Prof. Dr. Rupert Lay

Biographical dates
Born in 1929
member of the Jesuit Order since 1952,
30th July 1960: priest ordination.
1961 - 1964: final studies of theoretical physics,
philosophy and psychology.
1965: lecturer in philosophy and psychology'
at the Jesuit College in Frankfurt/Main.
Studies of applied economics in Frankfurt/Main.
1967: habilitation in philosophy and subsequent
appointment as full professor (subject of teaching
philosophy of language and theory of science).
1968: start of a psychotherapeutic practice.
Trainings for politicians and managers.
1971: coaching for managers.
1996: retirement and start of
management consulting activities
(main fields: corporate culture and company organisation).
1997 management consulting activities
(main fields: structure and human resources).
Numerous publications regarding ethic questions and manager coaching

Dr. Phil. Alfred Messmann

Biographical dates
Born in 1949
Qualified educator, studies of pedagogics
and psychology at Münster University.
1975 - 1989 scientific assistant and lecturer
at the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts and
assistant lecturer at the Free University of Berlin
and at the University of Kassel.
1981 Doctor`s degree on philosophy.
1981 - 1988: studies and publications
regarding the cultural history
of the Soviet psychology school.
1989 - 1994: project management in companies of different branches.
1995: co-founder of the "Institute for Synergy
and Social Innovations" (ISI),
main field: process-oriented future moderation.
Since 1995: independent trainer, coach and
process moderator, main training fields:
communication psychology and NLP training.
Since 1995: advanced training in
process-oriented psychology (dream body work).
1996 - 1998 process-moderation training.
Co-founder of the "Research Association For
Applied Process Work With Groups In Organisations"
Alfred Messmann lives in Berlin.