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Mindtrain

David Bärtsch

Existential Mentor & Mindset Coach
Organisational Developer
Trainer & Mediator
Pattern breaker

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The origin of Mindtrain

In over 25 years of international transformation projects, I have seen one thing time and time again: structures, methods, and processes alone do not bring lasting success.

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Many initiatives fail not because of technology, but because of people. Unclear roles, outdated ways of thinking, obstructive cultures, conflicts - these are the real stumbling blocks on the path to transformation and sustainability.

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Success begins in the mind – and so does failure.

The way we think, feel, and act determines our impact. Mindset is not a soft factor. It is the lever for transformation. 

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My motivation is to inspire executives and organizations to develop new leadership skills and build resilient structures – in the age of digitalization and AI.

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I combine systemic mentoring with the latest findings from neuroscience and consciousness research, cultural development with my decades of experience in organizational design with AI.

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👉 Leadership with existential depth. Corporate culture with impact. AI-optimized organization for sustainable success. Development that lasts.

About me.

As a child of Generation X, I was able to enjoy a humanistic education - coupled with an analytical mind. My path began in IT and led me through process design and business architecture into the world of transformation.

 

I was at home in business analysis, automation and process architecture - and quickly realised that it's not the methods alone that make transformation successful. It's the people - and how they interact with each other.

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​Ich bin tief verwurzelt in einem Wertesystem, das Ko-Kreation, Verantwortung und respektvolle Zusammenarbeit in den Mittelpunkt stellt. Für mich ist klar: Was wir heute gestalten, beeinflusst Generationen nach uns.

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Training as a business mediator opened up new spaces for me:
Systemic thinking, neuroscience and consciousness development became my foundation.

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I am deeply rooted in a value system that emphasises co-creation, responsibility and respectful collaboration. It is clear to me that what we create today will influence generations to come.

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2015 was a turning point: my burnout showed me that pure analysis is not enough. What is really needed is a growth mindset, emotional clarity and a meaningful vision.

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And today, I live by the principle of lifelong learning. I continue to develop myself and Mindtrain so that our customers can benefit from the latest knowledge and experience. I have embraced AI as a potential and a tool, and I am integrating it into the organization and processes.

Training and further education

2025

2bAHEAD AI in SMEs
Mentoring, GPT Booster, AI Community

AI competences / Generative AI / Process & use cases / AI tools & methods / Transformation & automation / Practical examples and use cases / Exchange and networking in the community

2bAHEAD 5 days AI Congress 

AI skills / Tools for SMEs / Tasks in leadership / Creation of own products through AI / Cognitive agents / Changes in jobs / BOT economy / Digital humans

2024

CPT-Schulung - Professional Basic
NYNOS Academy

Nynos Cultural Evaluation Solution measures values, behaviours, beliefs and personal motivations in any cultural context. The results of the solution form the basis or are the impetus for talent placement, appraisals, cultural development, leadership development, personal development, team development, and more.

Life Analysis / Kabbalah Life Analyses Thomas Häßle

Getting to know your own learning tasks. Basis for earthly and spiritual growth and maturation. Documenting your life vision. Recognising and developing talents.

2023

Business Navigator & Social Selling / Digital Sun

Positionierung, Storytelling, Social Media, Sales-Skripte, Social Selling, Content-Kreation, Vision Engeneering, Customer Journey

Media work for music professionals / promokativ.ch

Target group-orientated storytelling and communication in the music industry, music promotion.

Business in cycles / 
INOS (Innovation Network Eastern Switzerland)

Businesses fit for grandchildren. Challenges of the future. Business and political approaches. Business models and solutions. System solutions. Circular economy and cradle to cradle incl. practical examples. Sustainable Development Goals SDG.

Shape The Circle - Basic sustainability and circular economy / Eartheffect

Fundamentals of sustainability. Sustainable Development Goals SDG. Basics of the circular economy incl. case studies. Implementation approaches.

Zertifikat Maharshi Adhyatma Vishwavidyalay, Ponda/Goa (India), Spiritualität Workshop

Consciousness in the modern world. Spirituality and energy work on the path between physics and consciousness. Fundamentals of Existential Leadership.

2022

Certificate Neuroscience for Business / MIT Sloan School of Management

Understanding and optimising your own brain / Neoplasticity - rewiring the brain / Brain agility and cognitive diversity / Maximise your brain - building mental resilience / Leadership visualisation and action / Leadership influence and neoplasticity in organisations.

2020

JobCoaching / CTS Impulse AG

AS-is analysis. Definition of target function. Application strategies. Application documents, interview training.

2019

Proselect Personality Analysis / CTS Impulse AG

Personality analysis. Personality dimensions. Assessment. Basics for recruiting.

Leadership Coaching / CTS Impulse AG

Self-leadership. Leadership tools. Roles and expectations. Dealing with time. Difficult leadership situations. Turning goals into measurable results. Criticism and conflict culture.

Strategy courses / CTS Group AG

Personality analysis. Personality dimensions. Assessment. Basics for recruiting.

2018

Systemic Constellation Coach (CTAS/ISO/ICI) / CoachAkademieSchweiz

Basics of systemic constellations. Technical basics. Guidelines for solution constellations. System rules and interventions. Family systems. Integration and closure.

2017

Diplom Systemischer Master of Business (CTAS/ISO/ICI) / CoachAkademieSchweiz

Diploma Systemic Master of Business (CTAS/ISO/ICI) / CoachAkademieSchweiz

Zertifikat Systemischer Business & Management Coach (CTAS/ISO/ICI) / CoachAkademieSchweiz

Ethical principles in coaching and quality fulfilment. Order clarification and evaluation. ACTUAL analyses. Client types. Process work in the target and development area. Processes at identity and meaning level. Transfer management, completion and follow-up. Short-term and ultra-short-term processes. Solution-focussed coaching. Organisational and structural changes.

Systemic team coach (CTAS/ISO/ICI) / CoachAkademieSchweiz

Clarification of assignment for teams and assignment teams. Systemic problem analysis. Psychological levels in teams. Systemic team coaching processes: Goal and problem work, deep structures and time-line work. Social panorama in teams. Vision and identification processes.

Systemic Master of Coaching (CTAS/ISO/ICI) / CoachAkademieSchweiz

Kurzzeit- und Ultrakurzzeit-Coaching. Veränderungsprozesse. Begleitung von Krisen, Belastungen, Schmerz, Trauer und Genesung. Verbindungs- und Trennungsprozesse.Life-Work-Balance. Stress identifizieren und auflösen. Burnout und Gesundheit. Management und Karriere. Struktur der Macht und Führung. Geld und Karriere. Beziehungs-Coaching. Coach- und Traineridentität. Systemische Kommunikation. Trance induzieren und steuern. Wahrnehmung und Embodiement (Körperfokussierung). Glaubenssatz-Arbeit.

Hypno-Systemic Coach & Trainer (CTAS) / CoachAkademieSchweiz

Basics of hypno- and trance work. Characteristics of unconscious personality traits. Communication with partially unconscious and unconscious experiences. Integration into coaching and counselling processes. Setting and using state anchors.

2011

Managing Change/ UBS internal

Change process and leadership in change processes.

Managing Global Teams / UBS internal

Leadership in a global context. Establishing and maintaining relationships. Leading global teams.

Managing Stakholders / UBS internal

Identify stakeholders. Stakeholder categories and their roles. Addressing and dealing with stakeholders per category. Stakeholder communication.

2005-2006

Product Management / UBS internal

Requirements management. Product design. Product launch. incl. training and communication. Product life cycle.

2004

Advanced Mediation Training / Dispute Resolution Center Austin/Texas

Brief mediation. Construction mediation. Conflict negotiation. Victim-offender mediation. Texas Negotiated Rulemaking Deskbook. Youth Mediation.

2002 - 2003

Business Mediation / Swiss Society for Organisation SGO

Conflict and types of conflict. Causes of conflict and conflict dynamics. Negotiation strategies. Barriers to agreement. Conversation techniques, questioning techniques. Mediation basics. Mediation processes. Techniques of the mediator. General conditions in mediation.

1997

Business Process Management, ARIS Toolset /  Credit Suisse internal, IMG

Fundamentals of Business Process Management. IMG Process Design & Management Framework PROMET. Basics and application of the ARIS toolset.

1996

Moderation training II / SKA (Credit Suisse) internal

Advanced moderation techniques

1995

Project Management / SPOL AG

Project management basics. Project assignment. Preliminary study, main study. Solution options. Project realisation. Project control. Soft factors in project management.

Organiser with a federal certificate in organisation (specialist in business organisation) / AKAD

Fundamentals of company organisation. Analysis techniques. Problem-solving and decision-making techniques. Methods and techniques of organisation. Task analysis. Organisational structure. Process organisation. Use of material resources. Fundamentals of information technology. Project management. Fundamentals of business administration.

1994

Personnel management / SKA (Credit Suisse) internal

Personnel management basics. Management methods and instruments.

Moderation training / SKA (Credit Suisse) internal

Moderation basics. Moderation techniques. Use of aids in moderation.

1993

Programmer Analyst / Osys AG

IT basics. Basics of IT analysis. Programme design and documentation. Programming PL1. Programme testing - troubleshooting / interpretation of dumps.

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