Otte Sebastian HSLU W

Dr. Sebastian Otte Sebastian Otte

Head of the Master`s Programme in Business Psychology

Otte Sebastian HSLU W

Lucerne School of Business

Room 2. Stock, IBR
Walter-von-Moos-Promenade 1
6005 Luzern


Institute of Business and Regional Economics IBR

CC Business Development, Leadership and HR (IBR UFP)

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Biography

 

Professional experience

2026 – today   Co-Lead Human-Tech Collaboration Lab, HSLU

2024 – today   Lecturer & Head of Master's Program, HSLU

2026 – 2027    External Lecturer for Organizational Psychology, Université de Neuchâtel

2019 – 2024    Head of HR Development, Insel Gruppe AG

2018 – 2019    Head of Leadership Development, Insel Gruppe AG

2017                  Lead Development Foundations, Swiss Post

2013 – 2017    HRD Specialist, Swiss Post

2011 – 2014    Research Associate, Université de Neuchâtel 

2007 – 2011    Consultant, papilio ag (Zurich)

 

Education

PhD in Psychology, University of Neuchâtel 

Diplom-Psychologe (Dipl.-Psych.), University of Göttingen (D)

Teaching and research focus
  • Organizational Psychology
  • Organizational Behaviour
  • Behavior Change
  • Professional AI systems

Projects

Research projects

  • Health Innovation Transfer Study (HIT)

Publications and presentations

Publications and presentations - Article, review; peer reviewed

  • Otte, Sebastian; Bangerter, Adrian; Britsch, Mirjam & Wüthrich, Urs (2014). Attitudes of coaches towards the use of computer-based technology in coaching. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 2014(66), 38-52. doi: 10.1037/a0035592
  • Mogk, Carolin; Otte, Sebastian; Reinhold-Hurley, Bettina & Kröner-Herwig, Birgit (2006). Health effects of expressive writing on stressful or traumatic experiences - a meta-analysis. GMS Psycho-Social-Medicine, 2006(3),

Publications and presentations - Chapter/legal commentary/lexicon article

  • Gilbert, Oliver; Farrar Schmidhauser, Jillaine; Otte, Sebastian & Pleinert, Helena (2025). The Metalocal Mindset, Diversity and Technology. In Helena Pleinert (Hrsg.), The Metalocal Mindset. Zürich: Pleinert & Partner.
  • Wüthrich, Urs; Schär, Michaela; Bangerter, Adrian & Otte, Sebastian (2014). Persönliche Entwicklungsplanung – gelebte Praxis oder angestrebter Idealzustand? In Nele Graf (Hrsg.), Innovationen im Personalmanagement (S. 197-207). Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler.

Publications and presentations - Theses (Bachelor/Master/Dissertation/Habilitation)

  • Otte, Sebastian (2014). Essays on the use of computer-based tools for human resource development. Dissertation, Université de Neuchâtel, Schweiz.

Publications and presentations - Presentation (conference/report/lectures)

  • Otte, Sebastian (26.08.2025). Psychologische Sicherheit in der Zusammenarbeit. SBB Immobilien DV-Tagung, Centre Löwenberg.
  • Otte, Sebastian & Stämpfli, Nicole (11.10.2022). Organisationskultur im Spital: Eine Frage der Werte? Ethik am Mittag (öffentliche Vortragsreihe Medizinethik, Insel Gruppe / Direktion Medizin), Bern.