In our last session on June 28th, 2022, at 3:00 pm (CEST) / 09:00 am (EDT), we welcomed our speakers Prof. Dr. Falk Uebernickel, Professor for Design Thinking and Innovation Research at Hasso Plattner Institute, and Dr. Danielly de Paula, Senior Researcher at Hasso Plattner Institute.
Falk and Danielly introduced the key results of the new study report “Design Thinking: a Global Study on Implementation Practices in Organizations. Past – Present – Future“, which they conducted together with Stefanie Gerken.
The study examines how organizations implement Design Thinking. Following the 2015 study by HPI and the Stanford Design Thinking Research Program, this research analyzes progress in Design Thinking practice over the past six years and attempts to outline the future of Design Thinking practice in organizations, focusing on themes such as strategy, process, tools & mindset, impact & measurement, salaries, and more.
Prof. Dr. Falk Uebernickel, Professor for Design Thinking and Innovation Research
Falk is a full professor at the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam. Together with his research team, Falk is interested in generalizing human-centered design and Design Thinking for digital innovations in large organizations. Over the last decade, Falk published several books and numerous peer-reviewed articles on the topic. In 2010 he co-founded the SUGAR network for design innovation – the most prominent university network that professionally applies Design Thinking to corporate design challenges.
Dr. Danielly de Paula, Senior Researcher at Hasso Plattner Institute
Danielly is currently a Senior Researcher at the Chair for Design Thinking and Innovation Research at the Hasso-Plattner-Institut at the Universität Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany. She received a master’s degree in Computer Science from the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil, in 2015, and a Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering from the National University of Ireland – Galway (NUIG), Ireland, in 2019. Over the last ten years, Danielly has been conducting research on implementing, measuring, and steering Design Thinking in organizations. She is originally from Recife, Brazil.
On September 12th, 2023 we welcomed our speakers Jessica Menold, Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Design and Innovation and the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and also Dr. Matt Parkinson, Professor of Engineering Design and Mechanical Engineering at Penn State University.
At our online session on May 18, 2021 Matt Parkinson, Professor and Director of The Learning Factory, College of Engineering at Penn State University, and Jessica Menold, Assistant Professor of Engineering Design at Penn State University, talked about the Design Thinking process that contributed to the development of a new university building, dedicated to Design Thinking and prototyping.
The last online session took place on November 21st, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. (CET). We welcomed our speaker, Can Güvenir, Design Manager and lecturer at Yaşar University.
Martin Schwemmle: “Future Skills Navigator: Upskilling Humankind For a Better Future”
Join us for a free session of the GDTA Spotlight on Tuesday, June 18th at 9.00 am SAST / 7.00am GMT for “Connecting the African Design Thinking Community: An Emergent Learning Network” with Jenni van Niekerk!
Remember the experiments and challenges you faced while starting a new project? Before 2019, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu didn’t dream a small idea would turn into so many new research projects, competitions to encourage students to innovate and the first D-School in Romania.
In our session held via zoom on Mai 12th, 2022 at 3:00 pm (CEST) / 09:00 am (EDT), we welcomed our speaker Mugendi K. M’Rithaa, Professor of Industrial Design at Machakos University. Mugendi talked about “Empathy and Community: Human-Centered Design in Afrika”
At our GDTA Spotlight session on November 12th, Maria Stashenko, Director, Design Thinking Center Moscow, talked about “Innovation Pace in Times of Pandemic: Research Insights”.
Adam Somlai-Fischer, Co-Founder of Prezi, shared how a personal challenge sparked a global storytelling revolution. Discover the magic of spatial visual storytelling, AI’s role in transforming presentations, and the impact of LLMs on visual thinking.
The D-School Potsdam is stepping into a new chapter! With a fresh brand identity and an updated teaching structure, they continue to push the boundaries of Design Thinking education. At the GDTA Spotlight: “Crafting Tomorrow”, Monika Frech, co-head of the academic program team shared
How can Design Thinking drive real change? Since 2015, Impact Week has evolved from a volunteer initiative into a thriving social enterprise, empowering communities, fostering skills, and sparking impactful social businesses.
Michael Lewrick, bestselling author of The Design Thinking Playbook and AI and Innovation, leads an inspiring session exploring how Artificial Intelligence is transforming Design Thinking practices worldwide.
At our GDTA Spotlight session on December 14th, Prof. Dr. André Bresges, Executive Director of the Institute for Physics Didactics at the University of Cologne talked about “Teach to Start Up”.
In this session, Dr. Assaf Krebs, Dr. Yigal David, and Daniel Altman of GDTA member institution Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art talked about: “Intermediate spaces – Two perspectives on engineering, design, Design Thinking, and life itself. From Sound Engineering to Human Surfaces”.
At our GDTA Spotlight session on May 23rd, 2023, we welcomed Guido Caicedo, Executive Director of i3lab, Dr. Sharon Guamán-Quintanilla, Academic Coordinator, and Isabel Alcívar, Lecturer and Design Thinking Facilitator. They discussed about “Turning freshmen into DThinkers.”
At our GDTA Spotlight session on July 29th, Hoda Mostafa and Reham Niazi from the The American University in Cairo as well as Richard Perez, Phuthehi Masilo and Lucille Roberts from the Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking at UCT talked about “Building a global virtual d-school: Co-creation and collaboration”.