Global Design Thinking Alliance welcomes six new members
The Global Design Thinking Alliance once again extends its network. From now on the GDTA can benefit from an idea and practice exchange with six other institutions: The Design Thinking Observatory at Politecnico Milano, Design Thinking Center Moscow, Industry Research & Development Group (IRDG), ULBS Sibiu, Darden School of Business, and Shenkar Collage for Design, Engineering, Art.
GDTA member Universidad Mayor hosts to Global Design Thinking Summit
The exclusive online event will bring together world experts in Design Thinking.
Seiya Otta, former Volvo Global Director of Innovation and Design; Roberto Carreras, founder of VOIKERS, Runa Sabroe, director of Wonderful Copenhagen; and Claudia Nicolai, Academic Director of the HPI D-School Potsdam stand out among the several international guests.
The online event is organized by the D-School of Universidad Mayor from Chile, with the support of Corfo, and will take place on November 3, 4 and 5.
Global Design Thinking Week: Designing for global impact in Cairo
In the first week of December, Cairo became the central meeting point for startups from North Africa, the Middle East and beyond as the community came together for the annual Rise Up Summit. On this occasion, the American University in Cairo (AUC) and the HPI School of Design Thinking (HPI D-School) hosted a four-day Global Design Thinking Week as a featured bootcamp of Rise Up Summit. Read more
Human-Centered Problem Solvers Celebrated in Annual Design Thinking Award
True to its theme, “Beyond the Status Quo”, the annual Design Thinking Association of Malaysia (DTAM) Awards 2019 saw individuals come together to celebrate Design Thinkers in the public and private sector who have made momentous impact in their respective organizations and communities.
Global Design Thinking Alliance welcomes five new members
The Global Design Thinking Alliance extends its network. On occasion of the annual conference at Hasso Plattner Institute, New York, the GDTA welcomed five new member institutions: The American University in Cairo, Echos Innovation Lab, Penn State University, Tecnológico de Monterrey and Universidad Mayor.
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Uli Weinberg explores the future of higher education in Egypt
From April 4-6, 2019 GDTA president and HPI D-School Director Prof. Uli Weinberg travelled to Cairo to attend the first Global Forum on Higher Education and Scientific Research. He followed the invitation of the Egyptian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar. Read more
Global Design Thinking Alliance hosts first conference in New York
The new Global Design Thinking Alliance (GDTA) will focus its future activities on establishing high international standards for Design Thinking education and research, and promote the diversity of the innovation method.
