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Katja Tschimmel is consultant and executive trainer, researcher and lecturer, coach and conference speaker. She is working in both, the business world (Mindshake - Consultancy and Training in Creativity and Design Thinking / www.mindshake.pt) and the academic (Porto University and Porto Business School). Having a Ph.D in Design and a Masters in Applied Creativity, Katja researches, teaches and publishes in the fields of Creativity, Design Thinking and Innovation for more than 20 years. She publishes regularly in the area of creativity and design, having recently published the books “Creativity and Innovation Affairs” (2022), “CriAtivaMente/TheCreativeMind/CreA(c)tivaMente” (2020) and “The Creativity Virus” (2019). Katja is the author of the Evolution 6 Design Thinking model, which she applies in training and coaching of innovation teams in several kind of organisations. Clients of her company Mindshake are, between others: BA Glass, Cereális, dst group, Farfetch, IKEA, LIPOR, Natixis, NOS, Roche, Sogrape, SONAE, and several academic research institutions, such as INESC Porto ou INEGI. In the consultancy field, she specialised in supporting the design of innovation frameworks and their organisational implementation. Applying ethnographic research, strategic thinking and creative problem solving, Katja also supports organisations in projects of change management and the development of innovation frameworks. Since January 2023 Katja is the Portuguese Ambassador of the World Creativity and Innovation Week/Day (https://wciw.org/). Katja is German by birth, Portuguese by choice, feeling European.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Katja Christina Tschimmel

Citation names

  • Tschimmel, Katja

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
711B-6A1C-DEBB
ORCID iD
0000-0002-3285-2836

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Educational Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
German Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2002/09/01 - 2010/05/31
Concluded
 Departamento de Comunicação e Arte (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Sapiens e Demens no Pensamento Criativo do Design" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado com unanimidade
1998/09/01 - 2001/06/15
Concluded
 Master en Creatividad Aplicada (Master)
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
"A Solução Criativa de Problemas em Design" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado
1991/09/15 - 1995/06/30
Concluded
 Design de Equipamento (DESE)
Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
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Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/09/01 - Current Visiting Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2010/09/01 - Current Visiting Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Porto Business School, Portugal
2019/09/01 - 2023/08/31 Visiting Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
2013/09/01 - 2022/09/01 Visiting Professor (University Teacher) Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu - Lep­pä­vaa­ran kampus, Finland
Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu - Lep­pä­vaa­ran kampus, Finland
1999/10/01 - 2015/07/31 Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
2004/09/01 - 2009/07/31 Visiting Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/09/15 - Current Co-Director Open Executive Program - Design Thinking for Sustainable Innovation Universidade do Porto Porto Business School, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Porto Business School, Portugal
2013/10/01 - 2014/07/31 Coordinator of the Post-graduation Course in Design Thinking Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2010/05/06 - Current Managing Owner Na'Mente unipessoal Lda. (Public name: MINDSHAKE), Portugal
Projects

Other

Designation Funders
2014/09/01 - 2017/08/31 Design Thinking Applied to Education and Training (D-Think)
KA200-001075
Principal investigator
Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal
 Erasmus Plus
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Tschimmel, Katja. Creativity for a Sustainable Future. Porto, Portugal: Mindshake. 2024.
    In press • Editor
  2. Tschimmel, Katja. Creativity and Innovation Affairs. Porto, Portugal: Mindshake. 2022.
    Published • Editor
  3. Tschimmel, Katja; Sátiro, Angélica. CriAtivaMente / The Creative Mind / CreA(c)tivaMente. Porto, Portugal: Mindshake. 2020.
    Published
  4. Tschimmel, Katja. The Creativity Virus. A Book about and for Creative Thinking. Porto, Portugal: Mindshake. 2019.
    Published • Editor
  5. Tschimmel, Katja. Processos Criativos. Matosinhos, Portugal: ESAD. 2011.
    Published
  6. Tschimmel, Katja. El Proceso Creativo desde la Perspectiva de la Creatividad como una Capacidad Sistémica. 2009.
Book chapter
  1. Clemente, Violeta; Tschimmel, Katja; Pombo, Fátima. "PhD Research for “Trans-action”: The Role of Research Questions". In Developments in Design Research and Practice II. Best Papers from the 11th Senses and Sensibility 2021: Designing Next Genera(c)tions, 110-123. 2023.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-32280-8_9
  2. Clemente, Violeta; Reis, Miriam; Ezingmüller, Caroline; Tschimmel, Katja; Pombo, Fátima. "Design Thinking Meets Academic Research: Science Communication for Design Communities Using Analogies and Illustrations". In Advances in Design and Digital Communication IV, 569-583. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-47281-7_47
  3. Alves dos Santos, Joana; Moreira, Joana; Tschimmel, Katja. "Design Thinking Workshops for Social Workers". In Expanding the Frontiers of Design: Critical Perspectives. Taylors & Francis, 2023.
    Published
  4. Tschimmel, Katja. "Creativity, Design and Design Thinking—A Human-Centred ménage à trois for Innovation". In Springer Series in Design and Innovation, 3-17. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-79879-6_1
  5. Clemente, Violeta; Tschimmel, Katja; Pombo, Fátima. "Mapping the territories around Design Research, Education and Practice. A four-layer analysis: Processes, Philosophy, People and Products.". In Proceedings of the International Research & Education in Design Conference 2019 - REDES2019. Lisbon, Portugal: Lisbon School of Architecture of the University of Lisbon, 2020.
    Published
  6. Mendes, Fernando; Duarte, Carlos A. M.; Tschimmel, Katja. "Design Education. Human Factors at the Core of a Coworking Self-determined New Design Learning Approach". In Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 350-355. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-51038-1_48
  7. Tschimmel, Katja; Santos, Joana. "Design Thinking Applied in Higher Education. D-Think, a European Project for Innovating Educational Systems". In Education Applications & Developments IV. Advances in Education and Educational Trends Series. Lisbon, Portugal: Science Press., 2019.
    Published
  8. Tschimmel, Katja; Santos, Joana. "How Designers Can Contribute to Education". In Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018), 2098-2107. Springer International Publishing, 2018.
    10.1007/978-3-319-96071-5_219
  9. Pires, Raquel; Tschimmel, Katja; Mota, João. "Cultural and Creative Industries in Porto¿s Tourism. How to develop authentic experiences in downtown?". In The Book of Tourism Vs Heritage: an international point of view. Portugal, 2017.
    Published
  10. Tschimmel, Katja. "A procura contínua da surpresa. O universo criativo de Paolo Deganello". In Paolo Deganello. As razões do meu projecto radical., edited by Milano, Maria. Portugal: ESAD, 2009.
    Published
  11. Tschimmel, Katja. "Dos temas, un diálogo.". In Sistemas Creativos: ¿Qué hace que tengamos más o menos ideas? La pasión por la creación de nuevos mundos visuales y el placer de mirarlos. 2009.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Clemente, Violeta. "Design Methodology on Fire! Open exchange of e-mails on Design Methodology vs Design Thinking in Design Education". Paper presented in The DRS Education Special Interst Group unConference, 2023.
    10.21606/drslxd.2024.099
  2. Fernando Emanuel de Pina Mendes; Carlos A. M. Duarte; Tschimmel, Katja. "Who's Missing From the Design Classroom? We Need more Diversity of Learning Enablers at the New Design Learning Spaces". Paper presented in 10th UNIDCOM International Conference¿s: Senses & Sensibility 2019: Lost in (G)Localization, Lisboa, 2019.
    Published
  3. Tschimmel, Katja; Clemente, Violeta; Pombo, Fátima. "Methodologies in Doctoral Research in Design: the Role of Research Paradigms". Paper presented in ICDHS 10th+1 Conference Back to the Future: starting again understanding our own past and heritage, Barcelona, 2018.
    Published
  4. Tschimmel, Katja; Santos, Joana. Corresponding author: Tschimmel, Katja. "Design Thinking applied in Higher Education. D-Think, a European Project for Innovating Educational Systems". Paper presented in END 2018, 2018.
    Published
  5. Pires, Raquel; Mota, João; Tschimmel, Katja. Corresponding author: Pires, Raquel. "Indústrias Culturais e Criativas em contextos rurais. Sobre(a)vivência da Rede Sete Sóis Sete Luas em Alfândega da Fé?". Paper presented in 5º Encontro de Doutoramentos em Design, Aveiro, 2017.
    Published
  6. Tschimmel, Katja. "A learning toolkit to promote creative and critical thinking in product design and development through Design Thinking.". Paper presented in CISPEE 2016 - 2nd International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education, Vila Real, 2016.
    Published
  7. Tschimmel, Katja. "Fatores Relacionados à Criatividade no Indivíduo, em Grupos e no Contexto". 2016.
    10.5151/despro-ped2016-0017
  8. Mendes, Fernando; Duarte, Carlos; Tschimmel, Katja. "Coworking as a Stigmergic and Informal Learning Space". Paper presented in Senses and Sensibility 2015, Lisboa, Portugal, 2015.
    Published • 10.13140/RG.2.1.4839.6881
  9. Tschimmel, Katja. "Design Thinking as an effective toolkit for innovation". Paper presented in XXIII ISPIM Conference: Action for Innovation: Innovating from Experience, Barcelona, 2012.
    Published
  10. Pereira, Á.; Tschimmel, K.. "The design of narrative jewelry as a perception in action process". Paper presented in International Conference on Design Creativity, Glasgow, 2012.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Violeta Clemente; Katja Tschimmel; Fátima Pombo. "Matching Research Questions with a Research Methodology: Proposal for a Didactic Resource". The International Journal of Design Education (2022): https://doi.org/10.18848/2325-128X/CGP/v16i01/155-171.
    Published • 10.18848/2325-128X/CGP/v16i01/155-171
  2. Mendes, Fernando de Pina; Duarte, Carlos; Tschimmel, Katja. "Coworking as The Great Good Place for Design Learning. An Explore Framework.". Convergências - Revista de Investigação e Ensino das Artes XII (24) (2019): https://repositorio.ipcb.pt/handle/10400.11/7049.
    Published
  3. Tschimmel, Katja; Clemente, V.; Pombo, F. . Corresponding author: Clemente, V.. "A Future Scenario for a Methodological Approach applied to PhD Design Research. Development of an Analytical Canvas.". The Design Journal. An International Journal for All Aspects of Design 20 sup 1 (2017): 792-802.
    Published • 10.1080/14606925.2017.1353025
  4. Clemente, V.; Tschimmel, Katja; Vieira, R.. Corresponding author: Clemente, V.. "A learning toolkit to promote creative and critical thinking in product design and development through Design Thinking". Revista Lusofona de Educacao 32 32 (2016): 75-92. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84977501775&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published
  5. Tschimmel, Katja; Clemente, Violeta; Marques Vieira, Rui. Corresponding author: Clemente, Violeta. "Desenvolvimento do Pensamento Criativo em Estudantes de Tecnologia e Design de Produto:". Pensamento crítico na educação: desafios atuais. (2015):
  6. Tschimmel, Katja. Corresponding author: Tschimmel, Katja. "Design as a Perception-in-Action Process". Design Creativity 2010 (2011): http://www.springer.com/engineering/mechanical+eng/book/978-0-85729-223-0.
    Published
  7. Tschimmel, Katja. "Training Perception – the Heart in Design Education". Design Education: Tradition and Modernity (2007):
    Published
Report
  1. Tschimmel, Katja; Loyens, Dirk; Santos, Joana. 2017. D-Think Toolkit. Design Thinking Applied to Education and Training.
  2. Tschimmel, Katja; Loyens, Dirk; Santos, Joana. 2015. Research Report D-Think.
    10.13140/RG.2.1.1049.0643
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/05/04 The Creativity Virus Creativity Talks
Porto University (Porto, Portugal)
2022/11/03 A importância da Resolução Criativa de Problemas e da Criatividade no contexto empresarial Ciclo de Encontros “Desenvolver competências para o sucesso no séc. XXI: do sonho à realização”
Torrance Center (Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal)
2022/06/05 Development of Innovation Frameworks in and for hybrid organisational environments XXXIII ISPIM Innovation Conference - Innovating in a Digital World
ISPIM (Copenhagen, Denmark)
2019/07/10 Design Thinking: placebo or panacea? Critics and followers of the method Design Thinking Camp
Design Thinking Centre Moscovo (Moskau, Russia)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022/05/15 - 2022/05/30 Co-organisation and Facilitation of the BCSD Portugal 2022-25 strategy meeting, identifying priority initiatives to accelerate companies' journey towards carbon neutrality, circular economy, biodiversity and other urgent issues. (2022/05/30 - 2022/05/30)
Meeting (Other)
 BCSD Portugal, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2017/05/01 - Current Journal of Innovation Management_The International Journal on Multidisciplinary Approaches on Innovation INESC TEC
2021/08/04 - 2022/04/06 International Journal of Innovation Science EMERALD PUBLISHING
2021/08/02 - 2022/04/06 Plos One - Open Acess, Interdisciplinary Journal Plos One
2021/12/21 - 2022/01/15 CERN IdeaSquare Journal of Experimental Innovation (CIJ) CERN Publishing

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2023/09/15 - Current Member of the Advisory Board, which was created to complement local collective intelligence in the areas of retail, cultural and creative industries, economics, innovation, cultural management, and law.
Advisor / Consultant
 Bombarda -Quarteirão Criativo - Associação para o Desenvolvimento Local, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2024/01/10 - Current DESIGN COMMIT 2024 - 1st International Conference on Design & Industry
2023/11/26 - Current Design Research Society Boston - DRS 2024
2022/07/07 - Current EIMAD - International Meeting of Research in Music, Art and Design Daniel Raposo

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2010/05/06 - Current Consulting in Creativity and Design Thinking for Innovation and Organizational Change Na'Mente unipessoal Lda. (Public name: MINDSHAKE), Portugal
2022/11/23 - 2023/08/30 Consultancy in the Post doc Symposium "Design: Thinking, Making, Doing. Thinking about Design and Thinking with Design to solve big Questions", organized by the Martin Buber Foundation and the University of Konstanz, funded by the German Federal Ministry Of Education and Research. 23 November 2022: Kick-Off of via Zoom 18-21 April 2023: Workshop Part I in Jerusalem 24-28 July 2023: Workshop Part II in Konstanz Martin Buber Foundation, Germany
2023/03/01 - 2023/06/30 Implementation of a 'Innovation Roadmap' program (Capacity Building and Coaching) of the Municipal Department of Procurement, Assets, and Financing Sources of the City Council in Porto. Associação Porto Digital, Portugal
2022/06/01 - 2022/12/10 Consulting on the redesign of the W.I.N.E. innovation model and coaching of innovation project teams within the scope of the strategy department at Sogrape Vinhos. Sogrape Vinhos, Portugal
2022/05/01 - 2022/06/30 Consultancy and Co-Creation of a "CIS PORTO Framework for Prototyping" within the scope of the AIIA project at the Social Innovation Center of the Porto City Council. Centro de Inovação Social Porto, Portugal
2021/03/01 - 2022/03/31 Regular consultancy and coaching sessions in the areas of Organizational Creativity across various innovation projects at Natixis Portugal. Natixis Portugal, Portugal
2021/02/01 - 2021/05/31 Coaching for the (re)positioning process of the IOW (Improving our Work) brand at SONAE Sonae SGPS SA, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2020/09/01 - Current Invited Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, FEUP, since 2020. Teaching of 'Design Thinking' in the Master's in Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MIETE). Masters Degree in Innovation and Technological Entrepreneurship (Mestrado) University of Porto - Engineering Faculty, Portugal
2010/09/01 - Current Teaching of the Course Unit 'Creativity' in the Post-Graduate Program in Marketing Management, in 8 Editions (2010/11 - 2017/18). Since the academic year 2018/19, teaching of the Course Unit 'Design Thinking' in the 9th - 14th Edition of the Post-Graduate Program in Marketing Management. Post Graduation in Marketing Management (Pós-Graduação) Universidade do Porto Porto Business School, Portugal
2022/09/15 - 2026/07/31 Teaching of the module "Design Thinking, Creativity, and Innovation" within the scope of the Blue Design Alliance project, a collaboration between ESAD | School of Arts and Design (Promoter), IPVC | Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, IPB | Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, and ESB. UCP | School of Biotechnology of the Portuguese Catholic University (Co-promoters). https://www.bluedesignalliance.pt Post Graduation in several subjects connected with water (Pós-Graduação) Escola Superior de Artes e Design, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal

Escola Superior de Biotecnologia da Universidade Católica Portuguesa , Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2019/09/01 - 2023/08/31 Guest Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Porto. Teaching of the Course Unit 'Creativity and Organizational Change' in the Master's in Economics and Management of Innovation. Master's in Economics and Management of Innovation (Mestrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
2013/09/01 - 2022/09/10 Guest Professor, LAUREA University, ESPOO, 2013 - 2022. Conducting the Master Class on Design Thinking as part of the Master Course in Service Innovation and Design (SID), in 9 editions from 2013/14 until 2022/23. Master Course in Service Innovation and Design (Magister) Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu - Lep­pä­vaa­ran kampus, Finland

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2023/02/24 - 2023/02/24 Member of the Evaluation Jury for social innovation projects within the framework of the Innovation Challenge program by Junior Achievement Portugal, Porto.
Evaluator
 Junior Achievement Portugal, Portugal
2017/12/12 - 2017/12/12 Member of the Evaluation Jury for 10 new business projects/startups in the fields of Technology, Biotechnology, and Maritime, within the scope of the 2nd Edition of the Business Ignition Programme by INESC Porto and CEIIA.
Evaluator
 UPTEC Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia da Asprela, Portugal

CEiiA, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2020/09/01 - Current Journal of Design Thinking (2645-3304) University of Tehran
2013/09/01 - Current International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation ( 2165-0349) Taylor & Francis

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2022/05/09 - 2022/06/10 Evaluation of start-up projects at Start-up buzz UPTEC Associação de Transferência de Tecnologia da Asprela, Portugal
Distinctions

Title

2023 Portugal Ambassador of World Creativity and Innovation Week/Day
World Creativity and Innovation Week/Day - WCIW/D, United States