Jonas Petermann has been a research associate for the MAS Strategic Design program at ZHdK since 2021. As of 2025, he co-leads the CAS Crafting Futures program. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Communication from the University of Lucerne and a Master’s degree in Business Administration and Management from the University of St. Gallen. His expertise spans social theories (particularly systems theory and constructivism), systemic organizational development, user research, digital business models, innovation processes, new technologies, and methods for shaping the future. Jonas is particularly interested in cultural change, strategy development, transformation, and futures thinking. In the summer of 2024, he completed the "Strategize like a Futurist" course offered by HyperIsland.
Stefan Schmidlin conducts research at ZHdK on various projects involving serious and applied games, with a specific focus on exergames and educational outreach. He teaches in the Game Design specialization within the Department of Design and has co-led the CAS Games & Play in Virtual Spaces program since 2025. Within the Game Design specialization, he teaches game development and game design theory, with a particular focus on Queer Game Studies. Alongside his work at ZHdK, he operates as a freelance game and experience designer, creating games and interactive narrative experiences for museums, exhibitions, and events, and teaches game design and game culture at various higher education institutions.
Renato Soldenhoff is a facilitator, project developer, and process designer. His interests and activities lie in the fields of experience-based learning, design methodology, and futures literacy. He applies this expertise in his roles as co-program lead for the CAS Crafting Futures and as a lecturer in Strategic Design. In addition to his work at ZHdK, he works as a freelancer through his company, *ohne Namen*, guiding organizations through development and change processes and fostering "thinking outside the head." Prior to this, Renato Soldenhoff held various roles at the ZHdK starting in 2015: Program Manager for Digital Skills & Spaces; member, project manager, and co-chair of the Digital Council; Head of E-Learning; and mentor in continuing education programs.
Grit Wolany is a freelance art director, trend researcher, and expert in generative AI. At the ZHdK, she works as an AI Scout for the Digital Council and as the project manager for the Digital Skills & Spaces Lectures. As part of the ratatat creative freelance team, she supports agencies and brands with concept development, art direction, and design. Grit studied Communication Design in Hamburg and supplemented her expertise with further training in strategy, digital ethics, and strategic foresight, as well as a Master’s degree in Design, Trends & Identity from the ZHdK.