Teaching

I teach a diverse portfolio of courses, covering topics in Core Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation. Hereby a list of the courses I am teaching this upcoming term.
For a complete account of my teaching experience, please see my CV.

Growth Mindset: Design Thinking & Prototyping

Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Semester: Winter (October-February)

Offered: 2023, 2024

In this core course within the MS in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, I guide students in developing a Growth Mindset. This entirely project-based course requires students to tackle a real-life challenge proposed by a company, and leverage the tools and methods of Design Thinking and rapid prototyping to find (latent problems and) possible solutions. The course also encourages individual reflection on the learnings developed through the project. 

Case Study Research

Free University of Bozen-Bolzano & University of Trento
Semester: Spring (February)

Offered: February 2025

This course is part of the joint PhD program in Management between the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano and the University of Trento. In this module, I teach students approaching Qualitative Research Methods the basics of the case study methodology, taking them through the epistemological grounding of the method as well as possible application to their own research.

Cultivating an Innovation-Driven Mindset through Design Thinking

USI Università della Svizzera italiana
Semester: Spring (March)

Offered: 2025

This professionalizing course is offered to students of the MS in Communication and Economics as an intensive 4-day course. The course offers students the possibility to deep-dive into an innovation project and develop an innovation-driven mindset by using the tools and methods of Design Thinking. The course is based on a group project and individual reflections on the learnings.

Strategy Formulation for Healthcare Business Models

POLIMI Graduate School of Management
Semester: Winter (November)

Offered: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

In this module, I teach healthcare professionals (from clinical researchers to healthcare managers) the fundamentals of strategy formulation, corporate strategy, and business model design for healthcare projects. In the module, professionals also work in teams to develop a new business model for healthcare using the tools seen in class. I really appreciate teaching this course as it allows me to leave my comfort zone and guide professionals to learn how to apply core strategy tools in an unusual setting, pushing these tools to their boundaries.

Corporate Entrepreneurship

POLIMI Graduate School of Management & Poli.Design
Semester: Spring (April)

Offered: 2023, 2024

This module is offered in the Master's program in Strategic Design, Innovation and Transformation (SDIT), offered jointly by POLIMI Graduate School of Management and Poli.Design. In this module, I guide managers training to manage design and innovation projects to integrate entrepreneurial approaches, especially the Lean Startup method, into a corporate setting, to promote a culture of experimentation.