J. Heuritsch (Julia)

Julia Heuritsch is an Agile Coach & Expert at Highberg Academy, specialising in transformational change, self-leadership, systems thinking and psychological ownership.

Her work centres on helping people and teams create the clarity, stability and ownership needed to navigate change. By combining Agile coaching with embodiment and systems thinking, Julia supports leaders and professionals in strengthening self-leadership, building genuine connection and creating environments in which people can take responsibility and grow.

Julia is a certified SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC 6.0) and holds multiple Scrum.org certifications, including PSM I, PSPO I, PAL I and PAL-EBM. She also holds ICAgile certifications in Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC) and Agile Team Facilitation (ICP-ATF), and is trained in Organization and Relationship Systems at Work (ORS@Work) and Leadership Embodiment.

Her academic background is equally broad. Julia holds a Master’s degree in astrophysics and a doctorate in social sciences from Humboldt University in Berlin. Her research explored academic culture, motivation and the way organisational systems influence behaviour and performance. This experience sparked a lasting interest in self-organisation and the human side of transformation.

Today, Julia works at the intersection of Agile, systems thinking and human behaviour. She helps teams and leaders move from compliance towards genuine ownership, combining structural clarity with emotional intelligence and practical application.

Julia also brings a reflective, evidence-based perspective to AI. She sees AI as a powerful tool for improving effectiveness and decision-making, provided people develop the literacy and awareness to use it consciously. In her coaching and training, she helps professionals navigate an AI-augmented world with clarity, curiosity and agency.

Beyond her work, Julia is committed to continuous personal development, enjoys spending time in nature and writes about science and society on her own blog.

“When the wind of change blows, some build walls and others build windmills.”