Growth and Development

Solving problems is often seen as an automatism rather than a process. But there are problems that challenge us: they are too large or to multifaceted to be solved immediately. Or any previous solution lead to new and other problems. Or those problems have never been solved before because we have never encountered them before. This is where Design Thinking offers a multi-step process to take a closer look at the problem. If we have clarified what exactly the problem is, we may start out to find an innovative and best fitting solution, which adds value for users and the environment.
The diverse team is at the heart of this process. Each team member contributes their respective strengths and knowledge to the collaboration and working on a problem turns out to promote team building.

Offer

Teambuilding Workshops

Teams as well as individuals need to be empowered to transform organizations. Often it is difficult to achieve this from within. My workshops are designed on the basis for working together grounded in the employees’ individual ideas and needs. With my expertise in Design Thinking and PERMA-Leadership I particularly emphasize impulses from positive psychology so people discover the growth mindset and can develop.

Workshops for groups of up to twelve people can take place in the organization, in external rooms or online.

Impulse lectures

Interested in Design Thinking or Life Design? I deliver keynotes on both topics explaining the processes and involve the audience in small exercises if desired. For smaller groups and more time, you can also book an exemplary design sprint themed by your own topics.

Impulse lectures can take place in different settings from small teams up to 100 people. Please contact me for an individual offer.

Compass Workshops

Time for changes? The Compass workshop is a good opportunity to find out what kind of change you want and how to achieve it. Whether it is a new career, a new phase in your life, a sabbatical or the biggest question of all: What else is there in life for me? Everybody in the Compass Workshop brings their own questions and you will work out your own goals and ideas for a fulfilling life. With the help of design thinking methods and interventions from positive psychology you will embark on a journey to get down to your wishes and dreams as well as your sources for greater satisfaction. Using the creative power of the group you will discover new and sometimes crazy ideas that will open up new horizons. You will leave the workshop with ideas how you will design your future and first steps to get into action.

The Compass workshop for up to twelve participants is held offline and online.

Individual coaching sessions

If you have a personal issue or you are looking for a way to grow and develop, I am offering personal coaching sessions. My offer ranges from overcoming blockages, discovering your own strengths and potential and becoming more agile. Using creative methods will enable you to discover the solutions in yourself. It is all about designing your future yourself. The focus will not be on material values as money or status but on your well-being, your relationships with others, positive emotions, accomplishment and meaningful activities.

Feel free to contact me for a free appointment to get to know me.

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Creativity & Positive Emotions

Research in Positive Psychology shows that productivity and creativity are strengthened by collaborative work in a positive working environment. An appreciative atmosphere fosters innovative solutions, recognition of accomplishments leads to positive working surroundings, and advancing meaningful projects promotes collaboration.

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Diversity &
Collaboration

Design Thinking is centered on creative developing and working together on a project. Of course, not everyone has to be able to do everything. In this way, different skills and strengths can unfold in diverse teams, which leads to productive collaboration. It is important to me to support this as a coach and, in doing so, delivering a result both for a problem and a team.

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Individual Strengths & developing

How often do you see where others fall short, focusing only on their deficits? If we pay attention to our and others strengths instead, we can use them to solve complex problems. This way, we get to better and innovative solutions. Using your own strengths also means actively shaping your (professional) life, taking new (thinking) paths and it leads to growing and flourishing.

room to bloom

Welcome to the room to bloom. I will start blogging here about growth and development – on a personal level but also on the level of teams and organizations. The room to bloom will also take place as online sessions to connect and learn from each other.

Projects

Sustainability

In 2024 the theme of the Women in Publishing (BücherFrauen Jahresthema) was sustainability. As a board member I was responsible to sustain the theme. Each month we delivered a “treasure chest” with different aspects of sustainability and its connection to the booksector and feminism. During this year I took a deep dive into sustainability and I use this expertise now in my everyday work. Especially the Inner Development Goals to foster the SDGs are a good starting point to start a transformation in an organization.

Bookorchestra

In 2018 I founded with women from Women in Publishing (BücherFrauen) the Bookorchestra. Books are made by a whole range of people in different professions. Our orchestra makes women visible who work in publishing and gives them a voice. They illustrate their work and why they love working in the publishing industry. You can visit the orchestra online but it is also possible to book the exhibition posters – the orchestra tours every year to different “book” places like the Leipzig book fair.

Whispering Gallery

In the midst of the Corona pandemic, I founded the Whispering Gallery with my friends Kerrin Hoeffler and Sandra van Lente. The Gallery was a virtual space where people from different creative and artistic backgrounds met 20 times every month on the 21st for networking, exchange and inspiration. We learned about each other’s projects, we tested prototypes, during Whispering Walks we discovered our worlds and we produced a jingle together.

Contact

Please feel free to contact me for individual questions and offers

    Meiken Endruweit

    I am a certified Design Thinking Coach (hpi), PERMA-Lead® consultant (Ebner-Team) and trained in Positive Psychology (DAS DHGS) and Life Design (HSG). I accompany leaders, groups, teams and individuals so that they can discover and develop creativity and teamwork as an important form of expression and growth potential.