I’m Louise Sommer, an Australian–Scandinavian educational psychologist, designer, and author exploring how communication and creative intelligence shape learning, leadership, and culture. With more than two decades of international experience, I help universities, professionals, and creatives transform knowledge into meaningful learning experiences.

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Holding a Master’s in Educational Psychology, my work focuses on empathy, leadership, and the conditions that allow knowledge to take root and flourish. Much of this insight is shared through my bestselling book The Hidden Camino, my international blog, and through workshops and retreats that bring these ideas to life in practice.

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Over the past twenty years, I’ve facilitated close to a hundred workshops and programs across Europe and Australia on communication, storytelling, creative learning, and emotional intelligence. My practice bridges psychology, design, and education — integrating emotional, social, and cognitive processes into leadership and teaching. This blend enables individuals and institutions to develop new ways of thinking, learning, and leading, connecting insight with imagination.

 

Alongside my research and teaching, I work as a designer specialising in bespoke websites, branding, and visual storytelling. My mixed-media collage and design practice; from paper, photography, and watercolour to digital composition serves as both a creative outlet and a learning tool, translating complex ideas into accessible visual language.

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At the heart of my work is a simple intention: to make knowledge visible, engaging, and human. I believe that when learning is rooted in empathy and imagination, it becomes a bridge between disciplines, between cultures, and between people.

 

Great news: The Hidden Camino is currently being revised for its third edition and will include new chapters and research. The third edition will be published in 20216. Join my Newsletter below to be the first to know about the third edition.