Lead through intuition,
inspired by data,
driven by empathy.
Lead through intuition,
informed by data,
driven by empathy.
Lead through intuition,
informed by data,
driven by empathy.
Together with teams, Thomas creates products focusing on people’s needs. Adding value by observing people, interpret data and create prototypes for inspiring services which people value.
Together with teams Thomas creates products focusing people’s needs. Adding value by observing people, interpret data and create prototypes for inspiring services witch people value.
Besides he co-organizes a Strategic Design in Berlin, talks and write about the relations between data and design.
Besides he co-organizes a AI/design Meetup in Berlin, talks and write about the relations between data and design.
Current work
Current work
As Design Director, Thomas is enabling the service company MVPF to use its full potential of design. He is enabling a team of designers to work in a wide spectrum of design from sense-making to data-informed visual design.
As part of the IBM IX agency family, Thomas works as User Experience Designer at aperto in product teams in the private as well as in the public sector. He is conducting and planning user research, holding workshops with clients and providing product teams
As part of product development, he strives to develop products that create real added value for people and companies.
with creative ideas and insights from people in form of data. He realizes these insights and ideas in prototypes and pays attention to a heuristic view of the user experience.
Projects
I had the pleasure to work with great teams on projects in the areas of banking, e-commerce, automotive, insurance and public services. From websites, to service apps to machine learning systems and data platforms. If you want to exchange experiences, let’s get in touch.
I had the pleasure to work with great teams on projects in the areas of banking, e-commerce, automotive, insurance and public services. From websites to service apps to machine learning systems and data platforms. If you want to exchange experiences, let’s get in touch.
Designing Human Data - Design Framework for Personal Data
Masterthesis
Project
Designing Human Data - Design Framework for Personal Data
Bachelorthesis
Project
Designing Human Data - Design Framework for Personal Data
Designing Human Data - Design Framework for Personal Data
Project
Project
Selected Publications
Selected Publications
Data Material Book — Ideas, Informations & Concepts about Data
Published on medium (co-author)
Published as ebook
Considerations of the need to train people to create and apply artificial intelligence and machine learning systems.
As part of the IBM IX agency family, Thomas works as User Experience Designer at aperto in product teams in the private as well as in the public sector. He is conducting and
Data Material Book — Ideas, Informations & Concepts about Data
Published as ebook
Published as ebook
As part of the Design Human Data Set for ethical designing products with personal data, the Data Material Book forms the basis with theories, concepts and basic information about the term data.
As part of the IBM IX agency family, Thomas works as User Experience Designer at aperto in product teams in the private as well as in the public sector. He is conducting and
Designer-Plädoyer: Die digitale Neuerfindung des Öffentlichen Sektors
Published on medium (Aperto)
Published on medium (Aperto)
An open letter to the German administration on the organisation and development of digital projects. In which more flexibility, less focus on pure technology and the needs of citizens are promoted.
As part of the IBM IX agency family, Thomas works as User Experience Designer at aperto in product teams in the private as well as in the public sector. He is conducting and
UX Research: Design Intuition’s Best Friend
Published on medium
Published on medium
An article on the importance of user research in the design process. From the analysis of possible problems and needs of people to the inspiration of design ideas.
As part of the IBM IX agency family, Thomas works as User Experience Designer at aperto in product teams in the private as well as in the public sector. He is conducting and
Neue Verwaltung gestalten — Macht doch mal auf!
Published on medium
Published on medium
An article with an appeal to German authorities to put citizens at the centre of the development of citizen services, to create more access for user-centered work and to start thinking outside the box.
As part of the IBM IX agency family, Thomas works as User Experience Designer at aperto in product teams in the private as well as in the public sector. He is conducting and
Experiements
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Thomas Otto is a User Experience Designer in Berlin, Germany. As an experienced designer he is working on digital projects in the fields of user research, interaction design and data strategy.