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.