Dip. Industrial Designer, Istituto Europeo Di Design Milano, 1991
Christian Schneider is a former Design Manager at IDEO, the Studio De Lucchi and he is a Co-Founder of a NPO for humanitarian flights in the RD Congo. As a Tutor and Mentor for Strategic Design he has been collaborating with Universities in Europe and North America, in BA and MA programs, including the Politecnico Milan, Carleton University Ottawa, also Domus Academy, Istituto Europeo di Design, the HFG Pforzheim, and Zeppelin University. Since 2011 he is working as Associate Professor for Strategic Management & Design at Parsons The New School in New York.
Publications include:
2009 Book “Papewas – Tales of Cultures, Innovation and Economies”
Homepage: www.csch-site.com
MACD-Kurs: Multidisciplinary Design Project I: Intercultural Design Project
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Welcher Künstler inspiriert Sie und weshalb?
Frank Zappa – innovation, tenacity, perfection
Welche Musik begeistert Sie ?
all good music
Substantiell oder akzidentiell?
first … then
Wenn ich Zeit hätte würde ich…
…change again
Mich ärgert …
arrogance
knowledge… ist unverzichtbar.
Pforzheim… is always a pleasant stay
Weshalb unterrichten Sie?
to push design forward with fresh approaches from students
Master oder Bachelor? both
Die MACD-Studierenden sind…
…as a group the best I ever had
Was möchten Sie den Master-Studierenden gerne vermitteln?
how to explore and to communicate opportunities for relevant (design) innovations
Welches Buch lesen Sie gerade?
“Biografia del Figlio cambiato”, Andrea Camilleri
..und welches immer wieder?
“A Whole New Mind”, Daniel Pink
“design thinking” – .…re-thinking design
Ein Projekt, das Sie schon immer mal mit Ihren Studierenden realisieren wollten:
- exploring the potentials of developing economies through design thinking
- challenges and opportunities for new systems and products in social change
- areas and strategies for Corporate Social Responsibility projects
- new applications for environmental technologies
Philosophy:
run like an antelope with the high gear of your soul
Fragen, die Sie persönlich beschäftigen:
How to build a Communiversity
(MACD / Christian Schneider)
