Interdisciplinary Minds

Professionalizing interdisciplinary cooperation

Successful interdisciplinary collaboration in science and business requires far more than technical excellence - it requires the ability to integrate different ways of thinking and to develop innovative solutions together. Different research logics and methodological approaches require not only openness and communication, but also structural clarity and professional teamwork. These skills are not developed incidentally, but must be specifically promoted.

Methods
  • Variety of methods: Various methods of different training approaches (design thinking, systemic work, co-creative facilitation, creativity techniques, liberating structures, Theory U) lead to sustainable learning success.
  • Differentiated learning settings: Structured stimuli alternate with group and individual work phases and promote a productive working environment.
  • Creative approaches: Visual and creative methods promote reflection and integration - especially in complex work situations.
Didactic approach
  • Practice-oriented learning: knowledge transfer, practical relevance and working on your own cases ensure transfer to professional practice.
  • Transformative orientation: The workshops aim to bring about sustainable changes in the way participants think, act and work together.
  • Individual support: If desired, coaching and mentoring can accompany the learning process and thus promote sustainable implementation.
Formats
  • Versatile formats: Keynotes, seminars, lectures or workshops, both in presence and in an online setting in German or English - flexible and applicable across all topics.
  • Needs-oriented training: Our training courses are tailored individually and precisely to the specific requirements and needs of our customers.
  • Process support: Tailor-made programs over 3 to 24 months - tailored to personal or organizational development goals.

Workshops

Professionalizing interdisciplinary cooperation

For organizations | Target groups: advanced scientists & research teams

The aim is the professional development of interdisciplinary collaboration. The focus is on key skills, effective project and integration phases, practical tools for optimizing collaboration and targeted team development.

Contents and focal points at a glance
  • Designing interdisciplinary collaboration professionally ⇒Participants learn how to clearly structure and sustainably improve processes, roles and communication channels in interdisciplinary projects.
  • Strengthen key interdisciplinary skills ⇒ Skills such as perspective-taking, communicative flexibility and integrative thinking are specifically promoted - as the basis for successful interdisciplinary cooperation.
  • Using methods and tools for collaborative research with confidence ⇒ The workshops teach methods and tools for designing and implementing interdisciplinary projects - both in terms of content and process.
  • Understanding team dynamics ⇒ Participants reflect on role allocations, conflict potential and group dynamic processes in order to strengthen teamwork together.

Interdisciplinary Minds Sessions

For organizations | Target group: Scientists at all levels

The aim is to professionalize interdisciplinary working methods and practice collaborative research. The workshop offers structured impulses on methods and collaboration as well as interactive, co-creative group work.

Contents and focal points at a glance
  • Gain new perspectives & methods for your own research ⇒ The sessions provide practical impulses for interdisciplinary collaboration - for all those who want to expand their scientific practice with new ways of thinking, tools and approaches.
  • Developing creative solutions through interdisciplinary exchange ⇒ Researchers from different disciplines meet in an inspiring environment, reflect on common challenges - and develop new ideas and research perspectives together.
  • Strengthen collaborative skills in a targeted manner ⇒ Through interactive group work and structured reflection, the sessions promote key skills such as perspective-taking, communication and creative team thinking.
  • Building sustainable networks ⇒ The format creates space for networking: Researchers make new contacts across subject boundaries, initiate collaborations and strengthen interdisciplinary exchange.

Does that sound interesting to you? Feel free to contact me!

Are you working in an interdisciplinary research team and would like to professionalize your collaboration and specifically promote interdisciplinary skills? If you are doing a doctorate, working as a postdoc or on your way to a professorship and would like to develop your interdisciplinary skills and make contacts in a collegial setting, I look forward to hearing from you!

I will be happy to advise you personally and put together an offer that suits your needs!

Phone: +49 (0) 176 - 594 345 16
eMail: info@interdisciplinary-minds.de