Laura Aldape, PhD, is a behavioral economist and Emotional Intelligence Specialist. She is the creator of the Eyewear Model™—a behavioral framework that links individual mindset to organizational transformation. Dedicated to unlocking human potential across cultures and industries, Laura brings a unique blend of academic insight and practical experience to her work.
With a PhD from the University of Zurich and over 15 years of experience in human behavior, Laura is the Founder of Emotions at Work, Director of People Management R&D at Sonova Group, and author of Optical Emotions: The Nine Mental Models Through Which We Perceive the World. She combines cognitive science, emotional intelligence, and leadership strategy to drive growth, collaboration, and innovation.
Her mindset-shifting methodology has helped global teams boost change readiness and navigate complex transformation with confidence and clarity. Laura’s innovative Change Readiness Score (CRS) has been adopted by organizations to assess and scale transformation effectively.
In today’s fast-paced and unpredictable business environment, nearly 70% of transformation efforts fail—not because of poor strategy, but because of human barriers like resistance, change fatigue, and lack of ownership. The missing link? Change readiness—starting with the individual. This keynote presents a science-based, scalable framework to assess and enhance change readiness across organizations by integrating mindset analysis, behavioral stance, and organizational capacity. At the heart of the approach is the Eyewear Model™, a cognitive-behavioral tool that uncovers and helps shift the nine mental models that shape how people perceive and react to change—from the Doer and Dreamer to the Inspector, Savior, and Pessimist. Participants will be introduced to the Change Readiness Score (CRS)—a composite metric that combines mindset agility, change stance, and enabling conditions such as leadership support, psychological safety, and trust. The model creates visual heatmaps and mindset segmentations, empowering leaders and change agents to develop precise, actionable strategies across individual, team, and organizational levels. Through live diagnostics, compelling storytelling, and practical reflection, this session will equip participants with new tools to lead more effectively through transformation, complexity, and cultural shifts.
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