Nicole Bachanova

Experience

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  Tallent tennis school

  Mar 2014 - Mar 2016

  Tennis coach
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  Mondi Group

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Administrative support
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  XPORT VŠE Business Accelerator

  Oct 2015 - Jan 2017

  IPORT Coordinator

  - Created and applied new concept of incubation programme in cooperation with management.- Facilitated communication between start-ups and head office.- Managed Demo Day - event for 100+ people including partners & key investors

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  European Leadership & Academic Institute

  Sept 2017 - Nov 2017

  Project Coordinator

  I was part of an adhoc team which organized the Entrepreneurship Week in Czech Republic. I was responsible mainly for coordination of the main event, which included a Fair and a Conference.

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  Deloitte Czech Republic

  Nov 2017 - Mar 2021

  Creating what's next for businesses. Depending on project, my roles usually entail following parts: product owner, designer, scientist. I conduct customer interviews, prepare prototypes and I am expert on online collaboration tools and their effective interconnection. I also facilitate offline/online workshops and "Design Sprints". Types of projects I have experience with:- Design of a new business strategy - Product/ Service Design- Innovation Diagnostics- Development of a new Value proposition- Team alignment- Problem solving sprints Show less In our Deloitte Next team, we help clients to see the future of their new products, ideas or strategies. We help them to take the right actions and make quick decisions. We use multiple methodologies like Design Thinking, Design Sprint or Agile to achieve outstanding results. I predominantly focus on experience design, user research and marketing. My tasks include facilitation of the discussions, event organisation, customer interviews and survey preparation. I also design materials in Adobe InDesign. Show less

  • Senior Innovation Consultant

    Sept 2020 - Mar 2021

  • Innovation Consultant

    Oct 2018 - Sept 2020

  • Startup & Innovation Coordinator

    Nov 2017 - Oct 2018
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  UnWork

  Jul 2021 - Oct 2022

  Workplace Innovation Consultant

  I supported organizations in implementing new ways of working, thinking, and organizing in the workplace. I worked at an intersection of Business Strategy, HR, IT, Psychology and Change management, and try to link these disciplines to deliver superb employee experience and maintain high productivity. My typical tasks consisted of: • Evaluating current way the organizations work (conducting interviews, facilitate workshops)• Analyzing data to inform the current situation • Developing data-driven proposals to make lives, technology and workplaces better• Design and Implement smart change programs to deliver positive workplace transformationI also focused on finding the opportunities to increase digital equality & empower employees in their choice of when, where, and how they want to work. At the same time, I empowered companies to maintain high productivity levels while transitioning to hybrid work. Show less

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  Imperial College London

  Oct 2022 - now

  Programme Manager of the Greenhouse at the Undaunted

  Undaunted (formerly Centre for Climate Change Innovation) aims to catalyse innovation of all forms that address the causes and effects of climate change.As the Greenhouse programme manager, I am in charge of the overall programme structure of our startup accelerator and I make sure startups get the right support at every stage of their journey. Currently, 75% of companies that graduated from our programme are still operating and raised over 1bn in follow-on funding.