Prof. Dr. Babette Brinkmann

Dipl.-Psych.

Faculty of Applied Social Sciences

Campus Südstadt
Ubierring 48
50678 Köln
Room 335 Mailing address

+49 221-8275-3475
babette.brinkmann@th-koeln.de

Teaching disciplines

Organisational and Group Psychology Organisational and Group Dynamics, Irrational Beliefs, Corporate Governance and Ethics in Organisations, Social Psychology, Psychology & Sustainability, Self-Organisation, Inter- and Transdisciplinary Cooperations, Intercultural and International Cooperat

Research fields

Organisational Dynamics and Organisational Development towards Sustainability My focus: Insider Activism and Insider Activists
Ethics in Organisations and Ethical Leadership How do organisational architecture, leadership and decision-making processes influence the (ethical) behaviour of employees? Which ethical standards are relevant for organisations and how are they established, policed, developed and strengthened?
Psychology & Sustainability
Self-organisation, Teamwork and Agile Frameworks How can we design human-centred work and organisations in such a way that we are able to respond to the great challenges of the present in an appropriate way?
Science communication, Irrational Beliefs and Science Denialism
Female career paths - what makes women both influential and successful?
Sustainable Society Index Co-editor of the Sustainable Society Index (SSI)
SSI
Member of the interdisciplinary Research Center DITES – Digital Technologies and Social Services
DITES

+Projects / Cooperations

Member of the Editorial Board
Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. Zeitschrift für Angewandte Organisationspsychologie (GIO). A bilingual journal for applied organisational psychology (English and German).
Journal GIO

+ Publications

Brinkmann, Babette (2024): Sechs Aufgaben erfolgreicher Teams in der Selbstorganisation. In: Wissensdialoge. (Open Access)https://bibliografie.th-koeln.de/servlets/DozBibEntryServlet?mode=show&id=bibthk_mods_00013770
Brinkmann, Babette (2024): So wird mein Job zum Klimajob. In: Brigitte., S. 140 - 144.https://bibliografie.th-koeln.de/servlets/DozBibEntryServlet?mode=show&id=bibthk_mods_00013809
Brinkmann, Babette (2023): »Verstanden ist nicht Einverstanden«. In: Supervision : Mensch, Arbeit, Organisation. Vol. 41, S. 3 - 11. (peer-reviewed)https://bibliografie.th-koeln.de/servlets/DozBibEntryServlet?mode=show&id=bibthk_mods_00011941
Brinkmann, Babette (2023): Und wenn die Chefin sagt, was erledigt gehört, ist es dann überhaupt noch Selbstorganisation?. In: Wissensdialoge. (Open Access)https://bibliografie.th-koeln.de/servlets/DozBibEntryServlet?mode=show&id=bibthk_mods_00011942
Brinkmann, Babette (2023): Bloß nix entscheiden! Abstimmung in selbstorganisierten Teams. In: Wissensdialoge. (Open Access)https://bibliografie.th-koeln.de/servlets/DozBibEntryServlet?mode=show&id=bibthk_mods_00011943
Brinkmann, Babette (2022): Intelligenz, Denken und gesunder Menschenverstand in der Psychologie. In: Lindner, Hans-Günter; Bente, Stefan; Richter, Claus (Hrsg.): Menschenbilder und Digitalisierung : The Human Default aus interdisziplinärer Sicht. Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler, S. 151 - 163. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-37164-7https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-37164-7_10
Brinkmann, Babette; Schattenhofer, Karl (2022): Erfolgreiche Teams in der Selbstorganisation : Sechs Aufgaben, damit Teams arbeitsfähig werden - und welche Rolle Führung dabei spielt. München: Franz Vahlen.https://bibliografie.th-koeln.de/servlets/DozBibEntryServlet?mode=show&id=bibthk_mods_00010562
Brinkmann, Babette (2022): Wie kommt die Selbstorganisation in die Organisation?. In: wissensdialoge.de : Personalentwicklung | Team und Führung | Organisationales Lernen. (Open Access)https://bibliografie.th-koeln.de/servlets/DozBibEntryServlet?mode=show&id=bibthk_mods_00010565
Brinkmann, Babette (2022): Unsinn ist keine Meinung : Wenn Beratung und Supervision auf irrationaleÜberzeugungen und vermeintlich unüberbrückbare Unterschiede treffen. In: Positionen : Beiträge zur Beratung in der Arbeitswelt. Vol. 1, S. 1 - 8. (peer-reviewed/Open Access)https://doi.org/10.13109/posi.2022.1
Brinkmann, Babette (2022): Nonsense is no Opinion : When Coaching and Consulting Meet Science Denial, Irrational Beliefs, and Seemingly Unbridgeable Differences. In: Positionen : Beiträge zur Beratung in der Arbeitswelt., S. 1 - 8. (peer-reviewed/Open Access)https://bibliografie.th-koeln.de/servlets/DozBibEntryServlet?mode=show&id=bibthk_mods_00010561

+Memberships

German Socierty for Group Dynamics and Organizational Dynamics (DGGO)

DGGO
Tops München-Berlin e.V.
Member of the teaching board, at Tops München-Berlin e.V. we provide Professional Development Courses in Coaching, Leadership, Consulting and Supervision

TOPS
German Society of Supervision (DGSv)

DGSv
German Society of Psychology (DGPs)

DGPs
European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP)

EAWOP

+Curriculum Vitae

Since 1997	Entrepreneur - Brinkmann Beratung Organisational Consultant and Coach since 1997
2003 - 2009	Audi Akademie GmbH, Ingolstadt Consultant for six years at Audi Akademie GmbH with responsibility for consultant training, organizational development, project management & management training; project leader on a variety of projects
Jan. 1997 - Dec. 1997	Krankenhaus München Schwabing, München Project leader of a quality management project at the Schwabing Hospital in Munich
Oct. 1996 - Jan. 1999	Mannheim University Research Assistant (Project about Judgement and Decision Making; Chair Prof. Dr. Klaus Fiedler)
2000	University of Heidelberg PhD in Psychology, University of Heidelberg, Department of Social Psychology, Prof. Dr. Klaus Fiedler. Title: From positive imagination to binding objective: Motivation and Learning in everyday work.
1990 - 1996	University of Heidelberg Diploma in Psychology