Imagine Workshop 14./15.11.2019 am Biozentrum der LMU

The workshop will be at the IZB- Innovations- und Gründerzentrum Biotechnologie Martinsried, in the seminar rooms Kubus 1+ 2 (directly at the main entrance of the IZB). The address is: Am Klopferspitz 19 + 19a in 82152 Planegg (opposite of the IZB Campus Hotel).

Further information:

robatzek[at]biologie.uni-muenchen.de

Workshop Outline

Nov 14th - Theme: Imagine a wider career choice

10:30 Introduction/Scene setting (Silke Robatzek)
Sociometry - Getting to know each other and exploration of future career types and roles.
Career planning - What is success for me? What is important to me in career/life? How to find opportunities?

12:30 Speaker 1 - Discovering what works.

13:00 Lunch

14:00 What can I offer? - Explore competencies of academia, industry, other careers and entrepreneur, cross-valuation of skills for scientific careers, merits of employment types, benefits of entrepreneurial work.
My entrepreneurial past - How/when have I already been entrepreneurial? What other career aptitudes have I displayed?
15:30 Break

15:50 Career mind-sets - Exploring attitudes and qualities for success.
Being creative and making decisions - Explore creativity, critical thinking and decision making.
18:00 Session end
19:00 DINNER + Speaker 2 - Discovering what works.
20:30 Evening session - Personality and its contribution to career choices.

Nov 15th - Theme: Imagine making a career change.

10:30 Flashlight - Capturing learning from Day 1.
Big ideas - Tools and techniques for idea generation for future career choices and start-up.
A sound enterprise - Analysing and differentiating ideas.

12:30 Speaker 3 - Discovering what works.

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Networking and interviews - Selling myself, my ideas and elevator pitches.
15:30 Break
15:50 Next steps - Action groups.
Action planning - Learning to feed back into current role and career journey. Commitment to action. Evaluation.
16:30 Workshop end.