Models of Change and Personality Development (CS)
| Degree programme | Sustainable Energy Systems |
| Subject area | Engineering Technology |
| Type of degree | Master part-time |
| Type of course unit (compulsory, optional) | Elective |
| Course unit code | 800101022702 |
| Teaching units | 30 |
| Year of study | 2025 |
| Name of lecturer(s) | Birgit Susanne SONNBICHLER, Monika WOHLMUTH-SCHWEIZER |
No prerequisites.
Time slot: Intensive training week (= Blockwoche) 13-16 October 2025
For the intensive training week, permanent attendance at the course must be ensured.
The event will take place in the "büro für wandel", Kirchstraße 22 a, 6922 Wolfurt.
Course language: English
Course occupancy: Minimum 12 persons / maximum 16 persons
Course costs: 36 EUR (9 EUR per day and per person) for seminar room, food and materials
Sustainability: SDG 9 - support innovations
The course gives an insight into the latest findings on innovation, transformation & personality development models, based on the research of Claus O. Scharmer, Peter Senge, William Torbert and others.
A special focus is on the practical use of these models by working on concrete transformation challenges. By using methods like storytelling and peer coaching we use the group’s collective intelligence to learn from and with each other.
Insights about the latest research of transformation models for sustainable change and innovation with focus on Theory U from Claus Otto Scharmer.
Methodical competencies for managing projects, innovation and change processes.
Experience in practical application of Theory U from idea to prototyping.
Knowledge about the importance of self reflection and the leader’s role in transformation processes.
Journaling, Peer Coaching, Stakeholder Interviews, Prototyping
- Presentations of the learned content
- Ongoing monitoring of students participation
- Personal contributions to achieve the workshop goals
- New forms of assesments as a topic of the workshop
For further questions please contact: birgit.sonnbichler@tageins.net
Scharmer, C. Otto (2016): Theory U. Leading from the Future as It Emerges. 2nd edition. Massachusetts: Berrett-Koehler Publisher, Inc.
Besides theoretic input, the workshop focuses on the practice and application of various methods. We jointly create an innovative space in which we connect „head, heart and hand“ through individual and group exercises in order to explore sustainable future-proof solutions.
Participants develop prototypes for specific change topics in order to test their feasibility. Together we use methods such as storytelling and peer coaching to learn about the prerequisites for success in innovation and transformation. In individual and group exercises on self-reflection and giving and receiving feedback, participants practise tools for personal development.