cspmpp
Department of Business Humanities and Law
I have a master’s degree in research methodologies and PhD in leadership development both from Cranfield School of Management and a background as a musician and dancer.
In my research and teaching, I work in the crossfield between organisational theory, psychology, cognitive science, art, and spirituality.
Besides teaching at CBS, I run two companies: CoCreation offering executive coaching and Sensing Mind Institute offering a 4-year education on the therapeutic use of spiritual practices.
Academic interests
- Leadership
- Entrepreneurship
- Community building
- Co-creation
- Embodied cognition
- Systems of personal development and comparative spirituality
Key competencies
- Research methodology
Primary research areas
- Leadership and leadership education
- Embodied cognition
- Spiritual practices in organisations
- Problem-solving
Selected publications
Springborg, C. (2018). Sensory Templates and Manager Cognition: Art, Cognitive Science and Spiritual Practices in Management Education. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Springborg, C. (2020). Sensory Templates and Presencing. In O. Gunnlaugson & W. Brendel (Eds.), Advances in Presencing Volume 2. Vancouver, Canada: Trifoss Business Press.
Springborg, C., & Ladkin, D. (2018). Realising the potential of art-based interventions in managerial learning: Embodied cognition as an explanatory theory. Journal of Business Research, 85, 532–539.
Springborg, C., & Sutherland, I. (2015). Teaching MBAs Aesthetic Agency Through Dance. Organizational Aesthetics, 5(1), 94–113.
Springborg, C. (n.d.). Dance as research. In J. Ward & H. Shortt (Eds.), Arts-based research methods: a how to guide. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Springborg, C. (2010). Leadership as art: Leaders coming to their senses. Leadership, 6(3), 243–258.
I supervise master thesis students and internship students. I'm currently teaching the course Embodied Leadership. I have previously taught Organizing Growth at the OIE master program - a course about optimising organisational dialogue, developing co-creation skills in practice and how to grow an organisation by developing strong communities inside and around the organisation. I have also taught entrepreneurship at the Royal Academy of Music.
In my own company, I do executive coaching (CoCreation) and offer a four-year education on therapeutic use of spiritual practices (Sensing Mind Institute)