The HPI-Stanford Design Thinking Research Program strives to apply rigorous academic methods to understand how and why Design Thinking innovation works and fails.
Multidisciplinary research teams from Stanford University and HPI work on diverse topics concerned with Design Thinking, its process, method, interaction patterns and tools in order to investigate the phenomena of innovation.
Hasso Plattner, Christoph Meinel, Larry Leifer (Ed.)
Design Thinking Research Program
From 2008 to 2022, project teams within the HPI-Stanford Design Thinking Research Program have applied rigorous academic methods to understand how and why Design Thinking innovation works and fails.
Greeting Note
"We must strive to improve our understanding of innovation processes in order to bring better solutions to society more quickly."
Here you'll find an overview of other publications.
Hybrid Book Launch
On September 14, 2022 the HPDTRP researchers gathered in D-Space to celebrate the publication of "Design Thinking Research: Achieving Real Innovation,” the newest publication in the Springer series: Understanding Innovation. Professor Meinel initiated a toast to honor the hard work of all researchers. Contributing authors from HPI and from Stanford University had a lively exchange regarding the new publication and many other topics. Such events help keep ties within the community strong.
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