Lina Nagel has been a research assistant at the WIFU-endowed chair of Organisation and Development of Business Families since 2020. In her dissertation, she deals with a cybernetic theory of business families, particularly with regard to conflict and communication. Since 2017, she has been working as a trainer for constructive conflict resolution through ‘fair fight’ in schools and adult education. She is a trained mediator and, in addition to her studies, has completed certificates in peace and conflict research, organisational theory and research, and biography work. She also worked as a systemic coach for students and was a member of the Constellation Hub for systemic constellation work in science. Ms Nagel completed her bachelor’s degree in media and educational science at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, followed by studying abroad in Taiwan. During her subsequent master’s degree in Ethics and Organisation at Witten/Herdecke University, she was funded by the Studenstiftung des deutschen Volkes (German Academic Scholarship Foundation). She wrote her master’s thesis on a cybernetic-systemic understanding of conflict based on Gregory Bateson’s epistemology.

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