Tejas Dhadphale is an Associate Professor of product design at the University of Minnesota. He received his doctoral degree from the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University. His research examines the relationship between culture, design thinking and research methods in design education and practice. Trained as a design researcher, he is passionate about developing frameworks for designers and researchers to integrate cultural aspects into the design process. He teaches courses in design research methods, design thinking, creative thinking, transdisciplinary new product innovation and human-centered design.