Wirtschaft & Wissenschaft (Economics & Science) (Zeitschrift des Stifterverbandes für die Deutsche Wissenschaft), December 2011:

Diversity as a key to education
Teaching and learning. The pitfalls of enrichment. When parents and educators think they know but only know bits and pieces, they might not recognize some of the shortcomings of the educational system. Learners need diverse and creative opportunities to learn and to develop, educational psychologist Ulrike Stedtnitz says (German language interview).

    — Interview: Timur Diehn

Stifterverband-webTV, November 2011:

Bildung und Begabung – Hothouses of society (II)
HORIZONS – Expert Talks: Interview with Ulrike Stedtnitz, Cert. Educational Psychologist and Human Potential Coach, co-founder of numerous international projects in Gifted Education. A conversation about the myth of giftedness and overrated IQ-measurements, about aquisition of competence as a developmental process, about truly activating learning environments and healthy ways of dealing with failure. (German language TV interview)

    — Interview: Corina Niebuhr

NZZ am Sonntag, November 2011:

We tend to be too "realistic"
Human Potential Coach Ulrike Stedtnitz explains, why following your dreams after forty is considered normal today and why we all benefit when everyone follows their dreams. (German language interview)

    — Interview: David Signer

Vontobel Private Banking, BLUE - The magazine for private clients, October 2011:

Skills count, not IQ
How does one become a high-flyer? For several years, Ulrike Stedtnitz has been occupied with the issue of giftedness and superior ability. She knows which paths lead down blind alleys, and which bring a person’s full potential to light. (English language Interview)

    — Johann Thalheimer

Swissfamily Magazin, August 2011:

Low grades: stressed families?
Grades can make kids jump for joy, but sometimes tears result. When grades get really low, not just kids are stressed but also their parents. But there are some good reasons not to overrate academic performance. (German language article)

    — by Esther Mogicato

Handelszeitung, 14. April 2011:

Network Daddy
"Vitamin B" – Parents' contacts can help their children get a job. But this can also turn into a liability (German language article)

    — by Anna Catherin Loll

Zurich's renowned newspaper NZZ on our work:

An IQ of 115 is enough to accomplish anything
For the past 20 years Ulrike Stedtnitz has been attending children and grown-ups in her own consulting firm. She believes much less in hidden talents than in lively interest and - practise.

    - by Kathrin Meier-Rust

Workshops of the Career Services UZH office for Students

In cooperation with the Career Services office at the University of Zurich,
stedtnitz. design your life. is offering workshops for students.

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