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Waterkant Masterclasses
Your deep dive into practical knowledge and targeted skills
This isn't just about theory, but about practical insights that will truly help you. The Waterkant Masterclasses are specifically designed to provide you with in-depth knowledge on specific topics directly from experts. In small groups, you'll work on practical use cases, learn proven methods, and be provided with helpful tools and concrete next steps.
Whether for professional development, fine-tuning your project or simply for inspiration – the Waterkant Masterclasses offer you the space to work specifically on your knowledge and put it into practice directly.
WHEN // Thursday, 19 June 2025 from 3 pm // directly before the festival opening
Masterclass tickets are only valid in conjunction with a festival ticket!
Managing the Unknown: Uncertainty as a Driver of Innovation
Daniela Marzavan
Crises and uncertainty have become part of everyday life. To ensure stable working environments, resilient organizations, and sustainable economic growth, companies in particular must learn not only to endure them but to actively utilize them.
In this masterclass, Daniela Marzavan, innovation researcher, entrepreneur and design thinking pioneer, shows you how you can use uncertainty as a driver for innovation and change.
Based on her worldwide research trips and her work with startups and medium-sized companies, she teaches tried-and-tested methods for anticipating change, preparing teams for the future, and strategically expanding innovation.
In interactive work phases, you will develop your own approaches to dealing with uncertainty and actively shape the future of your organizations.
For managers, innovation managers and designers who want to take the future of their company into their own hands.
Attentive Listening – Promoting psychological safety, trust and change through listening
Martin Lacroix
Attentive listening creates genuine connection: It fosters trust, opens spaces for honest conversations, and lays the foundation for psychological safety in the workplace. However, in everyday life, people often only listen to react quickly or to strengthen their own position – genuine listening remains rare.
Martin Lacroix is a management consultant, organizational developer, and founder of the startup Metrify, a platform for surveys focused on listening. He supports organizations that want to foster dialogue and build trust and are ready to transform, with a particular focus on attentive listening and psychological safety.
In this masterclass, you'll learn through concrete exercises how to listen attentively, with presence, and without hasty judgment. You'll experience how conversational dynamics change when people are truly heard—and how this builds trust, reduces conflict, and sustainably improves collaboration.
Attentive listening is not a technique, but an attitude that can be practiced.
For managers, HR managers, founders and everyone who wants to live a trusting communication culture.
unstoppable you - sovereignty begins with you!
Norma Jensen
Confidence is a key skill in a complex, fast-paced working world. Those who know their inner compass and make clear decisions remain able to act even under pressure.
Norma Jensen is a graduate industrial engineer, mental coach, entrepreneur, and supervisory board chairwoman – and brings over 35 years of experience as a sparring partner for female entrepreneurs and top decision-makers. Her focus: clarity, courage, and confident action in complex situations.
In this masterclass, you will learn how to remain confident in challenging moments, strengthen your personal decision-making power, and set targeted boundaries.
Practical exercises, well-founded impulses and concrete tools will help you take your self-leadership to the next level.
For all those in leadership or project positions who want to develop their decision-making skills and act confidently even in uncertain times.
