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Nils Malz
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Nils Malz
+49 6151 533 60611
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nils.malz@h-da.de

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Publications

Books

  • Design in Business: Value contributions of design in German companies. Frankfurt a. M.: German Design Council, 2025.
  • The Digital Shift (with C. von Reventlow). Göttingen: Steidl, 2019.
  • Science Fiction - When the Future Becomes Today. (ed. with C. von Reventlow). Bonn: Deutsche Telekom, 2018.
  • Design Thinking Doing. (ed. with C. von Reventlow). Bonn: Deutsche Telekom, 2017.

Essays

  • Analysis of tools to support the design review process in virtual reality. Paper (with T. Beisiegel), Darmstadt, 2025.
  • Respiration VR - Breathwork Therapy in a Real-Time Virtual Reality Environment on the Oculus Quest Using a Low-Cost Strain Sensor. Paper (with T. Beisiegel), Darmstadt, 2024.
  • Designing business. In: PAGE. 2022, issue 2, p. 36 f.
  • The New Role of Design. In: Slanted. 2021, Issue 37. Karlsruhe: Slanted Publishers, p. 256 f.
  • Reflections on Artificial Intelligence: Impacts on Business and Society. In: Slanted. 2021, issue 37. Karlsruhe: Slanted Publishers, p. 24 f.
  • Systematically, please! In: PAGE. 2021, issue 9, pp. 108-110.
  • Digital transformation in design. In: Transforming Industrial Design. Stuttgart: Design Center Baden-Württemberg, 2019, p. 36-43.
  • The art of steering design. In: designreport. 2019, issue 2, pp. 18-19.
  • Artificial Intelligence Must Become Personal Intelligence. In: Futuring Human Mobility (ed. H. G. Näder). Göttingen: Steidl, 2019.
  • Analog and Digital. In: md Interior Design Architecture. 2019, issue 8, pp. 20-24.
  • Design as a mindset. In: designreport. 2017, issue 1, pp. 62-63.
  • Can robots murder In: Horizont. Published on 17.09.2018.
  • Experience Transformation (with O. Schilling). In: This Is Service Design Doing (ed. M. Stickdorn, M. Hormess, A. Lawrence, J. Schneider). Massachusetts: O'Reilly, 2017.

Article

  • El Diseño continuará haciendo de uente entre la tecnología y el mundo real. Interview with Philipp Thesen, conducted by María José Téllez. Published online: Medium, 03/2020
  • Digital change: The lateral thinkers. Article by Sibylle Maxheimer. In: Impact, magazine for applied science and art. Published online: 02/202
  • Personal tools - under the sign of the digital shift. Interview with Philipp Thesen, conducted by Martina Metzner. Published online: NDION, 09/2019
  • Thinking ahead. Interview with Philipp Thesen (with H. Grünwald), conducted by Nina Kirst. In: PAGE. 2019, issue 11. p. 103 - 105.
  • Digital system design in practice. Article by Nina Kirst. In: PAGE Connect: Digital System Design. 1st edition, Hamburg: Ebner Verlag, 2019
  • Our creativity has long been used for more than just producing form variants. Interview with Philipp Thesen, conducted by Nina Kirst. In: PAGE. 2019, issue 5. p. 24 - 25.
  • Creative algorithms. Interview with Philipp Thesen, conducted by Christian Cohrs. In: Business Punk, 2019, issue 1. p. 72 - 75.
  • PI + AI = UX. Interview with Philipp Thesen (with C. von Reventlow), conducted by Rolf Schröter. In: W&V. 2019, issue 1. p. 36 - 41.
  • Strategic design. Interview with Philipp Thesen (with N. Weckerle), conducted by Nina Kirst. In: PAGE. 2018, issue 1. p. 104 - 106.
  • Will robots soon take over? Interview with Philipp Thesen, conducted by Michael Schacht. In: BILD from 16.09.2018, p. 7.
  • Smart World. Interview with Philipp Thesen conducted by Gabriele Benitz. In: md magazine. 2018, issue 1. p. 20 - 22.
  • What the strategic designer does at Deutsche Telekom. Interview with Philipp Thesen, conducted by Nina Kirst. In: PAGE Connect: Strategic design. 1st edition, Hamburg: Ebner Verlag, 2017
  • A different way of thinking. Interview with Philipp Thesen (with C. Hanke), conducted by Martin Krauter. In: designreport. 2017, issue 6. p. 48 - 52.
  • Looking to the future. Interview with Philipp Thesen, conducted by Nina Kirst. In: PAGE. 2017, issue 10. p. 40 - 45.
  • Neither court jesters nor onlookers. Interview with Philipp Thesen (with H. Paravicini), conducted by Fabian Wurm. In: Horizont. 2017, issue 39. p. 28 - 29.
  • Data cloud as mobile. Article by Thomas Edelmann. In: designreport. 2017, issue 6. p. 72.
  • Design has the responsibility. Interview with Philipp Thesen by Rolf Schröter. In: W&V. 2017, issue 22. p. 14 - 21.
  • Design the difference. Interview with Philipp Thesen, conducted by G. Nolan. In: The Monocle Forecast. 2016, issue 5. p. 86 - 89
  • Design as a sustainable change process. Article by T. Huber. In: designreport. 2016, issue 5. p. 81 - 85.

Lectures

  • Design in Business: Revolution from above. Lecture: DIVE 2025 German Design Day, Munich, 2025.
  • Design for Value Creation. Lecture: German Design Award Ceremony, Frankfurt a. M., 2025.
  • Human Factors in Mixed Reality. Lecture: German Design Summit, Stuttgart, 2023.
  • Design as a principle of thought and action. Lecture: Design for a Better World, Accso Conference, Frankfurt a. M., 2023.
  • Design as a principle. Lecture: New Design University, St. Pölten (A), 2021.
  • The secret behind successful digital products: Good design! Panel: Digital Business Week, Hamburg, 2020.
  • Design and change. Lecture: German Brand and Design Congress, Stuttgart, 2019.
  • Humanizing Technologies: AI and Design. Book reading: Frankfurt Book Fair, Frankfurt a. M., 2019.
  • Digital transformation in design. Lecture and workshop: Transforming Industrial Design Work Conference, Design Center Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, 2019.
  • What is the political dimension of design? Panel: It Takes 2 to Boogie, Goethe University, Frankfurt a. M., 2018.
  • Design in the Age of AI. Opening speech: ADC Design Experience Conference, Stuttgart, 2018.
  • Leading Design. Lecture: Design at Business Global Summit, Amsterdam, 2018.
  • Design Accelerates Velocity. Panel: ADC Design Experience Conference, Stuttgart, 2017.
  • Design Thinking. Lecture and workshop: German Design Council Academy, Frankfurt a. M., 2017.
  • How Digital Is Blurring the Lines. Lecture: ADC Digital Experience Conference, Düsseldorf, 2017.
  • Product Design and Brand Management. Panel: German Brand Award Ceremony, Berlin, 2017.
  • Design Leadership. Lecture: University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Faculty of Design, Hildesheim, 2017.
  • Design Leadership for the Digital Transformation. Lecture and panel: dmi: Nightout, The Design Management Institute Boston at Telekom Design, Bonn, 2016.
  • The Design Value. Panel: German Equity Forum, Deutsche Börse, Frankfurt a. M., 2016.
  • Upcoming Challenges for Design Management. Lecture: Quo Vadis Design Management, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (CH), 2016.
  • Design as Leadership Discipline. Lecture: Design Research Design Strategy Conference, Hamburg, 2016.
  • Design Steps Up. Panel: Design Leadership Conference Europe, The Design Management Institute Boston, Amsterdam, 2016.
  • Design and sustainability. Lecture: VDID - Association of German Industrial Designers, Cologne, 2010.

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