Protellus – Design Thinking and Sustainability – Sustainable Innovation Consultancy

Services

Starting from our bases in Berlin and Munich, we work for you throughout Germany and Europe.

Design Thinking To Go

How long? 60 min to 150 min
What? An entertaining sneak peak into the world of Design Thinking.

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Design Thinking to go [PDF]

Introduction to Design Thinking

How long? 4 hrs to 1 day
What? A hands-on workshop to experience Design Thinking and learn how to apply it for innovation processes.

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Introduction to Design Thinking [PDF]

Design Thinking for Sustainable Solutions

How long? 1 to 2 workdays
What? Detailed solutions for concrete challenges including concepts and tangible prototypes.

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Problem solving workshop [PDF]

Product and Service Development

How long? several days – distributed over up to 12 weeks
What? A hand in hand management of your innovation process, through an application of agile and user centered methods.

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Product and Service Development [PDF]

Creative Agency

How long? 1 day to 12 weeks
What? An independent product or service development, including finalized creative and innovative solutions, ready to be implemented in your organization.

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Creative Agency [PDF]

Individual formats

Have you not found something that suits your needs? We would be happy to create a custom format for you, making full use of our extensive toolbox of methods.

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Vision

Innovative and user-centered thinking, while striving for sustainability – this is how solutions can emerge that do not only thrill people but are also eco-friendly and socially equitable. In line with this approach, the interdisciplinary team of Protellus is using the Design Thinking methodology and complementary concepts to support businesses and organizations in finding answers to complex questions. The spectrum of activities at Protellus ranges from Design Thinking workshops for beginners and advanced practitioners, to more specialized formats. These can be long-term innovation support, workshops on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, or tailor made formats.

Design Thinking and Sustainability

How to Develop Innovations for Our Common Future

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HOW WE WORK

Team

Aurélie Ferron

Economist. Business Developer. Doer.

The French superpower of our team. Enthusiastic about sustainable venturing and teamwork, Aurélie is an interesting combination of business woman and creative potential. With expertise in digital startups and entrepreneurship, she knows about fast changing economies. She de-stresses either by playing intense piano tunes, or by playing soothing ice hockey.

Jan von der Heyde

Biochemist. Technician. Analyst.

Jan is our task master, he knows how to do nearly everything, and when he doesn’t, he learns how to. Biochemist by formation, his scientific background helps him develop tools tailored to sustainable Design Thinking. In his free time, he is either behind a camera, or holding a balloon (We have not yet seen him doing both at the same time, challenge?).

Kilian Karg

Psychologist. Philanthropist. Visionary.

Kilian is an energetic networker and motivator. He identifies potential and is happy to provoke people to also use it. However, he never loses track of the bigger picture and a realistic view. Helping create a sustainable world is a life goal to him – clearly questing to transcend common pathways for this. He recreates his energy and space for thoughts being on a mountain, ocean road trip, or just in the next possible woods.

Laurène Descamps

Business woman. Sustainable Innovator. Curious.

Laurène thrives for sustainability, especially in the field of social innovation. Her business background helps developing innovative ideas with a sustainable approach. Moreover, Laurène is an eternal nature lover, human factor passionate and is always up for new challenges.

Lara Obst

Startup Enthusiast. Sustainability Passionate. Un-tirable.

Lara has a background in Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship. She won the prestigious Philippe de Woot Award in 2016 for her master thesis "KPIs for Sustainability Business Models". She worked for various incubators and Startup Eco-centers. She is the real deal when it comes to change, innovation, people and connecting all three through social and ecological values. She finds balance in her life thanks to intense Yoga practice.

Hilde Rosenboom

Urban Designer. Interactive Architect. Knowledgeable.

Hilde is unbelievable at making sense of complicated problems. And she does that with the utmost calm, poise, and positivity! She is the glue that keeps a team together, one of the four pillars of Design Thinking. Even on the personal side, she balances the old and the new with perfection, through her practice of hip hop and ballet.

Our team is supplemented by freelancers from our network. Our coaches are generally graduates of the HPI School of Design Thinking (D-School) of the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam. Additional external experts are added if necessary.