Prof. Dr. Martin J. Eppler is a global researcher, trainer, author, and consultant in the field of communication, creativity, and leadership. He is the author of 24 books, more than 300 academic articles and the winner of multiple awards (12 teaching awards, 4 book awards, 4 research awards).
Martin J. Eppler is one of the most frequently quoted researchers and most sought-after consultants in the field of media and communication management. As a professor at the University of St. Gallen, he teaches managers how to get the most out of their meetings through the visual presentation of topics. His focus is on communication topics in a professional context and the challenge of conveying complex content, such as corporate strategies or change processes, in a clear, convincing and entertaining way. He also concentrates on creativity topics, including design thinking, life design, business model innovation and team creativity.
Martin J. Eppler lecture topics
- Complex to Clear: Managing Clarity in Corporate Communications
- Getting unstuck: how Visual Variation enables fluid and flexible thinking
- Data Storytelling: the five magic elements to make numbers speak to everyone
- Essentials of Data Literacy and Data Fluency: understanding statistics and making data compelling
- Ban Brainstorming: What works and what doesn’t in Team Creativity
- Pair Power! How to use teams of two in the workplace systematically
- Essentials of knowledge communication: how to convey what you know
- Debias by Design: the Decision TUNER approach to bias-free deliberation
More about Martin J. Eppler
Martin J. Eppler completed his master’s degree in management at the University of St. Gallen and also studied at Boston University and ESCP Europe. His doctorate in management with the topic “Informative action: An analysis of information overload in management” was completed at the University of Geneva. After returning to the University of St. Gallen, he habilitated in the field of management with a focus on information and communication management. He has been honored with 12 MBA teaching awards and six awards for outstanding work. In addition, he received the International Book Award 2018 and the European Innovation Excellence Award 2021 for his teaching in research methodology.
Martin J. Eppler began his academic career as a lecturer and project manager at the University of Geneva. At the same time, he worked as a consultant for the Geneva Knowledge Group. He later returned to the University of St. Gallen, where he was appointed Senior Lecturer and Vice Director of the Institute for Media and Communication Management. In 2003, he was appointed Professor of Information and Communication Management at the University of Lugano. Since 2009, he has been Professor of Media and Communication Management at the University of St. Gallen. There he heads the ISP MBA program and is Director of the Institute for Media and Communication Management.
Martin J. Eppler has been a visiting professor at various international institutions, including Georgiatech (Atlanta, USA), Simon Fraser University (Vancouver, Canada), the Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE) in Beijing, Aalto University in 2010, the Universidad del Pacifico Graduate School in 2011 and the University of Cambridge. He has also served as an editorial board member for the journals “Organizational Development”, the former “Journal of Universal Knowledge Management”, as well as “Studies in Communication Sciences” and “Information & Management”.