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PhD/Postdoc Meeting 2025 "Creativity and Innovation"
The annual meeting on November 5, 2025 offers doctoral candidates and postdocs the opportunity to network across disciplines. In a relaxed atmosphere, the participants can expand their skillset and exchange ideas – about their research topics, but also about everyday life as academics in the qualification phase.
In terms of content, the meeting will focus on the annual topic "Creativity and Innovation" and provide know-how.
Program
14:00–15:00 Welcome and Orientation
Vice President Prof. Dr. Sabine Pankuweit welcomes all researchers at the University of Marburg. The doctoral student representatives and the staff council provide information. Two researchers report on their paths and the skills that will accompany them on their journey into the future.
15:00–16:00 Info Café
Various institutions will present their offers for doctoral candidates and postdocs. Coffee and cake will also be served in the foyer of the University Library's event hall.
16:15–18:00 Discovery Workshops
Get innovative with Lego or design thinking. Various workshops challenge your creativity and teach you important skills for science.
A super-fast introduction to Design Thinking
Velia Benthin, Creative Space (MARA 01.0010)
Design Thinking is a creative technique that helps teams find innovative solutions to complex challenges and encourages them to break away from familiar patterns and explore new approaches. This workshop is an immersive activity meant to give participants a full cycle through the design thinking process in as short a time as possible. The participants will touch on the fundamental values of design thinking: a bias towards action, building empathy, and a culture of iteration and rapid prototyping.
From Brick to Story – Working Creatively with the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Method
Ramin Siegmund, Hochschuldidaktik, (Creative Space)
Description: Join this 90-minute workshop to dive into the core process of the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® method. Together, we will build metaphors, share stories, and discover how complex ideas can be expressed in creative and engaging ways. You’ll get the chance to experience the method hands-on and take away fresh impulses for your own research and teaching practice.
Gemeinsam gestalten – Ko-Kreation in der Hochschule
Katja Franz, Hochschuldidaktik, (MARA, 01.0020)
Ko-Kreation bedeutet, dass Menschen auch über verschiedene Statusgruppen hinweg in einem gemeinsamen Prozess auf Augenhöhe neue Ideen, Inhalte und Lehr-Lernstrategien entwickeln. Im Kurzworkshop werden wir verschiedene ko-kreative Methoden ausprobieren und konkrete Anwendungsfelder erkunden. Nach dem Workshop sind die Teilnehmenden in der Lage,
... Ko-Kreation von Kooperation und Kollaboration abzugrenzen und Voraussetzungen für erfolgreiches ko-kreatives Arbeiten zu beschreiben.
... erste, umsetzbare Ideen zur Integration von Ko-Kreation-Ansätzen in ihre eigene Lehre oder Forschung zu entwickeln.
Future Skills – die eigene Kompetenzentwicklung reflektieren
Viktoria Ribel-Sencan, Hochschuldidaktik (MARA, 01.0030)
Future Skills bzw. Zukunftskompetenzen sollen diejenigen Fähigkeiten sein, die es Individuen ermöglichen, aktuelle und zukünftige Herausforderungen bestmöglich zu meistern. Im Kurzworkshop werden Begrifflichkeit und Frameworks vorgestellt und in den aktuellen Diskurs eingeordnet. Im Fokus steht außerdem das Kennenlernen von (methodischen) Ansätzen und Settings, das eigene Future Skills-Repertoire zu erkennen und weiterzuentwickeln. Nach dem Workshop sind die Teilnehmenden in der Lage,
… die wichtigsten Future Skills Frameworks zu benennen und in den aktuellen Diskurs einzuordnen.
… Möglichkeiten zur Reflexion der eigenen Kompetenzen zu erkennen.
Registration
Register for this event via Eveeno.
Registration for the workshops will take place on site.
Date
November 5, 2025, 2 pm–6pm
Place
Event Hall of the University Library, Deutschhausstr. 9, 35037 Marburg.
The workshops take place at other locations.
Organizer
Department for Early Stage Researcher and MArburg University Research Academy (MARA)
Contact
MArburg University Research Academy (MARA)
Dr. Ines Braune
Managing Director
E-mail: mara.oeffentlichkeit@uni-marburg.de