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WHAT? 
THINKING BIG is the result of a mix between research in the field of Positive Psychology and continuous practice within the fields ranging from Communication, Creativity and Design Thinking.

WHO?
The training conferences, talks and projects are created and coordinated by Edite Amorim, a Portuguese entrepreneur with  a Psychology degree who believes in taking theory into practice.

HOW?
THINKING BIG runs training projects that put into practice the concepts of Positive Psychology through communicating with people, sharing ideas, using group dynamics and creating close relationships in every process.

THINKING-BIG = Research + Practice 

 Learning from...

2004_ Psychology degree in Health Psychology, Porto, Portugal

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2005_ Train the trainer course, Porto, Portugal

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2008_ Integrative Body Work course, Barcelona, Spain

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2009_ Masters degree in Groups Managment, Barcelona, Spain

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2009_ Improvisation course, Barcelona, Spain

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2010_ Contact Improvisation,  New York, USA

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2010_ Laboratory of Physical Theatre, Leibnitz bei Leitring, Austria

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2011_Positive Psychology Coaching  course, with  Robert Biswas-Diener, USA   

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2013_ A Beginner's Guide to Irrational Behavior,  Coursera with  Dan Ariely, USA 

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2014_Curricular part of Post-Graduate course in Design Thinking, Porto, Portugal.

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2014_ Masterclass of Innovation – Forth Model - with Gijs van Wulfen. Porto, Portugal.

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Research presented
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Participation in the 1st Congress about the Gesture presenting the Poster "A body that dances and feels", in Porto, Portugal, February 2017. (Download).

Participation in the 7th Global Conference on Service Design presenting the Workshop "2 psychologists enter in a shop and ask for post-its - Positive Psychology meets Service Design", in Stockholm, Sweden, October 2014. (Download).

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Participation in the 7th European Conference on Positive Psychology presenting the Workshop "Positive Leadership - The leader from within", in Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 2014.(Download).

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Participation in the I Ibero-American Conference on Leadership with the presentation "Ode to the Imperfection", in Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 2013.(Download)

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Participation on the III International Conference on Happiness at Work with the presentation "Taking the thinking big perspective into the companies' contexts", La Coruña, Spain, October 2012. (Download).

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Participation in the 1st National Conference of Positive Psychology with the presentation "The interpersonal body touch as a tool to develop positive emotions", El Escorial, Madrid, Spain, March 2012. (Download).

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Poster presentation "Body Expression, Flow & Happiness: the three magnets" at the IPPA 2011 2nd World Congress, Philadelphia, USA,  July 2011. (Download).

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Hands-on presentation 'Hear, touch and create - the role of body expression in Creativity' at the American Creativity Association International Conference of Creativity, Philadelphia, USA, March 2010. (Download).

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Participation in the Positive Psychology Symposium with the presentation "Expressive body work in health promotion", Lisbon, Portugal, Feb. 2010.  (Download)

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Presentation "Health promotion and emotional expression intervention through group work using expressive body techniques", XI National Congress of Social Psychology,
                        Tarragona, Spain, Oct. 2009. (Download)

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Poster presentation "Health promotion through expressive body work in group: intervention on alexithymia and anxiety", EHPS Congress, Pisa, Italy, Sept. 2009. (Download)

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"Listening to your body and playing with your voice", EHPS SYNERGY Workshop about "Emotional processes and Health: The Role of Emotional Disclosure", Galway, Ireland, Aug. 2005. (Download)

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Poster presentation "Body and Voice at Play (Un)dramatize Psychology and the self", at the 1st National Congress of Health and Behavior  - “Interdisciplinarity, prevention and health promotion", Braga, Portugal, 2005. (Download)

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