Martin Eppler

Title

Prof. Dr.

Last Name

Eppler

First name

Martin

martin.eppler@unisg.ch

Phone

+41 71 224 2297

Web Site

https://mcm.unisg.ch

Main focuses

Knowledge Visualization; Strategy; Collaboration & Innovation, Data Storytelling

Data Storytelling

Innovation

Biases

Visual Communication

Strategy

Classification

Change

Persuasion

Visual Thinking

Fields of research

Analytics

Knowledge Visualization

Knowledge Communication

Collaborative Creativity

Further fields of research

Management Communication

Visual Communication

Business Model Innovation

Strategic Management

Stakeholder Management

Data Storytelling

Decision Making in Groups

Education(s)

University of St. Gallen (lic.oec.HSG/Master (Steinacher Award), Habilitation)
Boston University School of Communication (Dean’s List)
ESCP, Paris
University of Geneva (PhD, summa cum laude)

Professional Career

Vice President of Academic Affairs (2022-2024)

Head of the University of St. Gallen’s International Study Program (for International MBA Students) (until January 2022)

Guest Professor, EAFIT, Medellin, Colombia

Guest Professor Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada

Guest Professor Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA

Guest Professor Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China

Guest Professor Aalto University School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland

Guest Professor Universidad del Pacifico, Lima, Peru

Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England

Advisor to organizations such as United Nations, UBS, Swiss Re, Daimler, BMW, Philips, Swiss Military,

Ernst & Young, The European Central Bank, and others. Inventor of www.lets-focus.com

Previous work for The Creative Business Inc., Bain - Company, Ringier, Geneva Knowledge Group, and the International Herald Tribune.

Inventor of the lets-focus visualization suite

Teaching activities

Meet up! Using Nudging for Collaboration

Visual Analytics

Dynagrams - thinking in Stereo (Master)

Creability - Creativity at Work (Master and executive)
Sketching at Work (MBA)

Visual Literacy for Management (Bachelor)

Visualization for team processes (Master)

Information and Knowledge Visualization for Business (Master)
Knowledge Managemente (Master)
Knowledge Communication and Visualization (at Aalto University)
Typologies and Taxonomies: Classification in Research (PhD course)
Global Managerial Communication (MBA)
Intercultural Management and Communication (CEMS Master)

Visual Metaphors for Management (Master)

Risk visualization (executive)

Spin-off(s)

Talk(s)

Topics of recent international and national talks:

Communicating Analytics

Reinventing Meetings

Fostering Creativity and Innovation in Teams

Design Thinking in Management

How to be Clear in Complex Corporate Communication

Clarity in Knowledge Communication

Visualization in Management

Visualization for Inter-organizational Collaboration

Rea-time Knowledge Management

Managing Information Quality

How to Improve Strategy Communication

Making Strategy Implementation Work

Sketching at Work: How to Use Ad-hoc Drawings to improve Decision Making and Collaboration

Using Visualization as a Research Method

Magic Moments in Meetings: Breakthrough Productivity through Interactive Visualization

Affiliation(s)

Academy of Management

Swiss Media and Communication Research Association
various editorial, institutional and program boards

Award

University of St. Gallen 2022 Research Impact Award

2021 Excellence Award (aci) for Innovation in Teaching Research Methodology (1st Place)

International Book Award (getabstract)

Personalwirtschaft Magazine Business Book of the Year

Abendblatt Career Book of the Year

Best Paper Awards (Academy of Management, Collaboration Technologies and Systems, IKnow, IEEE InfoVis)

Steinacher Preis (beste Masterarbeit)

7 University of Geneva Executive MBA Teaching Awards for Best Core Course (Engl.& French Programs)

ZfU Teaching Award in Gold

IABC Research Award

Who's Who in Science

Editorial board(s)

OrganisationsEntwicklung (European Journal of Organizational Development) until the end of 2021

Journal of Organizational Knowledge Communication

previously on the editorial board of: Studies in Communication Sciences, Information & Management, and others

Projects(s)

Reactance in Visual Climate Change Campaigns

Radical Optionality in Strategic Ideation

Visual Variation: A Knowledge Visualization Notation

De-biasing Management Decisions

Talking Data

Communicating Analytics

Meet up! Improving Meeting Communication through Nudging

Dynagrams: www.mcm.unisg.ch/en/Chairs/MCM+1/Projects/Dynagrams

Sketching at Work. www.sketchingatwork.com

Creability: On-demand Creativity for Teams: www.mcm.unisg.ch/de/Chairs/MCM+1/Projects/Creability.aspx

Management Atlas: www.ManagementAtlas.com

Collaboration Cards for Teams: www.CollabCards.com

Complex to Clear: www.Clear-Communication.org

Visual Literacy for Managers: www.visual-literacy.org

Dynagrams: Dynamic Diagrams for Strategic Planning www.dynagrams.org

Life Design: lifedesignlab.ch

Additional Info

www.knowledge-communication.org
www.visual-literacy.org

www.VisualVariation.com

www.clear-communication.org