Your Research Has Value – Explore Its Potential Using LEGO®
A workshop offered by the Transfer Center enaCom
Your research has value! This workshop helps you explore what that could mean beyond academia. Using LEGO® Serious Play, you will prototype real-world applications of your work in a creative, hands-on format. Starting a business is one possible outcome – but not the only one.
In-person Workshop
Monday, April 27, 2026
2:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Trainer
Dr. Alexander Küsshauer
Language
English
Location
Transfer Center enaCom
Brühler Straße 7, 53119 Bonn
Target Group
Doctoral students and postdocs
Track(s)
Business and Organizations
Certificate
5 units are applicable within the Doctorate plus or Careers plus certificate
Description
Learn to connect your academic work to practical challenges outside academia. Use LEGO® Serious Play to visualize and test early ideas in a low-barrier, creative format. Get a realistic, pressure-free introduction to what founding a research-based venture could involve. Practice framing your expertise in ways that resonate beyond your academic field.
No prior business knowledge needed – just curiosity and openness to new directions.
Content
- Connect academic work to real-world challenges
- Use LEGO® Serious Play to visualize and test ideas
- Explore research-based entrepreneurship and communicate expertise effectively
Creditable for the Micro Credential 'Innovation & Entrepreneurship'
Micro Credentials for doctoral students offer the opportunity to systematically add key future skills to your professional expertise. You can apply for a Micro Credential if you successfully complete at least four workshops from one area of expertise.
Contact
Transfer Center enaCom
Dr. Alexander Küsshauer
+49 228 73-62026
kuesshauer@verwaltung.uni-bonn.de
Address
Brühler Str. 7
53119 Bonn
More Workshops?
Have a look at further workshops offered in our Doctorate plus program this semester.
Also see
Certificate Doctorate plus
Acquire the Doctorate plus Certificate in one of our three career tracks and apply for an 'Add-on' in your track (job shadowing or career coaching).
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