Hernán Díaz
Teacher, Father, and Designer in Concepción, Chile
Hernán Díaz
Teacher, Father, and Designer in Concepción, Chile
Academic of the Department of Arts and Technologies in Design,Faculty of Architecture, Construction and Design, University of Bío-Bío, Chile.
Designer with maximum distinction at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
Master of Innovation and Technological Entrepreneurship from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Concepción, Chile.
Index Project Compass method certification, for the development of innovation and design projects, The Index Project, Denmark.
With 8 years of experience in design agencies and 15 years as a teacher and researcher in DESIGN and INNOVATION.
As a teacher, I have been a professor of industrial and space design since 2008, and I have been a dLab Tutor of the iCubo Interdisciplinary Innovation Institute, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile, since 2013.
I am a member of the board of directors of the Madrugada Foundation, in Concepción, Chile.
I am a Mentor for local Innovation and Entrepreneur Ecosystem, in Concepción, Chile.
I have extensive experience in teaching innovation methodologies for early-stage ventures, through classes, workshops, consulting and talks for students, teachers and professionals, with emphasis on NEEDFINDING and PROTOTYPING and VALIDATION.