About
Patrycja Pielaszek
Lead Trainer
Passionate Lecturer
Impactful Facilitator
TEDx Speaker
Who is
Patrycja Pielaszek?
Patrycja Pielaszek is a forward-thinking innovation leader, TEDx speaker, impactful facilitator and successful co-culture builder with an extensive professional track record in transformation strategies.
Academic background
Patrycja holds a Master in Communications & Media sciences at the University of Zurich, a CAS in Business Communications & Management at the University of St. Gallen. Since 2020, she’s lecturing, but also actively developing programs and trainings to foster innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of Zurich.
Innovation leader
As Chief Communications Officer, Patrycja has developed digitization strategies for global companies for years and successfully implemented corresponding innovation processes. She has specialized in communications, digital strategies, and facilitating transformation processes in the information technology and services industry.
She’s proficient in traditional large-scale innovation as well as agile, entrepreneurial models and collaborative eco-systems.
Entrepreneurial advisor
Since 2017, Patrycja has been following the accelerated pulse of re-shaping the future of collaboration independently as a catalyst for highly effective teams empowered to drive better solutions.
She has a profound experience in discovering and unlocking growth opportunities across organisations and cultures. Combined with her broad background in human-centric business development, she’s helping organizations to get better at 21st century innovation.
Impactful Trainer and Facilitator
She is a certified facilitator LEGO® Serious Play®, Design Sprint Master, OKR Coach; multilingual (German, Polish, Swiss German, English, French, Italian) and a multicultural leader with experience in global environments.
Speaker and Moderator
She works with partners across various industries and academia in fields of building trust at work through trigger and energy management as well as engaging communication.
Besides public speaking and lecturing, she’s actively developing programs and trainings to foster innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of Zurich.
Engagement activist
Being a lateral thinker, she keeps trying new, progressive ways, experimenting with digital tools, and developing strategies that are often unconventional but always purposeful. Thanks to these qualities, Patrycja's approach is quite unconventional, as those who want to remain agile in the future must transform their approach in a timely manner.
By clients, Patrycja is often described as the Master-Connector and bridge builder that enables the creation of a joint understanding and engagement with her extraordinary tact and intuition for social dynamics.
What our clients say
Testimonials
Thank you for joining us at our HR Team Day and your workshop about appreciation at work, communication and collaboration using LEGO® Serious Play®!
From planning to delivery of the program you have been a pleasure to work with and it was such a quick turnaround! Building metaphors with LEGO bricks made it easier to communicate what drives and what frustrates us at work and knowing how we like to show and receive gratitude at work will help us bond further as a team.
We were surprised about the amount of insights and hands-on practice in such a short time, and loved your positive energy and how engaged everyone was. I hope we will have another opportunity to work with you in the near future.
We had the pleasure of participating in a workshop facilitated remotely by Patrycja, and it was an outstanding experience. Her ability to foster great collaboration among the participants was remarkable, allowing us to exchange ideas freely and constructively. Through her deep understanding of the needs of future marketing thought leaders, the workshop provided valuable insights and strategies that were tailored to our specific industry challenges, resulting in tangible outcomes and actionable solutions.
I highly recommend Patrycja to anyone seeking a great team experience and an engaging, goal-oriented approach, combining the power of LEGO® Serious Play® with effective tools for success.
Driving mind shifts
Culture Strategy
Public Speaking & Event Hosting
Learning & Development
Leadership Experience Design
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
Future Speculatives
Future proven
Toolbox
In today's dynamic business landscape, Patrycja is continually expanding her toolbox to offer greater value to individuals, teams, and organizations.
By incorporating powerful methodologies such as Design Sprints, LEGO® Serious Play®, Liberating Structures, OKR (objectives and key results), and more, she can unleash creativity and collaboration, fostering innovative solutions to complex challenges.
Her extensive experience in product/service development, co-culture building, and transformation processes ensures that these methodologies are applied effectively, resulting in sustainable and measurable outcomes that drive growth and success.
Through this diverse range of tools and expertise, Patrycja is empowering businesses to thrive in an ever-evolving market environment.
Media
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Patrycja is experienced in leadership, learning and development, helping organisations to get better at 21st century innovation with a human-centered approach.
Re-building
Experience Patnation
WeCoCo
As a passionate community builder and equality advocate, Patrycja founded WeCoCo in 2018 to connect disruptors, action takers and change makers to foster open innovation. WeCoCo is a catalyst for change to co-create a more inclusive future.
As the founder and main creator behind the community-driven DEIB platform (Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Belonging), she can fully contribute her own inclusion experience and her great ability to bring people together for positive change.
Boost2Rethink
In 2019, Patrycja co-founded the re-think tank Boost2Rethink, an innovative and agile advisory hub that specializes in unleashing the full potential of organizations.
By offering advisory services and workshops tailored to specific needs, they bring together the best of two worlds: a wealth of experience in the corporate sector and forward-thinking entrepreneurship, creating a powerful synergy that fosters a sustainable growth culture.
Collab22
In 2020, Patrycja founded Collab22, a safe space for co-creation and collaboration, because she believes in the power of collective intelligence, where everyone's ideas and visions can flourish.
Whether you have an idea to explore, a vision to bring to life, or simply need a push to get started, she offers consultation sessions, workshop design, and impactful facilitation to help individuals and teams unlock their full potential and achieve their goals with the right tools.
Make it happen
Positive impact
SOLUTION DEVELOPMENT
expertly translates needs into viable, surprising solutions
STRATEGIC AGILITY
frames and creates organised, actionable plans from chaos
COMMUNICATION
crafts & presents compelling narratives that challenge paradigms and change behavior
COLLABORATION
works up, down, and across levels and disciplines to drive results
LEADERSHIP
proven ability to mobilize a team toward the unexpected
CULTURAL COMPETENCE
experience unlocking potential of diverse teams & embedding growth mindsets
HUMAN INSIGHT
deeply understands human needs and motivations
INNOVATION
ability to consistently challenge conventional thinking, envision creative solutions, and embrace emerging technologies to drive progress and transformation
