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WORKSHOPS FOR PHD COURSES, WINTER AND SUMMER SCHOOLS
Collaboration in academia: transparent research partnerships
A practical workshop on designing transparent and sustainable research collaborations, focusing on authorship agreements, role clarity, expectation alignment and constructive conflict prevention using structured dialogue and emotional intelligence tools.
Learning objectives: Design clear collaboration agreements; promptly address common conflicts over authorship and expectations.
Target audience: PhD students and early-stage researchers involved in collaborative research projects.
Duration: 2 hours (can be combined with the “interdisciplinary research” module).
Interdisciplinary research: bridging academic worlds
A practical workshop on navigating epistemological differences and communication barriers in interdisciplinary research, focusing on translating disciplinary assumptions, aligning methods and negotiating outputs and timelines constructively.
Learning Objective: Translate research assumptions across disciplines; negotiate methods, outputs and expectations effectively.
Target audience: PhD students and early-stage researchers engaging in interdisciplinary projects.
Duration: 2 hours (can be combined with the “collaboration in academia” module)
Academic writing with responsible AI
A modular workshop series building core academic writing and research skills, with a critical and responsible use of AI to support early-stage research projects.
Learning Objective: Develop a focused research question and identify appropriate academic sources; structure and write a literature review; use AI critically in academic tasks.
Target audience: PhD students and early-stage researchers with no or little prior experience in academic writing and applied research.
Duration: 4 individual sessions of 2 hours each, or as a full-day intensive (8 hours).
UNIVERSITY WORKSHOPS FOR BACHELOR & MASTER’S STUDENTS
Storytelling for sustainability and collective change
A hands-on, reflective workshop exploring how narrative shapes collective behaviour and moves people toward sustainable action, or away from it. From fairy tales to corporate reporting, students analyse what makes stories travel, stick, and inspire change.
Learning objectives: Understand the power of storytelling for shaping (sustainable) behaviours; evaluate how companies may use storytelling for sustainability.
Target audience: Bachelor’s and Master’s students in sustainability, business, or accounting courses seeking an interdisciplinary and reflective approach.
Duration: 1,5 hours
Research skills with responsible AI
A hands-on, interactive course that builds core academic writing and research skills, with a critical and responsible use of AI to support early-stage research projects.
Learning Objectives: Write a short research idea based on a feasible, clear and focused research question and appropriate academic sources; use AI critically in academic tasks.
Target audience: Bachelor and Master’s students with no or little prior experience in academic and applied research (adaptable based on specific needs).
Duration: 12-15 hours (4-5 working days)
Qualitative research methods
A hands-on workshop introducing core qualitative research methods, with a specific focus on data collection through interviews and systematic qualitative data analysis using thematic analysis.
Learning objective: Apply the core steps of thematic analysis to qualitative interview data
Target audience: Bachelor and Master’s students with no or little prior experience in academic and applied research (adaptable based on specific needs).
Duration: 6 hours
WORKSHOPS FOR ENTREPRENEURS, FAMILY BUSINESSES & START-UPS
Self-awareness for conscious entrepreneurs
A practical workshop that helps entrepreneurs clarify their personal values, connect them to sustainability goals, and communicate their entrepreneurial identity through storytelling for the website or social media.
Learning Objective: Draft an entrepreneurial statement grounded in personal values, purpose, and impact.
Target audience: Entrepreneurs, start-ups, family businesses, and early-stage founders with an interest in sustainability.
Duration: 2 hours
Leveraging place attachment: roots, identity, and organisational narratives
An applied workshop exploring how enterprises and family businesses can transform territorial roots, history, and place attachment into a distinctive and authentic competitive advantage.
Learning objective: Draft a communication piece for the website or social media connecting (family) history and territorial roots to business identity.
Target audience: Family business owners, entrepreneurs, small businesses, start-ups.
Duration: 2 hours
Navigating roles and relationships in family businesses
An interactive workshop focused on how family dynamics (roles, expectations and unspoken tensions) shape decision-making, governance and day-to-day collaboration in the business.
Learning objective: Identify practical insights to support clearer roles, more constructive conversations and conscious decisions.
Target audience: Family business owners and next-generation members; students involved in or considering a role in their family business.
Duration: 2 hours
What a workshop looks like in practice
Every session blends academic rigour with interactive, reflective activities that help learners connect concepts to their own experience.
To give you a clearer sense of the learning atmosphere, here is a one-page snapshot of an activity.
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Sometimes organisations and professionals seek support that doesn’t fit neatly into predefined categories. Whether you are exploring self-awareness and emotional intelligence, developing entrepreneurial skills, building a more sustainable business, strengthening family business practices, or improving research methods and academic skills, your needs might be unique.
If you have a specific challenge, idea, or goal in mind, I can adapt my services, design a tailored workshop, or create a custom programme that aligns with your context.
Tell me what you have in mind – we can co-create the right solution.
Why me?
My approach is both research-based and practice-oriented.
I work with a deep understanding of international students, seeing them beyond the classroom context.
In my classes, nothing is taken for granted, and emotional intelligence forms the foundation of the learning experience.
Let’s work together!
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Planning
I begin by understanding your needs: timelines, content priorities and target audience.
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Customisation
We agree on scope, pricing and dates. This ensures the content aligns fully with your organisational objectives.
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Delivery
Once the agreement is in place, I deliver the session on-site or at your preferred location.