Marco Dussin
Short biography:
Strategic Consultant, Learning Designer, and TEDx Speaker.
Marco Dussin designs learning experiences built around how adults actually learn: through the body, play, and unlearning. He is the co-author of Agile Company, founder of Kitto, and Training From the Back of The Room Certified Trainer. He also teaches at University of Padua.
Early in his career, Marco Dussin developed a clear conviction: to truly learn something, people must first be willing to unlearn it. In 2019, he brought this idea to the stage at TEDxMilano with his talk “ It is difficult to innovate but by unlearning you learn.” Since then, unlearning as a driver of organizational transformation has become the common thread running through all of his work.
With a background in computer engineering, he began teaching as a researcher at the University of Padua, where he still lectures today as an adjunct professor at the Department of Information Engineering. His path, however, quickly expanded beyond academia. Over the years, he has worked alongside major organizations including Barilla and Cassa Centrale Banca, applying Agile, Lean, and Design Thinking not as rigid frameworks to import, but as practical tools adapted to real business environments.
In 2019, he co-authored Agile Company together with Ivano Masiero and Alessandro Rimassa. The book distills years of hands-on experience and tackles a critical question: how can organizations stop reacting to change and start learning from it?
In 2020, he co-founded Kitto, described as “a box full of things to make things happen outside the box.” The project brings his core belief into organizational learning: that hands are a natural extension of the brain, and that serious play is not optional, but one of the most effective ways for adults to absorb new ideas and behaviors.
In 2022, he earned the Training from the BACK of the Room! Trainer Certification.
Marco’s approach to teaching and learning design is shaped by this combination of academic research, organizational practice, and multidisciplinary exploration. His strength lies in distilling insights from the many environments he has navigated and continues to explore.
For Marco, training is not about transferring information. It is about designing experiences where real transformation can happen.
Books
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Blog Articles
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