Jeremias Schmitt

(He / Him)
Teaching Faculty HPI d-school

Coach (external)

Embracing roles as an entrepreneur, creative facilitator, and motivational speaker, I don't just see myself as a professional — I see myself as a humble guide, entrusted with nudging individuals, societies, and systems towards meaningful change.

In collaboration with esteemed partners like the HPI School of Design Thinking, and scholar at the IFTF - Institute of the Future, and the U-School by the Presencing Institute, I find myself privileged to be on the forefront of shaping a future that resonates with positive transformation.

Beyond the realms of creativity, I invest my personal time in mindfulness initiatives for students, parents, and educators. Together with www.thetoolboxisyou.com, I am dedicated to fostering awareness-based change, one thoughtful mind at a time. It's not about being a trailblazer; it's about contributing in a way that resonates with the shared journey we're all on.

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Education

Master of Arts - Communication in social an economic contexts Berlin University of the Arts, Germany - 2012

Bachelor of Arts - Communication in social an economic contexts Berlin University of the Arts, Germany - 2009

Presencing Institute - Social Presenting Theater - Certificate Atelier Gardens, Berlin, Germany - May, 2024

Zertifikatsausbildung Achtsame Hochschullehre - Certificate Remote, Germany - January, 2024

Presencing Institute - Presencing Foundation Program - Certificate Atelier Gardens, Berlin, Germany - June, 2023

Achtsam Digital - Mindfulness-based Student Trainer Hybrid, Germany - March, 2023

Institute for the Future - Foresight Practitioner - Certificate Remote, Palo Alto, USA - April, 2021

School of Design Thinking - Basic/Advanced Track - Certificate Hasso Plattner Institute, Potsdam, Germany - 2011/2012

Experience (Academic)

Research Associate: HPI School of Design Thinking Potsdam, Germany - October, 2012 - 2017

Lead-Coach: Train-the-Trainer/ HPI D-School Cape Town Graduate School of Business, Cape Town, South Africa - 2017

Coach: Executive Bootcamp Stanford University - Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, Palo Alto, USA - 2016

Experience (Non-Academic)

Independent hijeremias.com Berlin - 2023 - present

Executive Director/ Head of Strategy and Transformation Fuenfwerken Design AG, Berlin - 2020 - 2023

Co-Founder and Managing Director 5Wx new ventures GmbH Berlin - 2017 - 2021

Program Development: Inventors 4 Health Berlin Institute of Health, Charité Foundation Berlin - 2018 - 2020

Founding Team/ Program Development: Design Thinking Coach Certification HPI Academy - 2016/17

Teaching

ESMT - Vali: Sustainability Bootcamp, Summer Entrepreneurship Program, NEXT Accelerator

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