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SUMMARY:Workshop for Postdocs on the Creative Scientific Process
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260625
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DESCRIPTION:Are you finding it difficult to come up with a truly innovativ
 e idea for your next grant application? Do you ever feel stuck in an exper
 iment\, in familiar ways of thinking\, even when you know there must be ne
 w angles to explore?\n\nScience progress moves between two complementary m
 odes: Day Science\, the rigorous testing of ideas\, and Night Science\, th
 e creative process where those ideas first emerge. Indeed\, what we call t
 he scientific method tells us what to do once we have a hypothesis – but
  where do these hypotheses come from in the first place? François Jacob f
 amously called this part the realm of ‘Night Science’.\n\nDrawing on t
 he Night Science training framework developed by Profs Itai Yanai and Mart
 in Lercher\, this workshop will introduce thinking tools and exercises to 
 help you foster exploratory thinking\, interdisciplinarity and a general a
 ttitude of openness towards new ideas applied to your own research challen
 ges. This course is provided by a certified Night Science trainer from the
  EPFL Research Office. \n\nThis interactive workshop is designed specifi
 cally for postdoctoral researchers who want to:\n\n	Generate novel\, high-
 risk/high-reward ideas for grants and publications\n	Overcome conceptual o
 r experimental roadblocks\n	Expand their thinking beyond conventional fram
 eworks\n	Reconnect with the creative side of the scientific process\n\nWhe
 n and Where: June 25\, 2026\, 08:30-14:00. On-site only\, room MED0 1618
  (Lausanne campus). Lunch provided.\n\nProgramme:\n\n\n	08:30-08:45 : Bre
 akfast + Welcome coffee \n	08:45-10:15 : Session 1: Night science\, ope
 nness\, improvisation\, takes two to think + Exercise\n	10:15-10:30 :Coff
 ee break\n	10:30-12:00 : Session 2: Import/export\, 2 languages + Exerci
 se\n	12:00-12:30 : Lunch\n	12:30-13:30 : Session 3: Hypothesis is a liab
 ility\, what’s the question + Exercise\n	13:30-14:00 : Wrap-up Discussi
 on \n\n\nRegistration: Participation limited to 30 attendees\, on a firs
 t-come first-served basis. Register early to secure your spot here. A wai
 ting list will be organised.\n\nRegistration will close on June 18th after
  which attendance will be confirmed by email.\n \nAny questions? Contact 
 the Research Office at research@epfl.ch.
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