Christoulaki, Vasia

Vasia Christoulaki is a service designer at GRNET, a semi- public organization under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Digital Governance. She holds a Master of Arts in Design Management from Staffordshire University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Healthcare Management, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Product & Systems Design Engineering. Her academic background and professional experience focus on embedding a design-led, co-creative approach in organizations. In the context of the projects that she has been involved in, Vasia has led user research activities and designed co-creation tools for non-designers, and has co-designed, prototyped, and tested (with end-users and internal stakeholders) new products and services, many of which have been launched in Europe. Among the organizations she has collaborated with in the past are Deutsche Telekom HQ, Vodafone Europe, Municipality of Athens, the National Organization Against Drugs (O.KA.NA), and the international N.G.O. Ashoka. Vasia teaches in the business programs at Hellenic American University.