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Coaching Innovation Projects
Coaching Innovations-Projekte
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:41:37
Abstract
The course is building up skills and experience in coaching engineering teams. To gain experience and to reflect real coaching situations, the participants of the course have the role of teaching assistance of the innovation project (151-0300-00L). In this framework the participants coach teams and professionalize the knowledge in the area product development methods.
Objective
- Critical thinking and reasoned judgements - Basic knowledge about role and mindset of a coach - Understanding the challenges of engineering projects and design teams - Development of personal skills to apply and train product development methods - Knowledge and know-how about applying methods - Reflection and exchange of experiences about personal coaching situations - Inspiration and learning from good cases regarding organizational and team management aspects - Decision-making under uncertainty
Content
Basic knowledge about role and mindset of a coach - Introduction into coaching: definition & models - Introduction into the coaching process Knowledge and reflection about the problems in coaching an innovation project - Knowledge about team development - Reflection about critical phases in the innovation process for an innovation team - Know-how about reference model for analysis critical situations Development of personal coaching competencies, e.g. active listening, asking questions, giving feedback - Competencies in theoretical models - Coaching competencies: exercises and reflection Knowledge and know-how about coaching methods - Knowledge about basic coaching methods for technical projects/innovations projects - Know-how about usage of methods in the coaching process Reflection and exchange of experiences about personal coaching situations - Self-reflection - Exchange of experiences in the lecture group Facilitating conflict situations - Sample cases from former teams - Actual cases of participants Role of coaches between examinator and "friend" - Facilitating decisions - Using and applying coaches opinions and knokwledge
Resources
Lecture Notes
Slides, script and other documents will be distributed electronically(access only for paticipants registered to this course).
Literature
Please refer to a lecture script.
General Information
- Language
- German
- Levels
- BSC , MSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- graded semester performance
Course Components
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Coaching Innovations-Projekte
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2 h weekly |
Offered In
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Design, Mechanics and Materials (Focus Coordinator: Prof. Dirk Mohr In order to achieve the required 20 credit points for the Focus Specialization Design, Mechanics and Material you are free to choose any of the courses offered within the focus and are encouraged to select among those recommended. If you wish to take one of the Master level courses, you must get approval from the lecturer.)
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Design, Computation, Product Development & Manufacturing (The courses listed in this category “Core Courses” are recommended. Alternative courses can be chosen in agreement with the tutor.)
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