Dr. Rachel
Brooks

Dr. Rachel Brooks is Head of Executive Education at the Competence Center for Social Innovation at the University of St.Gallen (CSI-HSG). Her research and teaching focus on supporting practitioners across government, private and social sectors in cultivating the mindset, skills and tools to nimbly take action towards impact in an environment of mounting complexity and uncertainty.

Previously, she worked in Custom Programs at the Executive School at the University of St.Gallen, and in Latin America at the nexus of business, agricultural producers, government and non-profit organizations in the global food industry.

Rachel holds a BA from Smith College in Latin American and Latino/a Studies and an MA from New York University in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, where she was awarded the Henry MacCracken Fellowship. At the University of St.Gallen, where she completed her doctoral work, she received a fellowship through the SNF-funded ProDoc in the “Dynamics of Transcultural Management and Governance in Latin America” at the Centro Latinoamericano-Suizo. She earned her PhD in Organization Studies and Cultural Theory in 2016.

Dr. Rachel Brookss Veröffentlichungen bei Vista

Take on Uncertainty with Design Thinking

Custom Programmess & HSG Alumni take on Uncertainty with Design Thinking! Business is currently faced with challenges that have never been dealt with before. At Brunch with the ...
Design Thinking - Finding creative solutions on a blackboard

Why DESIGN THINKING is more than messing around

Design thinking offers a methodology that helps its practitioners repair, adapt, reinvent or develop innovative products and services. It provides users with a toolkit for dealing ...

Experiential learning: what can “experiencing” contribute to learning?

Experiential learning is, simply stated, the process of learning by experiencing. But what does that mean? How is it different from action learning and peer learning? ...

Peer learning: why does peer learning ensure impact in executive education?

Peer learning is an excellent way for participants to benefit from the knowledge and experience of their colleagues in executive education courses.