Category: stories

This conference weaves together elements of philosophy, psychology, and metaphysics to examine how humans function as creative meaning-makers, and how we learn, grow and evolve. It looks at how the different “others” in a multicultural workplace that annoy us can be either the path to life-long learning, or a shortcut to frustration. Themes raised include intelligence as an obstacle to wisdom, chaos and order, being and doing, awareness, and personal integrity.

You will leave with a greater ability to choose and apply the types of self-reflectiveness and relational strategies that offer a rewarding way forward. You might even acquire an appreciation for the colleagues that frustrate you most!

Who is Daniel?

Daniel Haeberlé is a personal, professional and organisational development consultant, and facilitator. He holds a Bachelors of Applied Sciences (Aeronautical Engineering) and a Masters of Business Administration, but his self-directed learning has proven more useful. He has been providing professional and organisational development services to multinational and supra-national organisations for 30 years. His work with the EU Institutions began in 2000 as Founding Partner of AIM & Associés.

As a young man, Daniel found most approaches to intercultural communication to be useless in helping him deal with both sustained intercultural collaboration and his own Canadian-French biculturality. He decided to try to do something about that. Many years and much research later, Daniel’s work is about supporting transformational learning through the development of the capacity for presence and self-reflection.

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We will examine the responsibility of the European Institutions and their staff members when confronted with decision-making, absorbing information or writing reports. During this session, the participants will discover the latest cutting-edge scientific advances in detecting fake news and knowing its characteristics. The series of practical tools and methods presented will lead participants to:

• Improve their knowledge around fake news, hoax, buzz, bias and urban legends.
• Question the roles of experts and non-experts in communication in the age of Fake News.
• Improve their information processes on their own and with the help of digital tools.
• Organise reflections of critical thinking around the main themes of their work.

Who are Sabine and Iulia?

Sabine Finzi holds a BA (with honours) in Journalism and Communication from the University of Brussels (ULB). She started her career as a journalist before joining EPTO (European Peer Training Organisation) in 1995. She acquired a broad knowledge and experience in the field of diversity and gender equality education training. When she became Director of EPTO in 2000 she was in charge of strategic management and coaching of the activities of the organisation in 14 European countries and over 50 trainers.

She then extended her activities as a consultant to other organisations at European level in the public and private sector. Currently she is an independent trainer, coach and consultant in issues such as mentoring, communication, diversity management, integration, personal development and works for organisations such as the European institutions. She works for the private sector in Europe as well, in the US and in Asia. From 2013 to 2015 Sabine worked for the Life-long Learning team of IHECS (Institut des Hautes Etudes des Communications Sociales) as learning adviser and coordinator of the communication trainings. Since 2015, she is teaching as “Maître de conferences” at the Free University of Brussels (ULB) at the Institute of European Studies. She is trained in systemic approach, Neuro-Cognitivism and Management.

Iulia Grosman is a Professional Swiss Army Knife. She holds a PhD, is an Independent Speech Sciences Researcher and full-time self-learner. She loves to do Problem Solving with efficient playfulness. She is currently a Trainer in soft skills for AIM & Associés where she also acts as the New Technology Coordinator – Digital Coordinator for online and face-to-face training. She could be described as a Pragmatic Polyglot. Fluent in a variety of Human-Human-Computer-Computer Interactions.

She is a Moral authority against laziness and security seekers, an out of comfort zone and out of the cubical explorer. As a facilitator, she works in Somatic Education with embodiment tools. She has an odd love for statistics, data analysis, answering for Tenders and Public Procurements, and to support companies and individuals in new professional avenues. Oh, and she is an acrobat and hand-balancer.

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During this conference you will discover your where your problem-solving preferences lie and get introduced to a methodology that will help you to develop your creative thinking as well as to solve challenges in a more creative and structured way.

Let’s get inspired!

Who is Sarah?

Sarah De Greef is a dedicated, high-energy change leader with a passion for empowering individuals and organisations to develop a creative and entrepreneurial mindset. She does this through her work as a consultant and facilitator using the power of the Creative Problem Solving Process as a means for driving complex challenges to successful results and developing entrepreneurial skills.

During the four years she spent in the US, she experienced first-hand how creative thinking and entrepreneurial skills can make people see opportunities and take initiatives. She is now strongly motivated to foster this spirit in Europe.

Her background as a company lawyer, entrepreneur, and consultant serves to give her insight into a number of critical and complex business oriented challenges from the point of view of business clients. She is committed to help people and teams to develop their creative potential and help their organisations reach their goals, allowing them to adapt quickly, respond effectively and drive positive change and growth. More information about Bruno’s work can be found here.

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Conferences are delivered both face-to-face or online to private companies, institutions, agencies and delegations. If you want AIM & Associés to organise and deliver our next conference for you, please do not hesitate to send us an email detailing your request. All our conferences are linked to broader topics that are also covered in our general offer of trainings. You can discover some suggestions here below or in our learning catalogue.

Rumours, urban legends, hoaxes, fake news, conspiracy theories, and misinformation are only a fraction of the numerous terms that refer to questionable content, but do they all mean the same thing?

How are rumours and false news created? Why are they so successful? Why do we promote them and believe in them? How can we recognise, verify or deconstruct them? How can we warn those who wrongfully believe in their truthfulness and share them without double checking? These questions and more will be answered in this conference!

Who is Aurore?

Aurore Van de Winkel is a doctor in Information and Communication, Scientific Collaborator at the Catholic University of Louvain and a consultant. She has been working for about fifteen years on the subject of rumours. She has been passionate about stories since her childhood and worked on urban legends for her thesis. She thus became aware of the impact that false stories can have on our opinions and our behaviour.

With her knowledge of the mechanisms of rumours and her ability to make quick and relevant diagnoses on problematic situations, Aurore then decided to provide her advice to organisations and people affected by the noise they create. More information about Aurore’s work can be found here.

Interested in your own conference?

Conferences are delivered both face-to-face or online to private companies, institutions, agencies and delegations. If you want AIM & Associés to organise and deliver our next conference for you, please do not hesitate to send us an email detailing your request. All our conferences are linked to broader topics that are also covered in our general offer of trainings. You can discover some suggestions here below or in our learning catalogue.