Prof. Dr. Gesche Joost

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Designmethoden

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The design research & methods section of the department stands on the crossroads of art and science. We explore the role and position of design in the contemporary world, focusing on its cultural, political, and social impact on communities. Our classes connect the design discipline to the wider society through a combination of theory and practice, introducing students to new points of view and encouraging them to observe their environments with critical reflection and beyond the traditional boundaries of the field.

  • Gesche Joost, Professor of Design Research at the Berlin University of the Arts, is a researcher, founder, political advisor and tech consultant. She focuses her work on the digital transformation and its implications on our society both in her research practice and on the policy level. She runs a research lab at the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence specialized in human-computer-interaction and wearable computing and is part of the Weizenbaum Institute in Berlin.

    From 2014 to 2018, she served as the German government’s Federal Internet ambassador to the European Commission. Since 2015, she is member of the supervisory board of SAP, ING and ottobock. In 2016, she founded Calliope gGmbH, a non for-profit organization offering digital learning to children.