YOU want to MAKE A CHANGE?

Listen to the bright side of my professional journey and the THREE STAR-QUESTIONS on the journey to your COMPLEX R&D PROJECT:

WHY you want to do your project. What is your driver, your belief, the purpose of your project?

HOW differs your idea from all others, from the competitors and impacts the target groups?

WHAT is the major outcomes you aim to achieve?

YOU want to FIND the RIGHT PARTNERS for your COMPLEX PROJECT?

Listen to the EFFECTS of the three STAR-QUESTIONS on your complex project?

They serve as STEPPING STONES, GUIDING you from your initial IDEA to the development of a CONCEPT that culminates in a compelling PROJECT PROPOSAL ready for submission to a FUNDING AGENCY.

REAP the BENEFIT of COLLABORATION with a dynamic and versatile project consortium and get FUNDING!

For this, invest a little EXTRA TIME to BRING your IDEA TO LIFE, while I provide my 20+ years of EXPERTISE to steer every essential task and manage your consortium, ensuring your COMPLEX PROJECT stands out.

The Swiss Innovation Agency Innosuisse has invited to a Get Together with at least 100 colleagues who are involved with, or are leading a Flagship project that is funded by Innosuisse.

My conclusion at the meeting: SUCCESS of COMPLEX PROJECTS starts with CAREFULLY SELECTING HIGHLY MOTIVATED, INSPIRING and CRITICALLY MINDED KEY EXPERTS.

They will provide a sense of FLOW, infuse FUN and create a CHANGE that really matters.

Why VIBRANT IDEAS don’t come fully into FOCUS?

It might have to do with STICKING to FAMILIAR TERRITORY – an easy-to-miss yet crucial trap that needs uncovering.

How to bypass?

Join Alice and Tony, the protagonists of my showcase project, as we follow them in upcoming videos through their project development journey. Listen of how they circumvent the easy-to-miss traps.

Research and development projects are often complex due to the involvement of INDIVIDUALS FROM DIVERSE fields, organizations, countries, and sectors.

The more THOROUGHLY YOU CONSIDER YOUR INITIAL IDEA, think outside the box, understand your overall motivation, and recognize the uniqueness of your idea, the better you can INSPIRE your project partners to explore creative and COMPELLING SOLUTIONS for the challenges ahead.

Listen to Alice and Tony, how they simplify the project development right from the start.

UNCOORDINATED PROJECT GOALS: A barrier to success

It’s easy to encounter DILEMMAS when PLANNING COMPLEX RESEARCH PROJECTS involving people from diverse fields, organizations, countries, and sectors.

Alice and Tony have thoroughly considered their initial idea and successfully formulated their vision. Hear about the DILEMMA they faced due to UNCOORDINATED PROJECT GOALS.

HOW did Alice and Tony manage to SOLVE their DILEMMA of having GENERATED EXPECTATIONS HELD BY COLLEAGUES that DON’T FOLLOW THE SAME MAJOR PROJECT GOAL to implement their COMMON VISION?

Listen to my suggestions and learn more about PITFALLS in COMPLEX PROJECTS.

WRONG PROJECT PARTNERS CAN RUIN YOUR HIGH-STAKES MISSION.

Defining CRITERIA for ADDITIONAL PARTNERS avoids Alice and Tony running into another DILEMMA.

Listen to HOW Alice and Tony IDENTIFY the most creative and motivated MINDS for their amazing project mission and MINIMIZE POTENTIAL INTERPERSONAL CONFLICTS. They achieve this together with Barbara and Renée, the two greatly motivated key experts, with whom they have optimized their project concept.

How to RECRUIT the most creative and motivated MINDS?

Listen to HOW Alice, Tony, Barbara and Renée do it for their amazing project and ALIGN the potential project partners to their HIGH-STAKES MISSION 🚀.

STORMY WEATHER may arise if project leaders are STEERING THE SHIP WITH A SHAKY HAND.

Listen to WHY Alice and Tony succeed to advance smoothly with their project, DESPITE THE CHALLENGE OF DIFFERING EXPECTATIONS among their colleagues.

FUELING THE FIRE WITH THE WRONG KIND OF WOOD

Complex research and development project bring together Principal Investigators with DIVERSE PERSONALITIES AND INTERESTS.

Discover HOW Alice and Tony OVERCOME OBSTACLES and establish a TRUSTWORTHY ATMOSPHERE when they start to collaborate with Principal Investigators, each with the own interdependencies and interests.

FUELING THE FIRE WITH THE WRONG KIND OF WOOD

ALARM BELLS are ringing, SOMETIMES SILENTLY, when initial contributions to the project proposal are requested.

Alice and Tony TAKE THE ALARM BELLS SERIOUSLY AND ADDRESS THE MATTER DIRECTLY. They succeed to keep a trustworthy and inspiring atmosphere with the RIGHT PARTNERS.