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'm an expert in evolutionary social neuropsychology, including social aspects of human emotions. I earned my PhD in psychology from Lund university on a thesis about the relationship between leadership style and social creativity - a mental capacity which is general to humans.

Background.

I'm a former performance coach. I have two educational paths:

1. MSc. Business administration (market analysis and organizational learning (quantitative) (Österberg, 2002).

2. Psychology. BA, experimental emotional psychology (Österberg, 2001), MSc social psychology (Österberg, 2004).

After Daniel Kahneman was awarded the prize in economy in memory of Alfred Nobel, I was recruited to the only fully financed position 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).

Between August 2018 and August 2021, 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.

I have a PhD in work and organizational psychology, especially executive leadership, decisions making, organizational learning, entrepreneurs al thinking, and social creativity for problem-solving and innovation.

I have 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.

- as a performance and executive coach for athletes and CEOs respectively.

My formal education:

1. PhD. Work and Organizational Psychology, especially Leadership style and Creativity for Problem solving, Lund university, 2012.
2. MSc Social Psychology, especially parent-child relations, Quantitative methods, questionnaires. Mälardalen University, 2004.
3. MSc Business administration., Organizational development, Quantitative method. University of Gävle, 2004.
4. BA, Business Administration, especially Organizational Development. Qualitative method. University of Gävle, 2002.
5. BA, Psychology, especially Emotional Psychology / Psychophysiology, Quantitative method, Experimental design. Uppsala University, 2001.
6. Marketing, especially consumer attitudes, IHM, 1994.

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.