About me - Christian Ridder

Visualization is not “just” drawing, but also: listening, understanding, analyzing, creating structure, filtering and classifying. Often also questioning, explaining, and inspiring.

My background as a product designer, as well as practical experience from over 400 visualization projects, help to myself familiar with new topics fast and find suitable visuals.

Experience & Skills

Management

In the 17 years I worked for Sony and Deutsche Telekom, I learned about the challenges that come with working in large companies.

Innovation

As an industrial design engineer, I am familiar with both the technical disciplines and the business aspects of product development.

Drawing

I have been drawing all my life. Today I combine stylistic devices and techniques from comic drawing, product design, watercolor painting and calligraphy.

Interaction

As an improv theater actor, I know that a successful scene requires fluid interaction.
I love to listen with curiosity, build on other people's ideas or give impulses.

Curriculum vitae

Professional experience

Since 2013 Business Illustrator, Business-as-Visual, Berlin.
...................... Cooperation partner in the network of kick: Consulting GmbH
2022............. Lecturer Business Visualization at the IUE University of Applied Sciences Basel
2011-2013 Senior Expert Product Development, Deutsche Telekom, Berlin
2008-2010     Senior Manager for Fussball.de, Deutsche Telekom, Berlin
2006-2007     Senior Expert, T-Com Innovationsgesellschaft, Berlin
2003-2005     Manager for "MySony", Sony Europe, Berlin
2001-2002     Global Liason for Broadband Network Services, Sony Corporation, Tokyo
1996-2000 Project Manager at Sony Environmental Center Europe, Stuttgart
1996 Diploma thesis at Sony International, Stuttgart
1995 Internship at Fischerwerke, Tumlingen
1994 Internship at Indes Design, Hengelo

Education

1990-1996 TU Delft, MSc. Industrial Design Engineering (Cum Laude)
1984-1990 RSG Broklede

Stations

since 2021 Potsdam
2003-2021 Berlin
2001-2002 Tokyo (JP)
1996-2000 Stuttgart
1990-1996 Delft (NL)
1972-1990 Kockengen (NL)

Publications & Illustrations

2021              "Business as visual - understanding, designing and managing with images"
..................... ( Christian Ridder), managerSeminare
2021              "Business as visual - The card set"
..................... ( Christian Ridder), managerSeminare
2021              "Practical guide to sociodrama"
..................... ( Christoph Buckel Uwe Reineck, Mirja Anderl), BELTZ
2017              "The Strength Code" (Frank Rebmann), CAMPUS Verlag
2017              "Time management to the beat of personality" (Eva Brandt), BELTZ
2015          "Mythos Change" (Uwe Reineck, Mirja Anderl), BELTZ
2014............. "Campus Transformation" (Frank Keuper), Logos Berlin Verlag
2012          "Handbuch Prozessberatung" (Uwe Reineck, Mirja Anderl), BELTZ
2010    "Die Quatschtronauten" (Christian Ridder), Blog
1990      "Onder de Wol" (Inez van Eijk, Rudi Wester), Contact Verlag

Languages

Dutch Mother tongue
German Very good
English Very good
Imagery Very good