ACADEMY

Behavioural science that sharpens leaders and teams

Fifteen evidence-based modules across four domains. Levers to understand behaviour and steer it in a positive and ethical way - science translated into the behaviour that matters, at the moment it matters.

🎯 Lead I 🔄 Change I 👁 Talent I ⚖️ DEI I 🏢 In-company or virtual I 🌐 NL, EN & FR

WHAT YOU GAIN

Scientifically grounded

Directly applicable to participants' real challenges

Focused on behavioural change — not merely awareness or understanding

In-company or virtual — tailored to your team and context

Four domains, fifteen modules

THE OFFERING

DOMAIN 01

Lead

Leadership that creates sustainable motivation, turns feedback into behavioural change and uses inclusive communication as a strategic tool.

Autonomous motivation I Feedback

Connecting communication I Inclusive leadership

DOMAIN 02

Change

From the psychology of change to nudging and influencing techniques — modules for change agents who understand the importance of context as driver of behaviour.

Psychology of change I Innovation

Influencing I Nudging

DOMAIN 03

Talent

Better decisions about people — from objective recruitment and evaluation to building psychological safety and trust within teams.

Objective recruitment I Objective evaluation

Psychological safety I Building trust

DOMAIN 04

DEI

From breaking bias and countering microaggressions to Diversity Fresco — tools that embed inclusion in daily practices and processes.

Breaking bias I Countering microagressies

Diversity Fresco

Behaviour does not change through information alone. Understanding human thinking and context are crucial.

Most training programmes transfer knowledge. The Human Insight Academy focuses on human thinking and changes behaviour.

The difference lies in the methodology: we always work from behavioural science, so that participants not only understand what they need to do differently — but also how the context around them needs to be structured to support it.

How a module looks in practice

01 - Scientific framework

Theory with immediate relevance

Every module begins from a scientifically grounded framework — compact, distilled and presented in a way that is immediately recognisable in participants' own working situation.

02 - Own context central

Practice with real-life cases

Participants bring their own challenges. No fictional role-plays — analysis and guidance of real issues from their daily practice.

03 - Behavioural embedding

From insight to lasting behaviour

Every module ends with concrete behavioural commitments and an embedding plan. Optional: follow-up sessions to prevent regression to old patterns.

What participants say

"Els possesses both a thorough theoretical expertise - she gave lots of references to scientific studies - as well as the pedagogical abilities to transfer that knowledge in an appealing way."

Karen Vandevelde, HR Director, Antwerp University

“Thank you very much for yesterday's webinar. I loved it! Very clear, very structured and plenty of take aways.

I look forward to seeing this topic grow within Umicore and am eager to learn more about it."

Audrey Froidbise, HR Partner, Umicore

"These folks know how to deliver a great workshop. The day was completely tailored to our needs and very interactive. Highly recommended!"

Anne Starkie-Alves, European Commission, Brussels