Trainer DUO of Facilitators

Dr. Heidemarie Wünsche-Piétzka / Germany

Born 1945 in Minden / Northrhine Westfalia, grown up in former GDR

Education:

Physiotherapist, occupational therapist, studies in jurisprudence, Dr. jur. in international law, special subject United Nations, postgraduate studies in adult education for university level, degree for university teaching

Further education:

Systemic organisational development and consulting (process and system oriented) in Switzerland, Austria and United States (Boston / Cambridge), certified dialogue facilitator

Profession:

Teaching and research at Humboldt-University, Free University of Berlin, Guest lectures at University of Oviedo/Spain, adult educational institutions, research based project development and implementation, systemic consulting, training.

Since 1990

Employed in different civil society organisations, representation of equal opportunities NGOs at UN conferences, co-founder and co-chair of East-West Caucus of NGOs during the global and UN conferences of the 90th, Initiator and Co-Chair of various associations („Strategy 21” Bonn, „Strategy transnational“ Chemnitz, “Learning On the Stage Of Life – European Network – LOSOL”, Chemnitz, president of “Training international” Berlin

Main professional fields

are project development, coordination and evaluation of projects on national and EU-level, expert in Gender Mainstreaming, consultant and/or trainer for governmental institutions and ministries for implementing Gender Equality (in Slovenia, Estonia, Czech Republic, Serbia, Turkey, Governments of Schleswig-Holstein and Saxony), trainer for various methodologies promoting change processes (e.g. large group interventions, dialogue facilitating), mentoring on local, regional, national and international level, director of ’institute dialogue transnational – consulting, coaching, supervision and training for management and leadership’, Chemnitz

Mother of an adult son, living near Bonn/(West-)Germany, working in Chemnitz/(East-) Germany

contact: strategy.eu@t-online.de

Dr. Michael Benesch / Austria

 Born 1968 in Innsbruck/Tyrol, grown up mainly in Vienna

Education:

Psychologist (Doctorate in Natural Sciences, Vienna University), postgraduate studies in Public Relations (Vienna University).

Further Education: Working Psychologist (BÖP), Certified Dialogue Facilitator (Adolf Reichwein Gesellschaft Osnabrück, Germany), Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Hypnosystemic Organizational Development.

Profession:

Executive Consultant (Benesch Unternehmensberatung), Teaching and Research at Universities in Vienna and Lower Austria.

From 1998 to 2002

employed in different companies and public institutions (Vienna University, Publishing Company, Company for the Development of Psychological Tests). From 2002 Executive of Benesch & Mittermayr Inc., specialised in Medical and Social Research, Teambuilding, Coaching and Training. Chairman of “Dialogprojekt Transnational e. V.”, which is an incorporated society to engage in Dialogue-Projects and spread the ideas of Dialogue according to Martin Buber and David Bohm.

Main professional fields

are the development of research projects, training in various institutions (soft skills, communication, Evidence Based Medicine and Statistics), coaching and teambuilding.

contact: michael@benesch.co.at