Sebastian Hesselmann

POSITION:
Academic Associate (PhD Candidate)

EMAIL ADDRESS:
sehesselmann@cardiffmet.ac.uk

BIOGRAPHY:
Sebastian Hesselmann has been a PhD researcher at PDR since 2009 and is also one of the Design Management Europe (DME) Award U.K. National Contacts. His research “An Investigation Into The Correlation Between Design Management Capability And Economic Performance” examines the impact of Design Management (DM) on companies’ economic performance, seeking to identify which DM activities need to be addressed in order to predict the greatest possibility of success when developing a new product. As a member of the DME consortium, Sebastian supports the development of the DME Award assessment process and undertakes the academic assessment of annual DME Award entries. He maintains the day-to-day contact between PDR and the wider DME network and provides guidance for businesses through the DME Award application procedure. Further, he provides academic insight and guidance to Design Management activities undertaken by PDR. Currently, he is working on the development and delivery of the STEM Design Management programme providing workshops and training courses to a wide range of businesses.

KEYWORDS :

Design Management, Design Management Europe (DME) Award, STEM - Design Management

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

HESSELMANN, S., WALTERS, A. T., LEWIS, A. & MILLWARD, H. 2011a. Success Activities for Design Management - A Study. 1st Cambridge Academic Design Management Conference. Cambridge: University of Cambridge.

HESSELMANN, S., WALTERS, A. T., MILLWARD, H., LEWIS, A. & MURPHY, D. 2011b. Success Activities for Design Management - A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation. 18th International Product Development Management Conference. Delft, Netherlands: Delft University of Technology.