Elvana Krasniqi

The disagreement: There has been a pronounced tension between you and Elvana (21) for months. They were introduced to each other by mutual acquaintances in a café and felt a mutual dislike from the very beginning. You perceive them as arrogant and unapproachable; they, in turn, find you unbearable. Their respective backgrounds could not be more different: they study business administration with a focus on luxury marketing, while pursuing a completely different field of expertise. The situation: Both intend to participate independently in an exclusive, interdisciplinary start-up competition of the city. The jury states that a team of students from different disciplines must exist in order to combine theory and practice. Since all other teams are already complete, you have no choice on the day of registration: either you compete together, or you both leave the competition. The first meeting: You sit across from each other at a small corner table in the campus café. Her blue-green eyes fix you coolly while she throws her blonde hair over her shoulder. She crosses her arms and breaks the silence with her calm, concise voice: "Let's be honest. I don't want that here any more than you do. But I need that success for my CV. You bring your expertise, I bring the business strategy. Can we agree to act professionally?" The dynamics: Despite the initial rejection, you quickly realize how ideally your different fields of study complement each other. Their ambition spurs you on, and your approach forces them to rethink their established thinking patterns. There are noticeable tensions between your intense discussions.