Hi, I am Thorsten!

Sustainable UX & Responsible AI

Digital Sustainability Trailblazer, Keynote Speaker, Podcast Host, Founder of the SUX Network and Co-Author of the Web Sustainability Guidelines . I advise companies and train design-teams to create sustainable, responsible and ethical digital products.

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Services

I speak at global events and market-leading companies, I train design- and product teams in digital sustainability and I help companies to innovate with care and to create more sustainable, responsible and ethical digital products. As Co-Founder of the Sustainable UX Network and Co-Chair of the Web Sustainability Guidelines at the W3C I have a long-year expertise in digital sustainability and Sustainable UX.

Speaking

Known for talks at world-leading conferences as well as market-leading companies for more than 10 years.

Spoke at and for: Adobe MAX, LEGO, World Usability Congress, Deutsche Telekom, IXDA Interaction, etc.
Topics: Digital Sustainability, Responsible AI, Sustainable UX, Design for better Future

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Training

Sustainable UX & AI Trainings and Coachings for Design Teams and individual Designers.

Masterclass „Sustainable UX“
Masterclass „Responsible AI“
Course: „Become a sustainable UX Designer
Suitable for teams, conference settings and individual designers

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Consulting

Build Sustainable Digital Products to meet future market demands and regulations.

Understand the negative impacts of your digital product or website and derive actions and additional KPIs
Break it down into actionable steps for your design and product teams
Make Sustainability a Business Case

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Audits

Sustainability Audits for your digital product and design based on SUX and WSG standards.

How sustainable is your digital experience or product?
1-Day Audit delivers results and makes first suggestions
Based on the Web Sustainability Guidelines (WSG 1.0) and Sustainable UX Best Practices

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Workshops

Work on certain aspects of your digital product with one of my proofed workshop formats.

Preparation and Facilitation
Formats like: Sustainable User Journey, Impacted SDGs, Unintended Consequences, etc.
Suitable for or small and bigger groups or all stakeholders involved
Online and Physical

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1on1 Coaching

Coaching and mentorship for designers and design leaders on their path to responsible design and leadership

Tailored to your individual needs and current step in the career
Long term coaching as well as short term feedback loops available
Development of a personal roadmap to sustainable design or leadership

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Clients I work with

I work with various European clients on creating more sustainable digital products and experiences, provide trainings or giving in-house talks and workshops. Among my latest clients have been LEGO, Deutsche Telekom, Visma, Siemens, ARD Mediathek or University of Copenhagen.

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Book me as Speaker

I am Keynote Speaker, Panelist, Moderator and Podcast Host with 10 years+ experience and I have spoken at international conferences like Adobe MAX, IXDA Interaction, World Usability Congress and market leading companies like LEGO, Siemens, Deutsche Telekom to Designers, Product Owners, Digital Leaders or Develeopers – sharing thoughts, ideas and best practices about Digital Sustainability, Designing for a better Future, the Responsible Use of AI and Sustainable UX.

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My next public talks

These are the next public events where I will speak. You will be there as well? I would be happy to get on touch. Just let me know.

DDUX 2024,
Munich

17.04.2024 – Talk „10 Tipps um für eine nachhaltige Zukunft zu designen“ (german)

UX Camp,
Bremen

04.05.2024 – Keynote „Beyond User-Centricity – Designing sustainable digital products“ (german)

DDX Conference,
Munich

11.05.2024 – Workshop „Sustainability and Ethics in the convergence of AI and UX“ (english)

The Sustainable UX Network (SUX)

In 2021 I founded the global community and non-profit initiative „SUX – The Sustainable UX Network“ with the goal to drive Sustainability through and within UX and Design. SUX is global community for designers to discuss and share ideas and thoughts around all aspect of sustainability.

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SUX Podcast

Together with Bavo Lodewyckx I host SUX – The Sustainable UX Podcast – a podcast for designers, UX people and digital product builders who want to make an impact for a sustainable future. With the SUX Podcast we invite you to meet wonderful people from around the world and to get inspired by their way of trying to save the world through and within UX, Design and Tech.

Episode Cover, showing a portraet of Elizabeth Rosenzweig and a quote from her: "I wanted a usability revolution"

EP 08: With Elizabeth Rosenzweig about World Usability Day

Podcast cover, showing a portraet of the guest Xhensila Reci and the title of the episode "Purpose driven design"

EP 10/11: With Xhensila Reci about Purpose Driven Design

Podcast Cover of the SUX Podcast, showing Damien Lutz and a quote of him: "We need to compound impacts"

EP 12: With Damien Lutz about Life-centered Design

Podcast Cover of the SUX Podcast. Showing Don Norman and a quote of him: "Human centered design is wrong"

EP 13: With Don Norman about Humanity-Centered Design

About me

For 20 years I am working in the field of UX, Service Design and Strategic Digital Consulting, supporting clients to create meaningful products and build up, lead, coach UX and Product Teams. In 2020 and after going through a Burnout I quit my job as Director UX of an international Digital Agency to fully focus on some of the major issues we face as human beings and society and to drive change through and within my work.

Being a mountaineer for many years, I see every year how fast the glaciers are vanishing. Being up in the mountains shows me every time how dramatic the situation is and that we all need to act right now. With focussing on Sustainable UX and Design I want to bring my knowledge and experience to the table to help saving this world for us and every being on this planet.

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„We need to move from a human to humanity and environmental-centered design approach.“

Thorsten Jonas

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The clock is running. We need to get the digital products and experiences more sustainable. And this is also good for business. Not building sustainable products won’t be an option in a few years – consumers want it, regulations will demand it. Starting now is good for the planet, for our children and for your business.