What is design thinking

Design thinking is a methodology used to develop innovative solutions for complex problems. It builds on creating an open environment for learners with different backgrounds to engage in a project-based, experiential learning setting.

Design thinking promotes and supports the learning of future-proof skills of the future through iterative steps:

• Critical thinking
• Creativity
• Collaboration
• Communication

About the workshops

The goal of the design thinking workshops is to create innovative ideas, educational frameworks, tools, methodologies, or solutions that support a new mindset to teaching and learning. It seeks to provide practical answers to challenges in the field of digitalisation through cross-sector networking and collaboration.

The 2-day design thinking workshops are hosted at the state-of-the-art facility of the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) in Potsdam, Germany. The workshop invites 40 participants from around Europe to co-create solutions on a given topic. The participants represent diverse backgrounds including:

• policy
• education technology (EdTech)
• academia
• teaching and training

The workshop is coordinated by facilitators and experts from the field.

The insights from the workshops feed into a training project for the students at the HPI School if Design Thinking.

How to apply

The Hub’s design thinking workshop takes place every year in November. The application process starts in the months prior, during September and October.