The topic:

During this micro-talk, our expert will introduce you to critical thinking techniques that will help you at participating constructively in debates and shaping contentious decisions.

You will be exposed to basic methods, grounded in formal argument theory, for identifying and scrutinizing hidden assumptions both in your own and in others' thinking.

By learning how to make your reasoning more transparent and to challenge assumptions, you will be able to turn polarized or circular discussions with team co-members, managers and key stakeholders into productive disagreements, driving better decision-making.

This micro-talk will be held in English, on Zoom.

 The expert:

Zsuzsanna Szemeredi is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Lausanne. With over fifteen years of experience in business education and academic innovation, she has spent over seven years developing and teaching courses in critical thinking, reasoning, and argumentation at leading academic institutions, such as Washington University in St. Louis's Olin Business School, Madrid’s CUNEF University, the University of Lausanne, and EPFL.

Her critical thinking courses foster transversal skills such as logical reasoning, argumentation, and collaborative problem-solving, which are applicable across a wide range of disciplines.

Prior to her career in academic education, Zsuzsanna worked at economic and business consulting firms, including Deloitte’s Economics and Statistical Consulting Group and Business Valuation Group in the Boston office.

She holds a PhD in Management and Economics from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, an MSc in Economics from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and a BA in Economics from Rutgers University.