Sustainable Learning
Workshop & Coaching
If you want to be successful in shaping sustainable development, you need to have the skills to remain agile and stable in turbulent and challenging times.
Successful collaboration requires space for shared learning, diverse perspectives, and respectful communication to open the way to innovative potential.
Our workshops are co-designed learning and development spaces to improve sustainability skills around collaboration, communication and change.
Our coaching focuses on professional relationships, functions and roles, and strengthens the ability to meet the challenges of collaboration, leadership and transformation.
Certified coaches and experienced trainer
In our coaching sessions, we follow the standards and ethical guidelines of the German Coaching Association (DGfC).
BLENDED LEARNINGS TO ELEVATE SUSTAINABILITY SKILLS
We prepare our workshops in a didactic way that integrates different learning styles, methods and media.
In this way, we provide learning impulses to meet the challenges of digital, analog and, above all, flexible collaboration.
Customer voices
Dr. Kerstin Lange, Referentin für Internationales, Hamburg Research Academy, Hamburg
Seit vielen Jahren arbeiten wir an der Hamburg Research Academy mit SAMIN WORLD zusammen. Workshops wie der “Fellow Compass” sind insbesondere für internationale Wissenschaftler:innen im deutschen Universitätssystem eine wertvolle Hilfestellung auf dem Weg zu einer erfolgreichen Promotion.
Als Trainerin überzeugt Dr. Christine Kohistani vor allem durch ihre langjährigen Erfahrungen in der internationalen Zusammenarbeit – ihre umfassenden Informationen und praktischen Tipps sowie ihre Empathie und die gute Arbeitsatmosphäre werden in der Evaluation der Workshops von den Teilnehmenden immer wieder hervorgehoben.
Dr.in Lisa Spanka, Arbeitsstelle Chancengleichheit, Universität Bremen
Christine Kohistani ist seit 2017 als Trainerin und Coach mit der Gestaltung und Durchführung der Workshopmodule des navigare – Career Coachingprogramms für internationale Wissenschaftlerinnen der Arbeitsstelle Chancengleichheit der Universität Bremen beauftragt.
Die Zusammenarbeit mit Christine Kohistani ist ein absoluter Gewinn, da sie als Trainerin eine Bandbreite an Themen rund um internationale Kooperation verbunden mit wissenschaftlichem Karrieremanagement in englischer Sprache anbietet, wie Zusammenarbeit in internationalen Teams, Networking oder Karriereplanung und als Coach die Prozessbegleitung der Teilnehmerinnen bedarfsorientiert und individuell gestaltet. Sie stimmt ihre Angebote immer wieder spezifisch entsprechend unserer Zielsetzungen und der Bedarfe der Teilnehmerinnen ab und trägt so maßgeblich zum Erfolg des Programms bei.
Dr.in Diana Ebersberger, Referentin BYRD, Universität Bremen
Wir blicken auf eine jahrelange Kooperation mit SAMIN.WORLD zurück, die insbesondere Workshops für die internationalen Promovierenden der Uni Bremen beinhaltet. Die Teilnehmenden loben einerseits die große Fülle an Information, die vermittelt wird. Aber auch, dass sie sehr aktiv in den Workshopablauf eingebunden werden, und ihre individuelle Situation besprechen können.
Ich freue mich, dass wir auch zukünftig Workshops von SAMIN.WORLD im Programm haben werden, da ich mir sicher sein kann, dass sie sowohl inhaltlich als auch didaktisch eine exzellente Qualität aufweisen, und, was am wichtigsten ist, den Promovierenden viele Erkenntnisse bringen, um ihre Promotionsphase erfolgreich zu gestalten.”
Franziska Külbel, Project Manager PhenoRob (Cluster of Excellence), University of Bonn
Der Workshop „Build Confidence for the Thesis Defense” hat unsere Promovierenden optimal auf ihre Disputation vorbereitet. Die Teilnehmenden wurden einfühlsam und professionell gecoacht mit genug Raum für individuelle Übungen und gezieltes Feedback. Dr. Christine Kohistani adaptierte Ihren Workshop so, dass auch die spontanen Fragen und Bedürfnisse unserer Promovierenden beantwortet und erfüllt wurden.
Die Zusammenarbeit mit Samin.World ist sehr angenehm und wir freuen uns auf weitere gemeinsame Workshops!
CHANGE MAKER
SUSTAINABILITY SKILLS FOR A CHANGING WORLD
The increasing complexity of dynamic environments and variable working relationships is placing new demands on collaboration.
Facilitating the resulting discourse in a goal-oriented manner, including the perspectives of those involved, motivating personal responsibility and setting organisational goals require transformative and dialogical skills.
Valuing communication, diverse perspectives, a work culture of openness are just some of the conditions that make collaboration successful.
This is no easy task, as the complexity of the requirements increases with the diversity of the participants.
The challenge is to guide the participants through innovative thinking spaces without allowing working relationships or sensitivities to limit the dialogue.
These workshops raise awareness of the importance of sustainability skills and the range of co-creative support processes.
THEMES
DialogAbilities.
Facilitating collaboration
Setting the framework for groups, themes, change objectives, group dynamics, roles, relationships, monitoring communication, co-creative aspects of interaction
SustainAbilities.
Leading transformation
Inner Development Goals (IDG) as a framework for sustainable skills development, dialogical leadership and guidance in the interplay between transformative sustainability skills and a explorative mindset
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Principles of sustainable, trans-formative dialogical approaches to the design of leadership and group processes (Knowledge)
Reflection on roles, relationships and communication (Reflection)
Promoting empathic attitudes and exploring individual boundaries in interaction (Mindset)
Expanding transformative and dialogue methodological skills (Competencies)
We work in 3 languages … German-English-Farsi
MENTAL MAPS
AWARENESS FOR CULTURAL-REFLECTIVE COLLABORATION
Multicultural teams can gain critical knowledge and innovation advantages if they can establish a culture of open and trusting communication.
Different communication, learning and working cultures have an impact on working and supervisory relation-ships, but also on knowledge transfer, discussion and collaboration.
Sometimes processes in intercultural work settings develop their own
complex dynamics that are difficult to predict.
Understanding different ways of communicating, learning and working helps to develop new cultural standards for working together and to approach collaboration with an open mind.
These workshops help to reflect on one‘s own cultural understanding and to become more confident in developing constructive work relationships in culturally diverse environments.
THEMES
MeetingCultures.
Culturally sensitive collaboration
Diversity of cultural identities and value systems, conditions for culturally reflective cooperation, culturally reflective teaching, leading and supervision, shaping communication and cooperation in teams and groups
DoNotHarm.
Valuing heterogeneity
Exploring unconscious biases, dealing with differences, stereotypes and discrimination, reflecting error culture, establishing trust and mutual understanding
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Reflection on unconscious assumptions and own attitudes towards other cultures (Mindset)
Greater understanding of culturally diverse influences on communication and collaboration (Knowledge)
Reflecting on and expanding the own awareness of culture (Reflection)
Strengthening skills for culturally reflective interactions (Competencies)
We work in 3 languages … German-English-Farsi
FELLOWS COMPASS
ORIENTATION IN THE SCIENTIFIC LANDSCAPE
International scholars face the challenge of supervising students, actively participating in research and teaching, and at the same time familiarising themselves with the working culture of German higher education.
One of the findings is gaining ground: The new higher education system and its expectations differ from previous experiences.
Refugee academics face particular challenges. Individual traumas and concerns about their families back home overshadow their work on their own academic development.
For advisors, supervisors and mentors, these experiences can become a burden and create uncertainty in their own work environment.
These workshops provide support for international scientists to gain more security in academic organisations.
For supervisors and advisors who work with people from crisis areas, these workshops offer space for reflection and exchange of experiences.
THEMES
ScienceCompass.
Navigating the system
Navigating the German higher education landscape, managing and steering research projects, processes and expectations of doctorates and disputations, culturally sensitive supervision in research and teaching
LessonsLearned.
From the conflict area to here
Recognising crisis symptoms in support, management and advisory settings, communication and cooperation in times of crisis, role reflection in stressful situations, options for action and limits to support.
LEARNINGS
Greater security through an understanding of the interrelationships in the German higher education landscape (Knowledge)
Greater clarity of expectations in intercultural supervision scenarios and
increased awareness of working with people from conflict areas (Reflection)
Exploring opportunities and limitations in teaching, leadership and advisory roles (Mindset
We work in 3 languages … German-English-Farsi
PEACE TALKS
STRENGTHENING CULTURALLY SENSITIVE CONFLICT SKILLS
Collaboration in teams, groups, teaching, and supervision is not always smooth. Collaboration becomes particularly challenging when conflict makes communication difficult.
Conflicts come from many different sources and manifest themselves in many different ways. But they have one thing in common: they create stress and strain for everyone
involved.
Regardless of background or culture, feelings are expressed in physical ways. Memories, cultural and physical perceptions shape individual actions and
communication, especially in conflict situations.
These workshops provide knowledge about conflict development and conflict resonance. They support the development of alternative action strategies that promote constructive cooperation.
THEMES
Reconcile.
Respectful conflict resolution
Orientation and navigation in conflict cultures, understanding conflict dynamics in culturally diverse work contexts, establishing conflict-sensitive communication, moderating conflicts
Resonate.
Recognising conflict resonance
Reflecting on conflict behaviour and communication, conflict patterns in diverse relationships, interaction between traditional ways of acting and feelings, strengthening confidence and self-awareness
LEARNINGS
Understanding the connections between conflict development, behaviour, communication and embodied feelings (Knowledge)
Reflection on inner attitudes that facilitate overcoming difficult challenges (Mindset)
Best practices and limits for conflict management (Methods)
Impulses to experience oneself as a facilitator in conflict (Competencies)
We work in 3 languages … German-English-Farsi
LESSONS LEARNED
ACADEMIC COOPERATION UNDER CONFLICT CONDITIONS
Scientific cooperation with partners in conflict areas offers opportunities for the establishment and further development of academic infra-structures and scientific quality.
Investments in higher education development make a sustainable contribution to economic and social growth. Many young academics trained in cooperation projects later assume key positions and become multipliers in international cooperation.
Cooperation provides opportunities for mutual learning, exchange of experience and the development of new scientific fields of work, as well as teaching and skills development projects to equip universities and their staff for the future.
However, working with partners in conflict countries also comes at a price. Unexpected political developments and emerging crisis situations threaten to jeopardize international cooperation and pose particular challenges for those involved.
This workshop addresses the challenges, strategies and related questions of working with partners in conflict areas.
THEMES
Framework conditions for cooperation in fragile countries; developing agreements, critical roles and responsibilities
Building mutual trust under critical environmental conditions; dealing with misunderstandings, conflicts and crisis situations
Sustainability in curriculum and skills development; academic development in the geopolitical field of tension between diverse actors
Challenges for the development of future-oriented universities and international academic cooperation
We work in 3 languages … German-English-Farsi
COACHING
Coaching opens up diverse perspectives, creates access to knowledge and competence
potential, supports change processes and promotes greater security in leadership and collaboration.
Our coaching supports the development of reflection and action skills to meet the challenges of culturally diverse work systems such as teams, groups, leadership and
collaboration.
We use systemic, culturally reflective methods to open spaces for reflection and support learning and development processes.
As certified (senior) coaches and follow the guidelines of the German Coaching Association (DGfC) as well as of the Round Table Coaching Association (RTC).
THEMES
Peer.
Peer coaching initiates sustainable learning within the organisation and promotes
togetherness. “Peer-to-peer” refers to the mutual support and sharing of knowledge at the level of like-minded people.
Conflict.
Conflict coaching is professional assistance in dealing with and overcoming conflicts.
Team.
Team coaching creates a framework in which teams can reflect on their development processes in order to develop new or modified forms of cooperation.
Leadership.
Leadership coaching is a professional sparring session to ensure clarity of leadership roles and to include organisational contexts.
Teaching coaching.
Teaching coaching accompanies further training to become a (teaching/master/senior) coach according to the standards of the German Association for Coaching (DGfC).
We work in 3 languages … German-English-Farsi
