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Use Cases

Design Thinking gets things rolling.

This is demonstrated by our numerous use cases – innovations that have been initiated with the help of Design Thinking. Our students in the Academic Programs work on real-world problems of our project partners as part of their practice-oriented Design Thinking studies.

In the department of Professional development, participants in Design Thinking workshops and in offers specially tailored to companies implement innovation projects that contribute to the company's competitiveness.

Human-centered solutions and prototypes are continuously being developed and implemented in marketable products and services.

This page provides an insight into the diversity of Design Thinking applications. Enjoy browsing our use cases.

  • VoiceChain: Can we trust voices again?

    Use Case
    VoiceChain - Foundations for Design Thinking
    What happens when voices can be cloned to sound deceptively real, and no one can be sure what’s truly authentic anymore?
    • Academic Programs
    • Design Thinking
    • Innovation

  • Cula Technologies: Making CO₂ offsetting easy to understand

    Use Case
    CO₂ offsetting is considered a key tool in climate protection – yet many people barely understand how it works. Students developed a playful format to raise awareness among company employees about emissions.
    • Academic Programs
    • Design Thinking
    • Sustainability

  • Cooking and eating green thanks to Ecosia

    Use Case
    HPIdschool Use Case Ecosia Team 4 Planet Plates
    What do search engines and food have in common? Students designed a tool for Ecosia that nudges users towards climate-friendly nutrition.
    • Academic Programs
    • Design Thinking
    • Sustainability

  • Where kids design their own school

    Use Case
    Montessori - Plan M - MonteLab
    How can children be involved in designing their school right from the start? In a new Montessori school in Neumarkt, kids were able to incorporate their own ideas.
    • Academic Programs
    • Design Thinking

  • Connecting young people with art at Museum Barberini

    Use Case
    Use Case Design Thinking Museum Barberini
    How can a traditional art museum cater to the interests of young people? In the Museum Barberini, digital and analog tools are combined to create inspiring and immersive creative experiences.
    • Academic Programs
    • Design Thinking
    • Innovation

  • Feeling good at Würth Elektronik

    Use Case
    In collaboration with the Würth Elektronik eiSos Group, we developed innovative new work concepts, whose solutions were integrated into the new High-Tech Innovation Center at the company's site in Munich-Freiham.
    • Academic Programs
    • Design Thinking
    • Innovation

  • Rethinking vacuuming with the Robert Thomas AG

    Use Case
    Use case rethink vacuuming Robert Thomas AG
    How can vacuuming become more hygienic, easier – and even enjoyable? Students from HPI d-school joined forces with Robert Thomas AG to rethink vaccuming.
    • Academic Programs
    • Innovation
    • Design Thinking

  • Gütersloh and the “Digital Trial City”

    Use Case
    Use Case Digitale Probierstadt Gütersloh
    The city of Gütersloh was looking for a concept to make digital education more accessible. A team developed the “Digital Trial City” prototype, which introduces people to new technologies.
    • Academic Programs
    • Design Thinking
    • Digital upskilling

  • The entrance to the Berlin State Library

    Use Case
    Prototype Hans
    A cold entrance area without orientation and work opportunities? A team from the HPI d-school developed a solution that makes libraries more modern, functional and inviting.
    • Academic Programs
    • Design Thinking
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