This is an overview of projects and speaking engagements I have been involved in recently:

2017

• Design Sprint for a German healthcare manufacturer, Berlin, Germany
• Co-facilitation of a reflection talk and discussion together with Abraham Taherivand: “Design Thinking Revisited — The Interplay of Design Thinking, Lean Startup, and Agile Methods” for a leading German innovation consultancy, Berlin, Germany

2016

• “What is Design Thinking?” talk with Karen von Schmieden for the Cube Design Museum lecture series during the Dutch Design Week Eindhoven , NatLab, Eindhoven, Netherlands
• Co-facilitation and participation in the “DTX Meeting” at Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH, USA
• “Design Thinking in the Wild” inspirational talk at Centiro, Borås, Sweden
• “Design Thinking ‘Implementation’ – Best Practice” presentation at a knowledge exchange meeting with former Chalmers Innovation Playground participants, Gothenborg, Sweden
• Interactive workshop lecture “Design Thinking Synthesis – Fast Forward” at Chalmers University, Center for Business Innovation, Gothenborg, Sweden, Course: Design Thinking and Innovation
• Expert presentations on the ‘interconnection of innovation methodologies and innovation capability building’ at professional trainings of HPI Academy, Potsdam, Germany
• Steering of the co-development/formulation of a design thinking legitimization narrative for a German DAX corporation in cooperation with Diffferent, Berlin, Germany
• Train-the-trainer leadership coaching and strategy consulting for German design and management consulting companies, which are in the process of establishing design thinking capabilities for themselves and their clients
• Facilitation of different ideation, design thinking, design synthesis and design thinking capability scoping workshops for a variety of organizations in cooperation with design and management consultancies
• Presentation and discussion: “Strategizing with Service as Business Logic” at the Service Design Drinks @ Factory, Berlin, Germany
• Presentation and discussion: “What Are You Design Thinking About?” at HPI ‘Connect & Do Day 2016’ for alumnae of the Design Thinking Professional Track, Potsdam, Germany
• Co-facilitation and participation in “DTX Meeting” at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA

2015

• Expert talks on “Leadership in Design Thinking” at a variety of organizations in cooperation with several management consultancies
• Keynote talks on “Design Thinking” and “Parts Without A Whole” at Design Thinking Week 2015, Warsaw, Poland
• Co-planning and -facilitation of a value proposition workshop for a German medical devices manufacturer (hidden champion) in cooperation with Playframe, Berlin, Germany
• Keynote talk “Von Dingen und Diensten – Warum ‘Qualitätsprodukte’ keinen Wert kreieren” at 99U Local Conference, Dresden, Germany [ Summary PDF ]
• Facilitation of a visionizing and strategy process for HPI Academy, Potsdam, Germany
• Interactive workshop and lecture “The Art of Synthesis in Design Thinking” at Sahlgrenska School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Gothenborg, Sweden, Course: Applied Business Creation and Entrepreneurship in Biomedicine
• Interactive workshop and lecture “Design Thinking Synthesis – Fast Forward” at Chalmers University, Center for Business Innovation, Gothenborg, Sweden, Course: Design Thinking and Innovation
• “Design Thinking Practice + Research Dialogue” at Kaiser Permanente, San Leandro, CA, USA
• Conception, implementation and publication of thisisdesignthinking.net, Hasso-Plattner-Institut, Potsdam, Germany
• Publication of study report “Parts Without a Whole? – The Current State of Design Thinking Practice in Organizations”, Hasso-Plattner-Institut, Potsdam, Germany
• HPDTRP community building workshop, Stanford CA, USA
• Design research and value proposition design for a SaaS company, Berlin, Germany

2014

• “Circular Economy in the EU”: Inaugural meeting with Europe’s CE pioneers, Circle Economy, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Co-facilitation of a “Circular Economy Workshop” at Kongress für Kreatives Unternehmertum, Vitra, Weil am Rhein, Germany
• Teaching engagement “Design Synthesis” at Chalmers University, Center for Business Innovation, Gothenborg, Sweden
• Creative knowledge share “Service Innovation with S-D Logic”, Sturm & Drang, Hamburg, Germany
• Co-conception and execution of diverse internal and external coachings and trainings for IT and FMCG companies, HPI Academy, Potsdam, Germany
• HPDTRP community building workshops, Stanford CA, USA / Potsdam, Germany
• Strategic support of a merger process, Softgarden, Berlin, Germany

2013

• Service design and empathy training, Softgarden, Berlin, Germany
• Research synthesis support for Wikipedia’s “Chapters Dialogue”, Wikimedia Germany, Berlin
• Facilitation and input on “Business Model Design”, Start-up Jam Berlin 2013, Germany
• Facilitation of a tool share session “How to ‘Prototype’ a Business Ecosystem”, Service Experience Camp Berlin 2013, Germany
• Conception and execution of diverse design thinking workshops and professional trainings for agencies and IT companies, Germany
• Support and facilitation of a brand strategy development processes, DIWA, Munich, Germany
• Input session “Value Flow Mapping for Business Ecosystems”, Global Sustainability Jam, Germany

2012 (Research Sabbatical)

• Research sabbatical on “Value Creation and Perception”
• “Business Modeling for Designers”, Service Design Drinks, Berlin, Germany
• Input sessions “How to use the Business Model Canvas”, Global Sustainability Jam, Berlin, Germany
• User research installation “Rethinking Garbage”, BMW Guggenheim Lab, Berlin, Germany
• Guest lecture on “Waste Innovations” in the design thinking term course, Berlin University of Applied Sciences, Germany
• Finished masters thesis “Innovating User Value: The Interrelations of Business Model Innovation, Design (Thinking) and the Production of Meaning – A Status-quo of the Current State of Research”, Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen

2011

• “GlobalWasteIdeas – Best Practice in ‘Waste Innovations'”, Global Sustainability Jam, Berlin, Germany
• “Best Practice in ‘Waste Innovations'”, Micro Energy International, Technical University Berlin, Germany
• Diverse coachings for German and English agencies and consultancies (topics: UxD, SD, BMI, DT)

prior to 2011

• Design and implementation of the iTunes-U channel for Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen
• Interface design for the remote maintenance systems of WSB clean waste-water treatment plants
• Diverse coachings for German communication agencies (topics: UxD, SD)