Henning Breuer

Henning Breuer is professor for business and media psychology at the University of Applied Sciences of Media, Communication and Management in Berlin and founder of UXBerlin – Innovation Consulting. His academic research and consulting work for corporate clients from automotive, internet, and telecommunication focuses on innovation management, business anthropology and customer research. For Deutsche Telekom Innovation Laboratories, he developed capabilities in corporate foresight and venturing and worked as an interim director for research and user-driven innovation for several years. As visiting professor and researcher he worked at Waseda University (Tokyo), the University of Chile (Santiago), and the University of Applied Sciences in Potsdam on interaction design and learner-centred environments. Henning studied psychology, philosophy, and law at the universities of Magdeburg, Berlin, and Tübingen. His recent textbook is on Values-Based Innovation Management.

Research and Consulting

• Values-Based Innovation Management
• Business Psychology
• Innovation Consulting

Education

1998-2000
Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg, PhD

1991-1997 Free University Berlin, Philosophy and Diploma in Psychology

1989-1991 Eberhard-Karls University Tübingen, Philosophie and Law

Work Experience

Since 2013 Professor in the Department of Psychology at HMKW University of Applied Sciences for Media, Communication and Management, Campus Berlin Since 2006

UXBerlin - Innovation Consulting, Berlin; founder and innovation consultant; innovation strategy, corporate venturing and ethnographic customer insights for technology-oriented companies

2006-2012 Waseda University, Tokyo; Graduate School of Global Information and Telecommunication Studies, associated researcher and NICT awards to conduct collaborative research projects

2008-2012 Telekom Innovation Laboratories, Berlin; interim director research and innovation, user-driven innovation

2004-2005 University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, Germany; researcher responsible for setting up an Interaction Design Lab

2003-2004
Universidad de Chile, Santiago de Chile; researcher at the Department of Computer Science

2001-2003
IconMedialab AG, Berlin / Hamburg; Consultant for Human-Computer Interaction and eCommerce