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West) this November for the KI Innovationstour to Silicon Valley – a unique experience designed to connect forward-thinking professionals with the world’s most influential AI ecosystem. From November 17–21

Architecture and Environmental Design. At the same time, she is in the final phase of her PhD in Design Studies. The topic of her dissertation is: “The digitalization of Design Thinking learning environments and [...] in Izmir, Turkey, in the fields of design studies and design education. In her PhD, she is addressing a question that has been on the minds of many universities, design programs, and innovation initiatives [...] initiatives since the pandemic: How is digitalization changing the way students learn Design Thinking? A conversation during her visit to the HPI d-school. Hande works as a research assistant at Izmir University

our new workshop format “AI & Design Thinking – The Creative Alliance” we offer the opportunity to dive deeper into this intersection and explore how AI and Design Thinking can work together and take innovation [...] innovation work to the next level. We interviewed our workshop leader and Design Thinking expert Samuel Tschepe about this.

administration open up to new methods, administration can become design. Design Thinking meets administration What happens when Design Thinking meets administration? This question runs through all the articles [...] stagnation. She shows that the public sector has more potential for change than many people think. Our latest Design Thinking Studio in our Academic Program for students also shows that the term “the public” is [...] Many cities across Europe are currently holding elections – and with them, a new way of thinking. In Germany, too, election results repeatedly show that the public sector is under pressure to change. Today's

because this common ground – in Design Thinking, we refer to it as the “point of view” – so crucial, we are dedicating our first newsletter of 2026 to it. In the Design Thinking process, there is even a separate [...] extensively in her doctoral thesis. We also spoke with students from our current “ Foundations for Design Thinking ” course about their insights on point of view and what they are taking away from it for their [...] of view – an essential step for productive collaboration – in our certification programs for Design Thinking . As always, this newsletter also contains the latest insights from the world of the HPI d-school

first event in this format was a discussion on Design Thinking and sustainability with the architect Van Bo Le-Mentzel on 29th April 2024. Design Thinking is constantly evolving. Where the individual user [...] user used to be at the center of the Design Thinking method and mindset, today, the view is broadening. It has long been clear that if we do not keep a close eye on the limits of our natural resources when

coordinating the volunteer team and program design full time since 2022. In March, she returned as a coach to the HPI d-school to support the Global Design Thinking Workshop for the Winter Semester 2024/2025 [...] 2024/2025. In this interview, she shares insights into her experiences with Design Thinking in Romania and global projects, her key learnings as a coach, and the future of the method.

project partner, Data4Life, about the practical application of the Design Thinking process a few years ago and how Data4Life designs transformation processes that are a prerequisite for real innovation [...] “ What actually happens to all the prototypes that are created as part of Design Thinking projects with students and real project partners? ” We are often asked this question, and it is not always easy

Samuel designs experiences that help people learn, apply, teach, and evolve Design Thinking – from short workshops to intensive innovation projects spanning several months. In this interview, he talks [...] talks about how artificial intelligence is changing our creative thinking and why the interface between humans and technology not only creates friction but, above all, enables co-creation.

l researcher at the Chair of Design Thinking and Innovation Research at HPI d-school. With a master's degree in clinical psychology and further training in design thinking, he focuses on human behavior