Learning & Credentials
Most practitioners specialise in one thing. I've always been drawn to depth across many. The M-shaped professional is someone who goes deep in multiple disciplines and finds the connections between them. This is what that looks like in practice.
Overview Training & Courses
An overview of academic qualifications, professional certifications, and specialist training that form the foundation of Wouter's practice.
Academic Degrees
Master in Business Administration – Human Resource Management | HUB Brussels, 2005–2012
An advanced management degree specialising in human resources, culminating in a thesis exploring how systemic constellations can enhance and deepen recruitment processes.
Master Industrial Engineer Electronics/ICT | KIHO Ghent, 1999–2001
A technical master's programme in electronics and ICT, with a thesis focused on developing a web server to improve communication between students and teachers within an IT department.
Bachelor Electronics/ICT | KAHO Ghent, 1996–1999
A foundational bachelor's degree providing core technical knowledge in electronics and information and communication technology.
Postgraduate Programmes
Postgraduate in Human Resource Management | EMS Brussels, 2009
A postgraduate qualification deepening expertise in people management, organisational behaviour, and HR strategy.
Postgraduate in Entrepreneurship & Innovation | Thomas More Turnhout, 2013
A programme exploring the principles and practices of entrepreneurial thinking, innovation management, and new venture development.
Digital Strategy – Management Programme | Vlerick Business School, 2016
An executive programme at one of Europe's leading business schools, focused on building and executing digital strategy within organisations.
CambioWorks Lean Certificate – Lean Management & Innovative Work Organisation | CambioWorks Academy, 2013
A certification in lean management principles and innovative approaches to work organisation, aimed at driving operational efficiency and continuous improvement.
Coaching & Facilitation
Inner MBA | Sounds True, 2025
A mindful leadership programme that integrates inner development, purpose-driven business thinking, and conscious leadership practice.
ROOT Certified Business Coaching | Coaching Square (ICF accredited), 2009–2010
A foundational ICF-accredited coaching qualification providing professional frameworks and tools for effective business coaching practice.
GROW Advanced Certified Business Coaching | Coaching Square (ICF accredited), 2011–2012
An advanced ICF-accredited coaching certification building on foundational coaching skills with deeper methodologies for complex business and leadership contexts.
Team Coach Training – Certificate of CCE (ICF) | 2012
An ICF continuing coaching education credential specifically focused on the dynamics, facilitation, and development of teams.
Systemic & Constellation Work
Organisational Constellations | Caroline Ward, Wim Jurg (2021), Cecilio Fernandez Rogojo, Jan Jacob Stam, Philippe Bailleur & Leanne Steeghs
Advanced training in systemic organisational constellations drawn from multiple internationally recognised practitioners, building deep competence in surfacing and working with hidden systemic dynamics.
Merkopstellingen (Brand Constellations) | Wim Jurg, 2021
Specialist training in applying constellation methodology to brand and market dynamics, uncovering systemic forces that shape how organisations and their products relate to the world.
Inherited Family Trauma | Mark Wolynn, 2025
Training in Mark Wolynn's core language approach to intergenerational and inherited trauma, with application to understanding how unresolved family patterns surface in personal and professional contexts.
Intervening in Neglected Organisations | Joost Kampen, 2023
A specialised programme on diagnosing and intervening in organisationally neglected systems, addressing the patterns, blind spots, and dynamics that keep organisations stuck.
Business Design & Innovation
Designing a Business – IDEO U | Insights for Innovation (2020), Designing a Business (2018)
Two IDEO U programmes exploring human-centred design thinking and the principles of designing innovative, viable business models.
d.MBA | 2025
An intensive business design programme that applies design thinking to strategy, operations, and organisational challenges.
Chief Reinvention Practitioner | The Reinvention Academy (Dr Nadya Zhexembayeva), 2022
A practitioner certification in strategic reinvention, equipping leaders and coaches to guide organisations through deliberate, systemic transformation.
Leading Organisations and Change | MIT Management Education & Emeritus
An MIT-backed executive programme on leading complex organisational change, covering leadership dynamics, culture, and transformation strategy.
Agile, Scrum & Project Methodologies
Certified Scrum Master (PSM I & II) | 2020
Professional Scrum Master certifications at both practitioner and advanced levels, validating deep knowledge of Scrum theory, facilitation, and agile leadership.
Xscale Business Agility Coach
Certification in the Xscale framework, focused on scaling agile across organisations and coaching business agility beyond individual teams.
Implementing SAFe
Training in the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), covering the principles and practices for aligning and coordinating agile teams at enterprise scale.
Prince2 Practitioner
An internationally recognised project management certification providing structured approaches to planning, delivering, and governing projects.
ITIL v3 Service Desk
Certification in the ITIL v3 framework for IT service management, covering best practices for service desk operations and IT service delivery.
Lean Change Agent Explorer | 2021
Training in lean change management methodology, focusing on iterative, human-centred approaches to driving organisational change.
Teamgrowing | Adjugo, 2019
A specialist programme on the organic development of high-performing teams, exploring how teams grow, evolve, and navigate complexity over time.
Facilitation & Workshop Design
Certified Workshopper | AJ&Smart – Design Sprint & Workshopper
Dual certification in professional workshop design and facilitation from AJ&Smart, covering both the Google Design Sprint methodology and broader workshop facilitation mastery.
Masterclass Design Sprints
Advanced training in running Design Sprints, the fast-paced five-day innovation process for solving complex challenges and testing ideas with users.