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FREE Design Thinking Handbook for Academic Teachers
Kasia and I are very proud to present our book about Design Thinking. If you’re a teacher (not only an academic teacher) please DOWNOLAD IT for free, read it, enjoy it, use it 😊 We hope you’ll find it useful. The handbook is divided into three main parts. Chapters:...
Do you have work-life balance or work-life conflict? Let’s check
Work-life balance is not only about how your job interferes with your personal life. It is also about how your personal life affects your work and, last but not least, how both parts can enhance each other. In my opinion, the right combination of the two is the bottom...
How an 88kg girl became a marathon runner
A couple of months ago, I started my Ph.D. studies at the Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport. For the next 4 years, I’ll be researching how physical activity influences health, with a specific focus on cancer patients. However, my love for sports didn’t...
Money saved thanks to Work-Life Balance
Both Marzena and I mostly dedicate our blogs to topics where words count more than numbers. At the same time, we are totally aware that money is a key factor behind most of our needs. Work-life balance doesn’t come for free. Quite the opposite - it is purely an...
Identify, prioritise and manage your project stakeholders!
In this article I would like to share with you one of my favourite (and most useful) project management tools – stakeholders’ Power-Interest Grid A tool which can save a lot of communication trouble in your project and can help you to identify the most difficult...
3 times I failed with my grant applications and why
To make it clear – I have failed to get approval for my projects way more than just 3 times. However, as a blog is not an 11-chapter novel, I will try to make a long story shorter. Though if one day I write a book about my experience with fundraising, one chapter will...
13 days till the deadline!
In today’s blog, I’m going to give you an overview of YOUTH SECTOR Erasmus+ accreditation. Remember - the deadline for the youth sector is in 13 days! It's 19 October 2022 at 12:00 (Brussels time) To help you successfully apply for accreditation, we have updated our...
Erasmus accreditation in the fields of vocational education and training, school education and adult education
In today’s blog, I’m going to give you an overview of Erasmus+ accreditation, a mechanism that makes it easier for educational organisations to apply for FREE courses abroad. An Erasmus+ accreditation is available for all organisations active in the field of...
Brainstorm in silence
“The way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas and throw the bad ones away.”This funny but true quote by Nobel prize winner Linus Paulings inspired me to continue the subject of brainstorming. Traditional brainstorming usually better serves people who come up...
Brainstorm, but do not storm the brain
Lately, I have the feeling that people are fed up with all this brainstorming stuff. Honestly, in my whole life, I have participated in maybe a few successful brainstorming sessions. Most of them were spontaneous, organised on the spot. We probably didn’t even call...
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