In the dialogue between Prof. Dr. Michael Lackner and Prof. Dr. Klaus Herbers, the directors of the International Consortium for Research in the Humanities (IKGF) talk about the collaboration in the past seven years since 2009 and the results of the first funding period. They reflect the various events, publications, and other formats established at the IKGF. Besides the review of the achievements, they discuss the adjustments of the IKGF agenda. Furthermore they talk about the planned research in the second funding period and about future projects which concerns most prominently the handbook projects and the new materiality.