Dr. Andrea Augsten

Africa, here we go again. I am happily appointed to OUISSAL, a female German-Arab network and therefore will be in Casablanca to take part in the opening in the beginning of October. Ouissal in English roughly means “bridge” or “connection”. Therefore, it perfectly embodies the goal of the German-Arab Mentoring Project of the EMA: the interactive exchange between experienced women, the development of a sustainable business idea in intercultural mentor-protégée tandems and the strengthening of an […]

The 21st century requires new approaches to thinking and acting. Increasing complexity and accelerated change dynamics pose challenges that are no longer effectively addressed by traditional strategies and models. The need for innovative solutions is apparent on many levels. The coexistence of people in a complex and globalized world also requires fundamentally new approaches to policy-making. In recent years, innovation laboratories have emerged in political contexts worldwide, which operate on the basis of creative processes, […]

Am 19. Juli geht’s los. Im Rahmen der Impact Week reise ich nach Nairobi, Kenia. Gemeinsam mit 20 deutschen Experten aus Forschung und Business verbringe ich 10 Tage an der Africa Nazarene University. Ziel ist es, den Austausch von Kenianern und Deutschen zu fördern und gemeinsam neue und nachhaltige Geschäftsideen zu entwickeln, die die Welt ein bisschen besser machen. Über 150 Teilnehmer werden eine Woche lang an Workshops teilnehmen, die verschiedenen Themengebiete behandeln (Agriculture, Finance, Healthcare, […]

Social Design … was ist das genau, wer macht das, wem nützt es … anlässlich des aktueller Flüchtlingsströme, gesellschaftlicher Transformationsprozesse und einer klaffenden Arm-Reich-Diskrepanz  kollabieren öffentliche Strukturen, soziales Engagement wird benötigt – die Bereitschaft ist da. Doch wie können Bedürftige und Unterstützer in solch einer Ausnahmesituation zusammenfinden? Welche Rolle können wir als Gestalter hier übernehmen? Die Hans Sauer Stiftung initiiert den Social Design Award 2015. Im Impact HUB München finden vom 21. bis 25. Februar Gespräche, Vorträge, Dialoge und […]

Design methods & enquiry-based learning in B.A. Design at the University of Applied Science Schwaebisch Gmuend. Externally funded project by the Ministry of Research, Science and Art Baden-Württemberg. In 2013 I coordinated as the head of ‘Student Research Teams’ the program at the University of Applied Science Schwaebisch Gmuend. Well known as HfG, the university follows the principles of the HfG Ulm, founded in 1953. The ‘Student Research Teams’ is part of the funding line […]

Germany has to become sustainable – environmentally, economically and socially. Politics and economy create the necessary changes to not act alone. Society as a whole should support the changes. A culture of sustainability can only be developed when people are allowed to play a decisive role in the center. What is essential is not theoretical knowledge, but the everyday environment in which the individual lives, acts, moves and makes decisions. Faktor N – Scenarios for […]

In 2012 I joined The Global Studio Action Research Program People Building Better Cities as lead for method development and the cooperation between students and teachers. Background Our research group of international design researchers, architects and landscape architects understood the existing neighborhood in the Kabadkhana slum Bhopal as a spatial and social structure and developed a case study. The team focused its case study on the public space around the elementary school in the slum due to the […]