Gianluca Carella is a researcher and designer at the Department of Design at the Politecnico di Milano, where he earned his PhD in Design, integrating a multidisciplinary background in Product-Service System Design and Management Engineering.
His research focuses on the strategic role of design as a driver of business innovation, with particular attention to overcoming organizational barriers in the adoption of Design Thinking. In parallel, he is actively involved in entrepreneurship, supporting tech startups in aligning design and business strategies.
He is currently involved in several prestigious international research projects (Horizon 2020, Interreg, Erasmus+) and carries out extensive teaching activities at the School of Design, the POLI.design consortium, and the Graduate School of Management (GSOM) of the Politecnico di Milano, with a focus on Strategic Design and Design Management.
