Sebastian Basta Blinn

Facilitator & Coach & Innovator | A natural networker and team player with a passion for bringing people together and inspiring them to think differently

Berlin Metropolitan Area

About

Since I was a kid, I was famous for 2 things: Being very curious and having a lot of ideas. When I became a grown up, I made these 2 passions my living: As a user researcher, I constantly ask: "why?" and as an innovation consultant I praise constantly: "why not!". Since I am a grown up, I discovered another passion: inspire people and bring them together. As a community manager, I love bringing people together and organize formats where people can be authentic. I am a highly energetic and empathetic individual with a natural sense for people’s needs and can’t wait to get to know you.

Experience

  • Founder at Smart Unicorn
    Nov 2018 - Present · 7 yrs 8 mos

  • Co Founder at https://www.pantherray.org/
    Jan 2015 - Present · 11 yrs 6 mos

    As a part of a ‘’doer network’’ in Berlin, we crowdfunded and built up a raft as a platform for culture and circle economy where we match people with different background for promoting new projects as a the Meetup Holokratie meets Soziokratie 3.0.

  • Design Thinking Coach at Hasso Plattner Institute
    2013 - Present · 13 yrs 6 mos

    As Alumni of the school of Design Thinking at Hasso Plattner Institut in Potsdam and professional Design Thinking coach for the HPI Academy, I am an expert in user-centric observation as well as ideation and prototyping methods.

  • Innovation Facilitator - Freelance at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH
    Jan 2023 - Jun 2023 · 6 mos

    Conception and facilitation of a dialog-workshop series between startups and government institutions in order to create solutions to enhance collaboration. Focus on this project was using Design Thinking as method to gather user insights and to fast prototype and test ideas as a prototype

  • Innovation Consultant & User Research at Netconomy
    Oct 2019 - Apr 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos

    I was responsible for the innovation programm of the AppHaus Vienna; one of 11 AppHauses worldwide within the SAP AppHaus Network. Part of my work was to conduct in-depth interviews, derive user insights and create & facilitate outstanding innovation workshop with our team in order to innovate Business model and product of our customer. https://experience.sap.com/designservices/apphaus