Work with me
Talks, workshops, advisory, writing
For organisations that take people and systems equally seriously.
I know both sides: large systems from the inside – more than 15 years in IT, about six of them in German federal IT – and the people who either break or grow inside such systems. That is what my work draws on – and why it goes beyond the surface.
Teams Leadership Conferences
Talks & workshops
Keynotes and workshops for teams, leaders, conferences and professional events. Clearly structured, evidence-based, with a point of view – and with room for the questions nobody else asks.
Topics
- Not wrong – just not a fit for every system. Neurodiversity at work: what autistic people and people with ADHD need, why it benefits everyone, and how teams can put it into practice without turning it into special treatment.
- Psychological safety that holds. Trust culture beyond the buzzword: how to recognise it, what breaks it, and how to build it so it lasts.
- Digital government that brings people along. Governance, decision-making and change in large public IT organisations – from practice in federal IT, not from the textbook.
Formats
- Keynote or short talk, 30–60 minutes.
- Workshop, half or full day, online or on site.
- Facilitation of expert and strategy sessions.
Public authorities Organisations
Governance advisory
For public authorities, public-sector IT providers and organisations in transition. Booked by the day, as a sparring partner or for an independent review – focused where an outside view adds the most.
Focus areas
- Governance and operating models – who decides what, on which basis, and how that becomes visible to everyone involved.
- Review of transformation programmes – an independent look at programmes, roadmaps and decision papers before it gets expensive.
- Platform and cloud governance – thought through from operations and product ownership.
- Stakeholder and decision processes – when many voices are involved and something still needs to get built.
Media Associations
Writing
Articles, guest contributions and columns – clear, evidence-based and readable, with political edge where wanted.
Topics
- Neurodiversity in work, education and society.
- Trust and psychological safety in organisations.
- Digital government and governance.
For
- Trade media and magazines, associations, company blogs.
For organisers and editors
Short bio for programmes and articles:
Criss Graf, based in Vienna, is founder, CEO and CTO of Emotional Trust. More than 15 years in IT, digitalisation and governance, about six of them in German federal IT; plus cloud and platform transformation in the private sector. Former federal press spokesperson and political group leader in Berlin-Mitte, board member of the association Team ADHS, speaker at the IT-Tage conference among others. Topics: neurodiversity at work, psychological safety and digital government.
How I work
- In writing first. A short briefing by email – occasion, audience, scope, date – helps me prepare well.
- Clear agreements. Goal, scope and fee are settled up front; a concrete proposal follows the briefing.
- Remote or on site. In Vienna, across the German-speaking region and online; in German or English.
- info@crissgraf.com
- Phone
- +43 664 35 00 242
- criss-graf