Panel discussion moderated by Sandra Bertalanffy at the Slamdance 2018 Founder's Award with Anthony & Joe Russo seated in front of a large screen displaying the event's name and guests, with an audience and camera capturing the scene.

CRACK THE COCOON®

Talks & Workshops

Witty. Inspiring. Utterly Practical.

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CRACK THE COCOON®

Talks & Workshops

ʚɞ | Corporate Talks & Workshops
ʚɞ | Academic GUEST LECTURES

Through talks, workshops and lectures, Sandra explores what enables real change beyond motivation, tools, or self-optimization.

Drawing on her interdisciplinary life path across business and the arts, her work focuses on moments where growth stalls, belonging feels fragile, or performance no longer aligns with meaning.

Sandra’s talks are designed for thoughtful audiences willing to question context, assumptions, and the conditions under which people actually thrive.

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ʚɞ | CRACK YOUR COCOON - On transformation, context and the shifts that change everything

This keynote weaves personal experience with broader reflections on change. It explores why people and systems get stuck and what happens when the right shift occurs, whether in environment, thinking, behavior, or orientation. Rather than prescribing solutions, the talk opens a space for recognition and perspective, inviting audiences to reflect on context, support, and the conditions that make meaningful change possible.

ʚɞ | THE ART OF CURIOSITY- How an open inner attitude keeps us relevant and alive

What does it mean to stay curious in complex, performance-driven environments, and how does this shape the way we communicate and collaborate? Drawing on experiences from business and the arts, this talk translates curiosity into practical, everyday attitudes that help individuals and groups move beyond assumption, judgment, and stagnation, opening new possibilities for thinking, dialogue, and cooperation.

ʚɞ | OUT OF CONTEXT, INTO PURPOSE - Why unconventional life paths are not a weakness but a signal

This talk explores what happens when people feel out of place, underutilized, or misaligned with their environment, and why this experience is often misread as self-doubt or lack of fit. Drawing on an unconventional, interdisciplinary career path, Sandra reflects on context, support, and orientation, and on what it takes to find or create environments where people can actually become themselves and make the contribution they are meant to make.

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