Learning, Innovation, and Liminal Leadership in a human-centred evolution, shaping the future inspired by the children who will inherit it.
Why collaborate with Katja
Engaging and inspiring keynote speeches based on her award-winning books Learning Ecosystems (2022) and The Learning Mindset (2024): Katja’s keynotes create lasting impact and are always tailored to the audience and the event’s objectives. With her energetic speaking style and natural talent for connecting with people, she is the perfect choice for events that focus on a learning mindset, innovation, and leadership
Executive Advisor on strategies that strengthen growth by building a learning mindset and liminal leadership. Katja offers insight into future trends and challenges traditional dogmas. She explores the added value of Agentic AI and brings fresh perspectives on how organisations can achieve sustainable growth via continuous improvement, supported by engaged employees.
Philanthropic work and social responsibility: Katja’s philanthropic work demonstrates her commitment, and the importance of promoting digital literacy among young people. By booking Katja for an event, you gain valuable insights and support a worthwhile cause.
No longer confined to L&D or Education, Learning Amplifies Innovation and Leadership
What people share after my sessions keeps resonating. That is the ripple
– Learn like a toddler, eyes wide with wonder for what the future holds, unburdened by stigma and labels that too often hold us back.
– Learning leaders become change leaders.
– Technology connects minds, but only humans connect hearts.
– It’s not AI driving the future. It’s the youth.
– Dare to see the world through the eyes of those who will inherit it, our children.
– Liminal Leadership means leading with empathy, guiding others through uncertainty to transform fear into shared growth.
– It’s ok to feel like an imposter, it keeps you grounded, but don’t let it define you.
Learning is not a schedule, it’s a state of being!
The Learning Mindset
WINNER: getAbstract International Book Award 2025 – Learning Impact
Developing a learning mindset is essential for success in a rapidly changing world of work. But how can you adopt this approach? What qualities do you need? What role do technology and neuroscience play? How can it boost innovation, problem-solving and collaboration?
The Learning Mindset has the answers. It explains what a learning mindset is, the benefits for individuals, teams and the wider organization. It also covers the competencies needed for this approach including curiosity, consilience, innovation, realism and future-readiness and shows how these traits can be developed in all people while still celebrating their individual differences.
Learning Ecosystems
FINALIST: Business Book Awards 2023 – International Business Book
Building and sustaining an organization which is nimble, adaptable, resilient and future proof is both complex and urgent. Only those with flexible and innovative Learnscapes will succeed.
Learning Ecosystems explains how organizations evolve into LearnScapes where learning techniques are aligned with continuous interaction with the ecosystem they are part of. It explains how to upskill and reskill a workforce continuously in an increasingly collaborative and tech-enabled world. Full of practical guidance and strategic advice, this book covers how to take a lifelong approach to learning in the organization and the core competencies needed for this. It explains what to do when building a value and data-driven learning strategy and discusses the symbiosis of people and technology.
