How do we begin
Design Thinking at Hasso Plattner Institute
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2007
Start of the HPI School of Design Thinking (HPI D-School) with 40 students from 30 different universities
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2008
Launch of a cooperation with Stanford University in the field of innovation research: Hasso Plattner Design Thinking Research Programm (HPDTRP)
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2010
The HPI D-School triplicates its capacity to 120 student places per semester and now offers the Basic Track and the Advanced Track program
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2012
The HPI D-School supports the establishment of a Design Thinking center at the Communication University of China in Beijing
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HPI D-School celebrates its fifth anniversary with the first d.confestival
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2013
The HPI D-School supports the establishment of the Genovasi d.school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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2014
HPI launches intensive training program in Design Thinking targeting and developed by those driving innovation in businesses: The Design Thinking Professional Track
2015
The study “Parts Without a Whole? – The Current State of Design Thinking Practice in Organizations”, proves the successful application of Design Thinking in organizations
2016
A third innovation school opens in South Africa: The Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking at the University of Cape Town (d-school)
2017
On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, the HPI D-School hosts the second d.confestival on HPI campus
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Together with ten international educational institutes the HPI D-School founds the Global Design Thinking Alliance (GDTA)
2018
First GDTA Conference in New York on "Designing Digital Transformation"
2019
HPI celebrates its 20th anniversary
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New HPI Research Group "Design Thinking and Innovation Research" starts under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Falk Uebernickel
2020
The Global Design Thinking Conference 2020, hosted by the Global Design Thinking Alliance (GDTA) takes place as a 12-hour, global virtual event with more than 450 participants
2021
The Global Design Thinking Conference 2021 'Policy Innovation Lab – from local to global', hosted by the Global Design Thinking Alliance (GDTA) takes place as a 12-hour, global virtual event with more than 800 participants
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HPI D-School launches the first hybrid programs of its kind in Design Thinking
2022
15 years of Design Thinking at HPI & third d.confestival in Cape Town:
d-school Cape Town celebrates opening of the new Design Thinking building
2023
Celebrating 10 years of Design Thinking at HPI