Expert profile

Prof. Pelin Celik

As an experienced industrial designer and professor, I work as a trainer and coach at the intersection of UX/CX design, systems thinking, and systemically oriented leadership. I am known for my holistic approach to complex issues, combining analytical clarity with participatory, practical methods. In my work, I specifically promote future skills such as systems thinking, critical thinking, and futures thinking to empower people to understand complexity, change perspectives, and make informed decisions. I understand learning as a collaborative, application-oriented process.

training focus

Learning & Development
Digital Transformation & Change Management
Future Jobs Classes
Management & Leadership

Professional experience

Others (2017)
- Department: Other
- Industry: Education
- Company size: 250 to 999 employees

Qualifications

- (-, 2010)

Working languages

German
English

Publications

Envisioning Futures Through Play – Embodiment Techniques for Futures Thinking in Business Contexts (2025)
Systemic Design Oriented Leadership (SDOL) – a co-created play for eco-social leadership development with the methods of Systems Thinking (2023)
Haptic Recording Experience The Iceberg Model as a Serious Game for Decision Making in Systemic Design Oriented Leadership (SDOL) (2024)
Innovation by Experiment (2017)
Ludic Leadership (2023)
Social Dreaming in Systemic Design-Oriented Leadership (SDOL): From Mental Models to Futures Thinking (2025)
Re:Play - a playbook for future labs (2024)