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SUMMARY:Workshop for Postdocs on the Creative Scientific Process
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261209
DTSTAMP:20261109T170131Z
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CATEGORIES:Internal trainings
DESCRIPTION:Where do new scientific ideas come from? And can we create the
  conditions that make it easier to look at our research from a different p
 erspective?\n\nScience progress moves between two complementary modes: Day
  Science\, the rigorous testing of ideas\, and Night Science\, the creativ
 e process where those ideas first emerge. Indeed\, what we call the scient
 ific method tells us what to do once we have a hypothesis – but where do
  these hypotheses come from in the first place? François Jacob famously c
 alled this part the realm of ‘Night Science’.\n\nDrawing on the Night 
 Science training framework developed by Profs Itai Yanai and Martin Lerche
 r\, this workshop offers postdoctoral researchers a first introduction to 
 approaches that can help foster more exploratory and creative scientific t
 hinking. A central element of the workshop is the “Science Buddy” appr
 oach. Through one-to-one interactions with other researchers\, participant
 s will explore how conversation and the perspective of someone outside the
 ir field can help them step outside of familiar patterns of thinking.\n\nT
 his interactive workshop is designed specifically to:\n\n	Explore the dist
 inction between analytical and creative modes of scientific thinking\n	Exp
 erience Night Science exercises with a Science Buddy to look at research q
 uestions or challenges from different perspectives\n	Expand thinking beyon
 d conventional frameworks\n	Step into the creative side of the scientific 
 process\n\nWhen and Where: December 9th 2026\, 08:30-14:00. On-site only
 \, room MED0 1618 (Lausanne campus). A light breakfast and lunch are provi
 ded.\n\nProgramme:\n08:30-08:45Breakfast + Welcome coffee \n08:45-10:15Se
 ssion 1: Night science\, openness\, improvisation\, takes two to think + 
 Exercise\n10:15-10:30Coffee break\n10:30-12:00Session 2: Import/export\, 
 2 languages + Exercise\n12:00-12:30Lunch\n12:30-13:30Session 3: Hypothesis
  is a liability\, what’s the question + Exercise\n13:30-14:00Wrap-up Dis
 cussion \n\nRegistration: Participation limited to 30 attendees\, on a f
 irst-come first-served basis. Register here early to secure your spot. A 
 waiting list will be organised but registration will close once this is fi
 lled. Attendance will be confirmed by email by the 2nd December at the lat
 est.\n\nThis course is provided by a certified Night Science trainer from 
 the EPFL Research Office. \n\nAny questions? Contact us at research@epfl
 .ch.
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