On 19th June I was awarded my FH professorship. I gave my inaugural lecture on the topic "Transformational: Designing experiences in the transformation economy”.
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I was truly humbled to share my academic journey and contribution to research and teaching with my family, the university rectorate and management, my colleagues and students, and the public. This recognition means a lot to me as a moment to be grateful for all the opportunities I had in my education and professional life. It is a moment to convey my sincere thanks to my family, teachers, mentors and friends along the way who all played an important role to help me grow and to get to where I am today. 🙏
I am particularly happy to receive this recognition as a female academic and as the youngest professor at FH Salzburg. 👩🏻🏫
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Picture with FH Salzburg Rectorate and Management. #fhsalzburg #fhprofessor #prof #femaleprof #academiclife #academicmilestone #academia
Exploring the beautiful wilderness of #vietnam, reflecting while walking and recharging some of my energy in tranquillity and nature.🌿🐾
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Sometimes travel experiences can be positive or negative, planned or serendipitous. Vietnam was a combination of all for me.
From teaching wonderful students, meeting my local friends again, exploring cultural and culinary delights to involuntarily exploring a hospital experience and a weeks’ bed rest after being diagnosed with influenza virus. One minute you think about self-actualising experiences, the next minute you think about basic health and survival. What a spectrum of experiences within a matter of hours. Maslows hierarchy of needs still holds very true today when we think about how we transition through our lives’ experiences.
I believe that all experiences, positive and negative, teach us something. It is just for us to find out whatever that is and embrace it to allow ourselves to learn, grow and be transformed. 💚
#herosjourney #experiences #experiencedesign #transformationalexperience #maslow #sapavietnam #sapa #naturelife #hiking #lovewaterfalls #northernvietnam #vietnam🇻🇳
Vietnamese food is simply inspiring - visually, textually and gustatorily. ✨
Today my Vietnamese colleagues taught me some fascinating insights that I believe are worth remembering in our everyday lives.
First, every single bite of Vietnamese food we take is not merely a singular flavour but an amalgamation and explosion of multiple flavours in a single bit. Second, dishes are designed in a way to fit our body’s wellbeing. A variety of ingredients are carefully assembled not just to sate, but to boost, nourish and heal specific parts of our bodies through eating.
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What a wonderful way of thinking about food as a rich sensory experience and as a source of nourishment for the body. How do we practise holism in food experiences and our way of cooking and eating?
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