School of Management and Law

TEDxZHAW: Beyond Theory

TEDx talks are inspirational and provide a platform for exchanging and discussing ideas. At the third TEDxZHAW event in Winterthur, speakers from the fields of psychology, biotechnology, robotics, and healthcare shared their experiences on the topic of "Beyond Theory." The thematic focus underlines the aim of the event to close the gap between theory and practice. The speakers' work is based on academic research and has a direct impact on a variety of real-life applications.

The positive power of peers - 3 ways to unlock it

Frank Wieber discusses an effective tool for promoting young people's mental health –the peers they spend every day with. Discover three simple ways adults can support teenagers in his talk.

Go Diving – A radical leadership method for broken systems

Reforming the healthcare system requires more than just a new treatment. First, you have to look at the system from the patient's perspective. Katharina Rüther-Wolf presents the "Scuba Diving Leadership" concept, which enables teams to immerse themselves in patient care, gain experience, and bring about change.

How to write the next chapter of your life

What makes for a meaningful life? Personality psychologist Marc Schreiber invites you to work on your own life story using three simple exercises.

Brains and Robots

What is fundamentally missing from today's AI to power physical intelligence? Why are artificial neural networks so radically different from the human brain? Are we on the right path to creating useful robots that help us with the hard work in our everyday lives? Yulia Sandamirskaya provides the answers.

Stealing Fire: Reengineering Healthcare from the Inside Out

Every day, people die waiting for an organ that never comes. But what if replacement organs could be cultivated rather than donated? An exciting presentation by Misha A. Teale.

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