An introduction to Peter Österberg, Ph.D.

My name is Peter Österberg, I'm a psychological scientist. I'm from Sweden, but I live in Helsingfors.

I have a PhD in work and organizational psychology, especially about executive leadership, decisions making, organizational learning, entrepreneurs al thinking, and social creativity for problem-solving and innovation. I'm an expert in anthropological/evolutionary social neuropsychology, including social aspects of human emotions.

Currently I offer courses, lectures and speaking partner services at master class level through Academic Competency.

Background

I'm a former performance coach.

I have two educational paths:

1. MSc. Business administration (market analysis (DIHM) and organizational learning (quantitative) (Österberg, 2002).
   
   
2. Psychology. BA, experimental emotional psychology (Österberg, 2001), MSc social psychology (Österberg, 2004), and work- and organizational psychology (Österberg, 2012).

After Daniel Kahneman was awarded the prize in economy in memory of Alfred Nobel, I was recruited to the only fully financed position at a faculty to write my doctoral thesis. Part of the agreement included that I would help established researchers with methodological issues.

During my doctoral Journey, I was assigned to various university colleges (n>10) to lecture in topics like creativity for problem-solving and innovation, entrepreneurial thinking, and leadership.

I defended my PhD in psychology at Lund universitet (Österberg, 2012).

In August 2018, I was again recruited, this time to be a research-leader for a project at the University of Helsingfors, to answer the question: What is the future of Finnish agriculture from a perspective of rational entrepreneurial thinking? (Österberg, 2021).

Here is a link to a summary of the project and to the rapport (In Swedish).

My Unique Selling Points (USPs) are:

1. my expertise in prospective thinking, for example how leadership affects the work environment (climate), which Influences productivity, learning within organizations and social creativity for problem solving.
   
   
2. Besides lectures and talks, I conduct workshops to facilitate creative and entrepreneurial thinking.
   
   
3. Method: quantitative and qualitative.
   
   
4. >20 years experience of speaking partnership/executive coaching.
   
   
5. a longstanding experience in research and lecturing on prospective thinking like leadership, work-climate, decision making, learning, and social creativity for problem-solving, as well as method - qualitative and quantitative.

Link to: CV, My view on teaching, Twitter, and YouTube channel

Currently I offer courses, lectures and speaking partner services at master class level through Academic Competency. The contents are the same as in the courses I offered at various universities, e.g., Gothenburg university, University of Helsingfors, Karlstad Business School, and Uppsala university, to name a few (n>10). I also have more than 20 years experience as an executive coach.

Examples of my offers:

1. Assess the Organisations Work Climate for Performance, learning, and Creativity
   
   
2. Children's emotional and social adjustment and cognitive development
   
   
3. Executive coaching for CEOs/managers to facilitate work climate for Organizational Performance, Learning, and Creativity for Problem Solving
   
   
4. Language training. Business and academic English and Swedish.
   
   
5. Leadership, work climate, and social creativity problem solving
   
   
6. Nutrition for physical and mental health
   
   
7. Personality testing to improve your understanding of you and your co-workers in an Organizational context

Contacts:

Mail: peter.osterberg@generativelearningmanagement.se.

Phone number: +358505 560 580 (Finland), +46 707 43 43 57 (Sweden). Text or mail me to book a phone meeting.