About Me

Jan Auernhammer is a research engineer at the Mechanical Engineering Design Group at Stanford University. He earned his Ph.D. in Innovation Management (Organizational Design). He developed and co-led the cross-disciplinary NeuroDesign Research initiative at the Center for Design Research. Jan’s research is in the intersection of design, psychology, technology, and management, with a particular passion for understanding the evolution of the practice of design over the last century. In the past, he worked in pan-disciplinary departments at the University of Technology Sydney, SUTD-MIT International Design Center, National University of Singapore, and Edinburgh Napier University.