We help ORGANISATIONS
accelerate innovation

Nouvel is a European trend and innovation advisory. We nurture the development of new products, services and business models that drive profitable growth. In the process we invent and help people be more inventive. Let us help you unlock the promise of (disruptive) innovation.

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Every engagement is as unique as our customers needs and context. Be it vision & strategy, insights & ideas, rapid prototyping or scaling we use a variety a tools and methodologies tu develop and co-create the best approach to each challenge. Customers and people are always central to our work. The following is a sample of the type of services we excel at.

INNOVATION PROGRAMS

Our custom designed innovation programs and disruption sprints bring your team up to speed on the latest technology and consumer trends impacting your (and adjacent) industries. Applying exponential technology, new organisational techniques and a broad startup playbook/toolbox we help the leadership team develop new core and edge initiatives (product/services/processes/business models) supporting the organisation’s ‘from-to’ shifts.

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WORKSHOPS & BOOTCAMPS

Nouvel's workshops and bootcamps are shorter (1/2 to 3 day) programs in which we address specific innovation challenges such as: aligning stakeholders, inspiring a culture of innovation, kickstarting open innovation, building strategic technology and consumer trend foresight capability, running a design sprint or stress-testing an innovation's value proposition & business model canvas.

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LEARNING EXPEDITIONS (SAFARIS)

Never has the pace of change been so fast. Safaris are urban learning expeditions that help teams gain perspective on what is happening. They promote the free flow of ideas, generate insights and enable teams to kickstart collaboration on new business opportunities. Our curated itineraries lead teams across central and off-beat locations meeting thought leaders whilst exploring a unique blend of locations (incl. new retail concepts, culturally relevant urban developments, highly differentiated service providers). Safaris are a great way to build teams and kickoff Innovation Programs/Workshops & Bootcamps. They and can be organised in any European or World capital.

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WAOUW EVENTS

We love producing events, the truly inspiring and stimulating ones. The ones you remember for their focus, attention to detail and impact. Because in the digital era nothing beats immersive, face to face exchange. Be it your company’s yearly offsite, program kick off or c-suite retreat - our aim is to help transform. We live and breathe Barcelona but the world’s our oyster.

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Trend Radar

It is no longer enough to have a sense of key technological developments, any organisations needs to monitor and be able to anticipate new business models as well as societal and consumer trends to stay relevant. Nouvel offers actionable business intelligence that can inform your innovation strategy. We also create regular trend briefings for executives, boards or for company wide dissemination.

Technology & start-up scouting

we help organisation sustain growth and relevance by identifying, engaging and structuring agreements with relevant third parties. Discrete and goal oriented we can turbo charge your (innovation team’s ) efforts in designing and structuring your innovation ecosystem.

NewCo UN-CONFERENCE SERIES

The world’s most innovative business festival takes attendees inside a city’s flagship organisations to learn about leadership style, culture and innovation strategy.

INNOVATION STRATEGY WORKSHOP

Metro 2025 ideation and global innovation strategy roadmap development; facilitating and coaching 70 global leaders

Live Innovation Safari

Across Barcelona with the senior executive team of a British multinational. Nouvel designed a full day meeting with entrepreneurs, product/experience designers and incubators to get a sense of different innovation strategies, processes and environments.

Fig category report

Global qualitative market report on the emergence of figs in food and non-food categories for a German cosmetics company. Nouvel compiled a study comprising over 100 examples of applications across a variety of categories from over a dozen countries worldwide.

TREND REPORT

Nouvel's Trend Reports provide a quick analysis of key consumer trends and their impact on a company's operating and competitive enviroment.

Fundraising event

For Al Gore’s environmental campaign in Europe. Nouvel produced and coordinated all locations, F&B and logistic aspects including gala dinner and later drinks for a thirsty crowd.

“Just to say a huge 'thank you' for your work today. The feedback from the groups has been very positive, and the learnings very rich.”

Tom Pullen, Marketing Director,
Danone Worldwide - Beverages & Innovation

“I would highly recommend Nouvel’s services for any global company who is looking for valuable consumer and retail insight to take their business to the next level, to innovate and grow and rise above the competition. Nouvel definitely helps us to globally connect the dots!”

Anton Auerbach, VP Strategic Patterning Services,
L Brands.

“I have worked several times with Noelia, designing and delivering a variety of exciting solutions for senior executives. Noelia's professionalism ensures a high-quality product every time, and her creativity is essential to developing innovative offers. Finally, her positive attitude makes partnering a joy every time.”

Giuseppe Auricchio, Executive Director,
Learning Innovation at IESE Business School

“Bravo Matthias, NewCo is an amazing initiative for the Barcelona and its startup ecosystem!”

Miguel Vicente
Antai VB/Barcelona Tech City

“Thank you and your team so much for the incredible efforts you all made to make the visit such a remarkable success for all involved.”

Stuart Franklin, President,
Magnum Photos.

“Nos encanta NewCo!!”

Carlota Pi, Co-Founder / CMO
Holaluz

“You organized the retail safari for my program on “Retail Operations” a few weeks ago. I very much enjoyed that experience! I actually liked the retail safari so much that I recommended your services to one of the Country CEOs of Carlsberg Beer.”

Marc Sachon, Professor and Academic Director,
IESE Business School.

“Very cool event! Thank you and congrats!”

Oscar Pierre, CEO
Glovo

“It really was a tremendous event in Barcelona - Nouvel put so much effort into it all, and it really showed. I am one truly impressed participant, and I hope my enthusiasm came across in the video Patrick and I did. And the evening locations were inspired. And SO Wallpaper.”

Tony Chambers, Creative Director,
Wallpaper Magazine.

“Evento impresionante. Felicidades!”

Mateu Hernandez, CEO
Barcelona Global

“Muchas felicidades por la organización y el éxito del evento”

Pere Vallés, CEO
Scytl

Our diverse and multi-disciplinary team works at the intersection of culture, technology and entrepreneurship. We make corporates innovate like startups leveraging their unique assets and talents. Nouvel’s founding team is composed of …

Noelia Morales

A trained lawyer Noelia has extensive international experience in marketing and product development with FMCG companies (one of her favourite gigs was with lollipop giant Chupa Chups developing flavours for the Japanese market). Her interest in consumer trends leads her to found Nouvel in 2004 to enable companies cope with innovation challenges and increasingly short product life cycles. She has since designed and lead numerous trend safaris for global clients across European capitals, connecting teams with thought leaders in technology, retail and culture. In 2016 she co-founded Anna Bonny, an award winning initiative in the Breast Cancer space which saw her collaborate with Chanel and Swarovski in de-stigmatising BC, femininity and beauty. Noelia has been a TEDx speaker, lectures and works with IESE, UAB and IED on innovation related topics.

Matthias Schneider

Matthias is an innovation strategist, consultant and business coach with a background in media and technology. He has led digital initiatives for large corporates and has substantial experience across media, healthcare, travel, retail and consumer internet industries. He is passionate about exponential technologies, new organisational techniques and delivers impactful corporate innovation programs with Global Fortune 500 companies across Europe as founding partner of Nouvel and Munich based Brand New World. Matthias is also non executive co-founder of a startup in the health space and an active mentor, angel investor and speaker. He coaches senior executives at IESE Business School, engages with global transformation ecosystem Openexo/Exo.works and organised
NewCo, the acclaimed un-conference
series with Wired co-founder
John Battelle in Europe.

Enric Granados 153 bajos 08008 Barcelona Tel: +34 934144342 Mobile Noelia: +34 630 403 125 Mobile Matthias: +34 666 749 634 info@nouvel.es

We help ORGANISATIONS accelerate innovation