
Dr Valentina Vezzani
BSc, MSc, PhD
Current positions
Lecturer in Design Thinking
Centre for Innovation
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Biography
I am Lecturer in Design Thinking and Partnerships Director at the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. I hold a MSc in Product & Service Design and a PhD in Design from Politecnico di Milano (Italy). My interests and expertise lie in design for sustainability, regenerative design, design for social innovation, participatory design, visual thinking and communication.
I'm a strong advocate of collaboration, I co-founded Paco Design Collaborative in 2014, a Milan-based non-profit organisation through which I have been exploring and experimenting the power of play and imagination with different groups, from young people to public sector employees and local communities.
I'm a strong advocate of collaboration, I co-founded Paco Design Collaborative in 2014, a Milan-based non-profit organisation through which I have been exploring and experimenting the power of play and imagination with different groups, from young people to public sector employees and local communities.
Publications
Recent publications
09/07/2024Ethical navigation in the development of healthcare digital applications. Reflecting on a case study from the DC4DM Learning Lab on Madeira Island
Journal of Entrepreneurial Researchers
Educating the future Digital Maturity Enablers. Learning from the experience of the DC4DM LLabs
Advances in Design and Digital Communication IV
Developing critical thinking, collective creativity skills and problem solving through playful design jams.
Thinking Skills and Creativity