Cognitive Science & Management

Course goals

• Skills and knowledge: you gain insights into cognitive processes, mental models, intuitive vs. deliberate decision-making, and collective cognition in organizations.
• Practical application: you can immediately apply these skills to your decisions and team collaboration.
• Recognition: you receive a Certificate of Participation from Utrecht University.
• Professional value: your learning is recognized within managerial and organizational development contexts.

Content

In this course, you examine management and leadership through a cognitive science and psychological lens. You explore how thinking, assumptions, mental models, and cognitive biases shape decision-making, collaboration, and strategic choices within organizations. The course is research-based, closely connected to practice, and fully taught in English.

You participate in short lectures, interactive case discussions, and structured reflection exercises. This approach enables you to connect theoretical insights with real-world examples and the experiences of fellow participants, and to translate them into actionable insights for your own professional context.