This is an overview of projects and speaking engagements I have been involved in recently:
2018 to today
Co-founding of co:dify Group: innovation advisory and coaching for a variety of clients and industries (today's focus: German mechanical engineering industry) » [ more info here ]
Design Methods Toolkit Analysis and Toolkit Requirement Analysis Workshop for and with a major German car manufacturer (in cooperation with HPI Academy)
Facilitation of the module “Service Design” at Heitger Change Essentials 2017, Vienna, Austria
Data collection for new book project and knowledge exchange at DTX, Austin, TX, USA
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
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
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: “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
Co-planning and -facilitation of a value proposition workshop for a German medical devices manufacturer (hidden champion) in cooperation with Playframe, 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)