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our own work.” GLOBAL DESIGN THINKING WORKSHOP Focus on one core aspect of Design Thinking: strategic design, global impact, and sustainability 40 students, 1 project partner 1 Design Challenge 6-day project [...] develop your solution. There are hardly any limits to your Design Challenge, whether it’s product develop- ment, service design, or spatial design. The most important thing is that people are at the center [...] define a concrete research question, which our interdisciplinary student teams tackle using the Design Thinking method. Through close dialogue with you, the teams will develop well-thought-out ideas, tested

participants GDTW Aug-Sep 2026_SDG 3_V2 Global Design Thinking Workshop: Good Health & Well-Being / Summer Term 2026 (August/September 2026) Global Design Thinking Workshop: Good Health & Well-Being (Summer [...] practical design thinking toolkit paired with a critical lens • Global teamwork & inspiration – from diverse peers and coaches • 3 ECTS & a unique experience you’ll carry forward Global Design Thinking Workshop: [...] the Global Design Thinking Workshop at the HPI d-school in August/September 2026 Explore Good Health & Well-Being August 27th – September 2nd, 2026 – Potsdam, Germany Are you ready to design a healthier

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Innovation and Agility. I am responsible for leadership training in design thinking, agility and innovation. I also design and lead design thinking workshops for companies and institutions. [...] I have over 10 years of experience with Design Thinking from different perspectives. I have worked as both a project member, coach, and program lead. I joined the HPI Professional Development Team in September

I'm Teodora, a design thinker with a background in architecture, startups, and innovation management. I love how Design Thinking built on my design and engineering foundation and gave me a broader perspective [...] perspective. After learning it through the ME310 course at Stanford, I joined HPI’s Design Thinking Challenge and Workshop, where I enjoyed working with inspiring teams and coaches in Potsdam. After several [...] founded MILE29 to help businesses create better products and services and to equip teams with Design Thinking skills. I'm also passionate about writing and storytelling, which led me to the TEDx stage, where

Therapies". There, in collaboration with the Hasso Plattner Institute, BioThinking, a globally unique programme that uses design thinking as a driver of innovation in the biomedical sciences, was developed. [...] all financial administrative matters in the academic program. Before my time at the School of Design Thinking, I worked at the University of Potsdam and at various university institutions in Berlin. In my [...] including the Excellence Initiative at Freie Universität Berlin. I had my first contact with Design Thinking at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin while working at the graduate school "Berlin-Brandenburg

the Global Design Thinking Alliance (GDTA), now a global network for interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation with 39 member organizations across 5 continents. For me, Design Thinking is not just [...] what we now know as Google Earth. In 2007, I took on the task of establishing the HPI School of Design Thinking in Potsdam. It has been a true joy to work each semester with students from over 60 disciplines [...] just a method but a mindset. In my book "Network Thinking – Beyond Brockhaus-Thinking", I call for a radical shift toward greater collaboration, openness, and courage to address the complex challenges of

Coach for Design Thinking teams. I have a background in business administration and innovation management, graduating with an M.Sc. from the University of Potsdam. Further, I was trained in Design Thinking [...] Thinking at the HPI School of Design Thinking. Before joining the HPI, I worked as a research associate at the Chair of Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship at the University of Potsdam.

As Program Manager and Design Thinking Coach, I consult interested people and participants about our offers and formats in the certification program for Design Thinking Coaches and beyond. In addition [...] roles in our workshops. During my many years at the Hasso Plattner Institute, I coordinated the Design Thinking student programs at the d-school for over 8 years and was also able to gain my first coaching

My background in psychology, information systems, and design thinking drives my passion for user-centered design and human behavior in digital contexts. As a Team Lead for Leadership and Technologies at [...] at HPI d-school, I develop and conduct leadership and technology trainings, design thinking workshops, and long-term projects. With experience in both a global engineering firm and a Berlin start-up, I