I’m a research & innovation consultant . . .
researching people’s behavior, lifestyle and business trends and translating them into business practices.
I have over 10 years international professional experience in R&D, E-Business, Market Research and Design.
I combine my research skills with consulting skills:
I facilitate workshops and create strategic frameworks, especially for innovation projects.
My interests lie in complex B2B environments, new technology, and Consumer Health. Wherever things get tricky :- )
Before setting up my own company SOCRATIZE, I worked at Daimler Benz (R&D)
Philips Consumer Electronics (E-Business) and Philips Design (Strategic Futures).
In addition, I published and trained at ESOMAR, Philips and AIOR.
I grew up in Germany, lived 12 years in the Netherlands, 2 years in Italy and now I’m back in Germany living near Cologne.
I work in German, English and Dutch and sometimes even Italian.
Travelling has always been my biggest passion. I conducted research in 23 countries and I traveled through many of them.
I especially enjoyed my work in the emerging markets in Asia where I worked hand-in-hand with my local colleagues.
I’m still on the move
2015/16 I follow a certified training as a systematic trainer for teams in organizations. It is a 2 years course at
the ifs (Institut für Systemische Familientherapie, Supervision und Organisationsentwicklung) in Essen.
I chose COURSERA as to be able continue learning and studying next to my job. In 2014 I did the course:
Designing Artifacts in Society, Prof. Karl Ulrich University of Pennsylvania
You can check out my service design project Living with kids on the Course Blog.
I joined the German UPA (Usability Professionals Association) in 2014
My sources of inspiration
ESOMAR: European Society of Market Research: Since 2006, I’ve been attending the qualitative research conference and thankfully I will soon switch from participant to presenter and workshop facilitator. I participated in the Athens, Barcelona, Paris, Istanbul, Marrakesh, Barcelona, Vienna and Ho Chi Ming City conferences.
EPIC: Ethnographic Practitioners in Industry Conference, I joined the 2008 Copenhagen and 2010 Tokyo conference and still have many active contacts.
AIOR: Academic Conference: I was only once in Vancouver in 2007 – and I remember fantastic keynote speeches
LIFT: Innovator Conference Geneva: Innovative conference format, great connections and legendary evening programs
TRANSMEDIALE: Festival for culture & technology: Great location, interesting formats and good vibes
Check out here some my resources here when it comes to design and innovation.
You want to get in touch? Please do so by using the contact form or email me:
nicole()socratize.com
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