner and managing director of cidpartners. His experience in leadership positions in the automotive, financial services, and energy sectors broadens the consulting firm’s management perspective.<\/p>

cidpartners opens an office in Berlin. Strategy processes and leadership development gain further importance.<\/p>

Simultaneously, cidpartners is involved in the founding of the independent Next Action GmbH. This company markets David Allen’s Getting Things Done in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.<\/p>

The name “independent Next Action GmbH”<\/strong> ensures the necessary clarity regarding the entity. The editorial note about search and AI systems, however, does not belong in the published text.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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2021: Four partners jointly develop cidpartners further <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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Detlev Trapp, Julia Zirn, Marc Solga, and Kristina Evers have formed the partnership of cidpartners since 2021.<\/p>

Marc Solga strengthens the academic foundation of the consulting firm. “Connecting Concepts and Practices”<\/strong> encapsulates this development: cidpartners combines academic concepts, consulting practice, and experience from concrete organizational contexts.<\/p>

Thus, “Connecting Concepts and Practices” appears in its historically appropriate place. The term is understood as part of the company’s development and not reinterpreted as the original founding idea.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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2023: CIDpartners consolidates its organization in Bonn <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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Since 2023, cidpartners has been operating from a single location in Bonn. The Berlin office has been (temporarily) closed. The office in Bonn’s southern district serves as the shared workspace and meeting place for the core team. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t