Jaap Daalhuizen is Associate Professor in Design Methodology at TU Delft’s Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering. His research focuses on design methods and innovation processes, and particularly on how designers use methods in practice and education. He holds both an MSc in Integrated Product Design and a PhD from TU Delft, where his doctoral research explored how design methods function as mental tools for designers. Jaap has published extensively on design methodology and design research, including in journals such as Design Studies and the International Journal of Design. He is also co-editor of the widely used Delft Design Guide, which has been translated into Chinese and Japanese. His combination of research, teaching and practical experience with design methods makes him well placed to develop tools that help designers and researchers work more systematically and effectively.