Merging tech & innovation for our sustainable future
Strategy, Research & Design
Digital Product strategy & business innovation
Leveraging expert advice & latest technological & sustainability trends transforming customer behavior, forms of competition, data generation & usage, innovation, and value creation at scale.
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Play for the Planet!
Earn Rewards with NextGen VR & Web3 Sustainability Games
Nanichi Atabey originates from the native Taino (Arawakan) language of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean and means "my dear/my heart/my beloved" and "mother goddess & creator/Mother Earth". These words inspire the purpose of this startup to support organizations & individuals in loving Mother Earth by protecting endemic species in vulnerable ecosystems around the world & offsetting CO2 emissions, by leveraging VR games & Web3 customer loyalty programs.
"I am passionate about contributing towards a sustainable future, a future we create today with our ideas, our joint efforts, and collective persistence. Let's make our visions possible."
Dr. Johanny Pestalozzi
Founder & CEO at Nanichi Atabey| Digital Innovation & Global Community Lead at Miro|Futurist & Tech Entrepreneur|EMBA UZH Candidate|Cyber-Bullying Resilience Advocate
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Competencies
Product Strategy
Product vision, strategy & roadmapping
Market research and competitive analysis
Business, technology & customer trends analysis
Product business cases & plans
Go-to-market (GTM) strategies
Stakeholder workshop facilitation, in-person & online/hybrid setups
Product Management
Product lifecycle management from vision to launch to phase-out
Agile/Scrum & hybrid project management methodologies, PMP® DASSM® PMI-OTI™
Documentation of product specifications & requirements, backlog/features prioritization
Product metrics & analytics: defining & tracking product success performance
Training & knowledge management
Business Analysis
Leveraging artificial intelligence and reviewing investment news & scientific publications, to identify impactful business opportunities at the intersection of DeepTech & sustainability
See DeepTech & Sustainability Ventures and DeepTech Business Development
Familiar with PMI Business Analysis approach, namely:
Needs Assessment: understanding a business problem or opportunity and evaluating various inputs to help develop an effective solution
Planning: establishing tools, policies, and procedures for the requirements management plan, requirements traceability, change management, document control, and acceptance criteria
Analysis: requirements management activities, e.g., elicitation, analysis, decomposition, acceptance, approval, specification, and validation of the requirements for a product or project
Traceability and Monitoring: managing the life cycle of requirements, e.g., continuous monitoring and documenting of requirements as well as the communication of the requirements status to stakeholders
Evaluation: assessment of how well the delivered solution fulfills the requirements and meets the business need, e.g., testing the solution, determining if there are gaps, and obtaining sign-off
Project Management
Strategize & implement ways of working with the team, manage project changes, artifacts, and ensure knowledge transfer
Lead, build & mentor teams, address and remove project impediments, negotiate agreements, and collaborate with stakeholders
Plan & manage communications, budget, procurement & resources, schedules, quality & scope of products/deliverables, and phase closure/transitions
Evaluate and deliver project benefits & value, support organizational change, plan & manage project compliance
Agile/Scrum & hybrid project management methodologies, PMP® DASSM® PMI-OTI™
AI & Emerging Products
Prompt engineering with AI chatbots (e.g., OpenAI ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Microsoft CoPilot, for product & project management tasks' completion
Strategic selection & application of AI-powered tools across the product management life cycle
Design & roll out of AI-literacy/AI-tools-adoption programs in teams
Human-centered AI product design, technology acceptance & risk perception management/digital trust & AI ethics (SME/Thought Lead)
Generative AI use cases/product discovery, business value & product strategy sprints
No-code AI-app development
Metaverse/VR & AR experience strategies & business cases with NFTs/Web3 digital collectibles
Innovation Management
Design thinking & design sprints, innovation management
Innovation trends analysis across industries
Strategic foresight/futures design
UX/UI Web & Mobile Product Design
User experience (UX/UI) strategy, research, and design, e.g., customer interviews, usability testing/UAT, surveys, SEO optimization, A/B testing, (qualitative & quantitative UX methods)
Rapid testing/experimentation of innovation strategies & digital business models
Wireframing & prototyping (Figma, Miro, Adobe XD)
Customer loyalty programs: design & metrics, incl. behavioral economics principles & gamified experiences
Pre-Sales & Sales
Elaboration of responses to RFPs & technical sales strategies, B2B, B2B2C
Presenting to senior stakeholders
Client relationship management
Storytelling & public speaking, incl. presenting at conferences & panel discussions
Leads generation & sales outreach, incl. networking, community building & engagement
Team Coaching & Leadership
Team coach, adaptive & transformational lead
Stakeholder management & communication across different business functions, incl. digital products, marketing, software development, and sales
Complex problem-solving, strategic & critical thinking
PARTNERS
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TEDxBled took place on March 18th, 2012 in Bled, Slovenia under the theme of Inspire.Change.Impact. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalk videos & live speakers combine to spark deep discussions & connections in a small group of participants. Watch Johanny Pestalozzi's TEDx Talk "From simple ideas to big transformations."
Next workshops
Certified CINO® exam Preparation
Start: 11.07.2024, 18:00 - 19:00 (weekly, until covering the whole material)
Online
Sustainability futures in Zurich
Start: 07.09.2024, 8:30 - 12:00 (weekly until 19.10. 2024)
Location: Karl der Grosse, Kirchgasse 14, 8001 Zurich
UNESCO Heritage
The Swiss Alpine Pasture Season
26.08.2024, 18:00 - 20:00
In-Person, Zurich
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Dr. Johanny Pestalozzi
EMBA UZH Cand. PMP® DASSM®
Experienced product & project lead consulting global brands & institutions across multiple industries, including SaaS, retail, banking, education & professional services.
Reliable business partner with 12+ years of practice working in corporate/matrix organizations, research institutions, NGOs, and startup environments.
Professional innovation workshop facilitator and SME in technology acceptance/risk perception management & communication.
Solid track record transforming complex information into structured, strategic, and pragmatic actions that deliver + ROI.
Professional training from world-leading business schools, incl. Columbia, Harvard, and MIT.
PMP® DASSM® PMI-OTI™
Seasoned guest speaker at key conferences in 12+ countries, incl. USA, Germany, and Switzerland.