Since Nexia Smith & Williamson contacted us asking for advice about activities for their executives in the city during their annual seminar, we were willing to propose an itinerary that would give a cultural touch to their corporate events in Barcelona. We were really devoted into finding the most representative of the Spanish Culture in terms of performing arts, gastronomy, landmarks, crafts and fun activities that would cheer up event participants and give the local culture a chance to  to show off and get in contact with foreign visitors. We wanted them to be excited about new aspects of the Spanish culture so a mix of folklore, arts, sophistication and excitement would do it. In 3 afternoons participants to the seminar get in touch with the history, the authentic and the contemporary Spanish life in Barcelona. Not easy to do but fun to see it. We kept in mind what corporate meeting and events are about, but it was also important to keep in mind the fact that are human being those who attend. This  was a beautiful experience. #cultural #seminar #corporateevents #corporate #excitement #nexia #itinerary

It has been very nice for to participate in the Coolhunting Summer Course organized by Marta Wendlinger from One2One Fashion at IED Barcelona. We have been invited to lecture about photography as an strategic resource for finding and understanding trends. we have presented our experience in the field liked to disciplines as visual anthropology and documentary photography. For the second term of the year we have been invited again, now for the Design Management Masters Program. We are glad to collaborate with IED and other academic institutions that research and innovate in the Creative Areas. #martawendlinger #barcelona #coolhunting #designmanagement #ied

The New Hot Band in Latinamerica joins our Talent Bank Formed in Bogotá during 2004, retroVISOR is integrated by musicians and artists who have been working the fields of academic music, jazz, world music and Visual Arts. Social and environmental consciousness, a reflection on the role of technology in our lives and the contrast between the old and the new are among the themes that inspire their work. Their first work, Amazonas S.O.S., has was released in April 2007 as an independent self produced work. The single that names the Album Amazonas S.O.S reached the top 5 on independent radio stations, Gaitan has also been featured in Top Ten charts. Rolling Stone Magazine, voted Amazonas S.O.S as one of the ten Colombian records of the year. retroVISOR received a nomination for the Shock Awards 2007 as Best New Alternative Artist. Booking and Toura are available from Algo Bueno Cultural Management #festivals #electronica #pop #music #arts #latin #livecinema

This year we have been coordinating dubbing projects for Starz Media, a Division of Sony Pictures. Most of these dubbing works go to television and DVD products to be featured to millions of people in different European countries who wish to enjoy the movies they like at the most. So it feels like a great responsibility both with the audience and with the creators and producers of each movie to find the right studio, actors and translators that will adapt the story to each country and culture. All countries, all cultures and all languages being very different from each other and from the original context, the movies are produced make it a bit complex to come out with a very accurate adaptation. Nevertheless the great teams we have found, the great translators and actors have made it possible We have been charmed with Everyone´s Hero, the last movie Christopher Reeve directed, with a talented cast that includes Woopi Goldberg, Robert Wagner and Forest Whitaker, Behind the Mask a thrilling story directed by Scott Glosserman and Dead Space the presecuel of the Space-Horror video game from EA for which we designed t-shirts, standee, and other promotional gadgets Movies have been adapted and dubbed to Spanish, German, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Danish, Dutch, Russian, Portuguese and soon will be made to Czech, Romanian and Polish. Which made me think about the at least other 50 languages spoken massively in Europe that are not still being considered as Flemish, Catalan, Basque, Latvian, Greek, etc. Lots of amazing work for each project has been keeping us busy all summer, working California time in Europe, learning a lot and meeting highly talented professionals. We have loved this project and will keep on doing our best job to stay tuned to new titles. #deadsspace #dubbing #research #behindthemask #studio #london #starz #films #dvd #sonypictures #everyoneshero #cinema #adaptation #deadspacedownfall #anchorbay #sonu #translation

Our Talent Bank and Event Planners Events We are experienced in Cultural, Commercial and Academic events such as Concerts, Exhibitions, Street interventions, Launching Parties, Fashion Shows, Seminars and Conferences, and Trade Fair presentations dealing with all stages of the Event Planning. Talent Bank Carefully chosen music bands, actors, DJ´s, comedians, films, shorts, comedians, performers, singers and traveling exhibits from Europe and America are available for booking and campaigns. #travelingexhibits #shorts #comedians #films #performers #singers #actors #musicbands #DJs

A Selected Team of free-lance Professionals and Partner Studios work with us for: Photography We are experts in Planning, Casting, Location Scouting, Transportation, Insurance, Permits, Lodging and Hiring professional teams (technicians, grips, make up artists, models, hairdressers, etc.) We have produced Fashion, Product, Portrait and Event Photography for different industries. Professional in-house Photographers available. Video Our team has successfully developed Pre-production, Production and Post-Production stages of Commercials, Documentaries, Spots and TV Specials. (Same preproduction services as for Photography) also dealing with different professionals including, Sound Engineers, Art Directors, Lighting Technicians, Studio and Equipment rental, Power sourcing and Transportation, etc. Articles, Reviews and Press About music, trends, movies, DVDs, fashion, design, books, contemporary arts, travel. cities and places. written in english spanish german, french and italian. Film Our experience in film is limited to executive pre-production and exhibition and still photography, with connections at some key film events in Barcelona. Short film Producers and Art Directors collaborate with us. #production #barcelona #hairdressers #technicians #service #grips #models #makeupartists

I’ll be running 3 workshops in Barcelona in May in collaboration with Design Thinkers Spain in their InnovationKitchen! Design of Policy – May 5th What could government learn from design or design thinking? How do you empathize with the civilians you are working for? What are today’s challenges working as a policy maker or civil […] via DesignThinking workshops in Barcelona — Jeroen.M.Spoelstra

Sin lugar a dudas, cada vez que hablamos de Modelos de Negocio estamos hablando de patrones de comportamiento y ejecución para que un negocio tenga resultados. Una combinación de muchos factores que nos ayudan a evolucionar estratégica y económicamente. Sin embargo no es tan simple como sólo generar resultados económicos. Hoy por hoy los resultados que se esperan de un modelo de negocio tienen un alcance mucho mas amplio. El modelo de negocio debe reforzar la marca, potenciar el valor diferencias y el intercambio de valor con nuestros partners y stakeholders, optimizar al máximo los recursos de producción y distribución y además generar un impacto positivo en la sociedad para que los clientes lo entiendan como parte de sus vidas. Es sin duda un diseño complejo y lleno de detalles que en muchas empresas evoluciona desprevenidamente, con impactos colaterales que generan gastos y problemas de muchos tipos y que nunca nadie calculó. En otras empresas, genera crecimiento en muchos sentidos y aporta a la expansión y el crecimiento tanto de la empresa como de su masa critica de seguidores. Los Modelos de Negocio Sostenibles se convierten cada vez más en el standard de la actividad económica y comercial alrededor del mundo, implicando una dedicación mayor en el diseño y la implementación de todos los factores, detalles y mecanismos, que actúan sincronizados a la hora de intervenir un mercado, o lanzar un nuevo producto o servicio por pequeño que sea el negocio. El próximo Jueves 28 de Abril discutiremos y practicaremos de la mano de Xavi Amores de Acció de la Generalitat de Catalunya las principales nociones y conceptos que conforman los modelos de negocio desde su experiencia trabajando con empresas Medianas y Pequeñas. Saulius Buivys de la Rotterdam Business School nos guiara sobre la aplicación de Modelos de negocio sostenibles a través de estudios de caso  y Jorge Rodríguez de DesignThinkers Group Spain facilitará un ejercicio práctico con  algunas herramientas y tips para diseñar los propios modelos en nuestra empresa. Los tickets están disponibles en Eventbrite haciendo click en este link #businessdesign #jorgerodrigueznieto #businessmodeldesign #Acció #modelosdenegocio #diseñodenegocios #xaviamores #rotterdambusinessschool #negocios

Muchas empresas industriales han comenzado a entender que la manufactura de productos y piezas para ser ensambladas, se viene transformando en una combinación de manufactura-servicio-estrategia. Los productos necesitan mas que nunca, valores intangibles y conexiones directas con el consumidor. La Senia es un pueblo pequeño ubicado en la provincia de Tarragona cerca del Delta del Ebro, con unos seis mil habitantes y con una industria manufacturera centrada en fabricación de muebles, que tuvo gran prosperidad y crecimiento hasta que sucumbió a la crisis económica a la región. Desde entonces las empresas sobrevivientes, luchan por encontrar modelos y estrategias para entender las nuevas circunstancias del mercado y volver a generar crecimiento. A mediados de Septiembre 2015, a través de Acció, El Consejo Comarcal del Montsiá y Montsiá Actiu con la colaboración de Cenfim, nos encargan diseñar una serie de sesiones de trabajo, que ayuden a los empresarios de la zona a entender y planear nuevos modelos y oportunidades de negocio para sus empresas. This slideshow requires JavaScript. Durante las sesiones de trabajo realizadas de octubre a febrero con la empresas de La Senia,  tras el análisis de la evolución de su negocio en los últimos años y en muchos de los casos allí expuestos, una de las conclusiones importantes ha sido, que la mera manufactura de productos, no ofrece a estas empresas argumentos o ventajas competitivas suficientes para navegar las nuevas tendencias de consumo y los nuevos formatos de oferta, que las grandes empresas multinacionales del mundo del mueble y la decoración plantean a los consumidores actualmente. La capacidad de diseño, distribución, exhibición y renovación de estilos es mínima, en un formato de producción que depende de más del proceso de producción que de la demanda del mercado. Nuevas tendencias en los estilos de vida como la customización, la movilidad y el consumo sostenible, terminan yendo en contra de productos que se concibieron en otro sistema de oferta-demanda y que hoy compiten con productos estratégicos y llenos de valor añadido. El reto fue grande, sin embargo el talento de las empresas de la zona y su profundo conocimiento del negocio hicieron que surgieran propuestas de valor nuevas e  interesantes, modelos de comercialización que optimizan recursos y formas nuevas de negociación que incluyen la empatía como herramienta y el diseño de servicios complementarios al producto en casi todos los casos. Queremos agradecer a las empresas y empresarios de La Senia por participar en las sesiones de trabajo, por su energía e ideas. También a Cenfim por prestar sus instalaciones y ayudarnos con información y recursos y al Consejo Comarcal del Montsiá, por contar con nosotros para introducir estas nuevas herramientas, que esperamos contribuyan a la normalización del tejido empresarial de la zona. Para más información sobre este proyecto, visite nuestra website #Muebles #fabricantes #manufactura #Cenfim #Acció #recuperacióneconómica #LaSenia #estrategia #industria #servicios #MontsiáActiu

DesignThinkers Group Spain – The Innovation Kitchen   Trainee Program Barcelona, España -Berlín, Alemania – Belho Horizonte, Brasil – Greenville SC, USA Duración: 6 meses  Intensidad horaria: part time – Sistema de Evaluación: Logros y puntajes Coste: 2.800€    Fecha inicio de actividades: Marzo 5 Estructura del programa Programa de entrenamiento bajo la metodología Learning by Doing que combina coaching profesional, desarrollo de proyectos, account management, project management, manejo de metodologías de innovación, diseño de metodología de innovación aplicadas a proyectos de clientes y a programas de formación para empresas. Mes 1: Introducción y actualización al Manejo DTG de Metodologías de Innovación (service design, design thinking, lean, systems thinking, trends research, etc.) Mes 2: Introducción a metodologías propias de DesignThinkers Group. Diseño de eventos sobre innovación. Introducción a Design Thinkers Academy y otros formatos. Mes 3 : Diseño e implementación de programas de Training en Innovación  in-company y Programas de training y coaching para profesionales y organizaciones. Mes 4: Desarrollo de Proyectos, project management y account management. deadlines, convocatorias, propuestas.  Diseño de Roadmaps para proyectos, Mes 5 : Multiproyectos y Outsourcing. Implementación de programación de proyectos y trainings., Diseño de propuestas, presupuestos y negociación de proyectos. Mes 6 : Coaching profesional en next steps, evaluación de nuevos capacidades y competencias, tips sobre emprendimiento, personal branding y networking, formulación e un proyecto profesional personal. Inicio de su ejecución. Objetivos y resultados Ofrecer un training personalizado a profesionales dedicados y destacados con intención de orientar su carrera profesional hacia la consultoría en innovación y el desarrollo de programas de innovación y formación en innovación. Capacitar a profesionales con experiencia en proyectos y formación para entender y usar las metodologías desarrolladas por DTG. Opción de Trainee visit en DTG Brasil, DTG  en Berlín o DTG USA Financiación y Becas Becas y descuento disponibles para participantes del programa de interns en DTG Spain y DesignThinkers Group, Descuentos aplican para graduados de MIDI Elisava y Elisava MiP. El valor del training se puede pagar con horas de trabajo. Requisitos para aplicar Mayor de 25 años, Nivel de Inglés y Español/Alemán/Portugués  alto hablado y escrito Estudios de Máster o Postgrado Documentación Portafolio de proyectos (incluir, reportes, links a websites, videos, etc),  carta de Motivación (o video) Curriculum Vitae actualizado incluyendo referencias laborales y académicas, Certificación de nivel de Inglés Entrevista Personal o via Skype. enviar documentación a info@designthinkers.es Fechas: Fecha Limite para enviar la documentación 20 de Febrero de 2016 Fecha de publicación de resultados durante la semana de Febrero 25 Fecha inicio de actividades Marzo 5 /2016 English version—————- DesignThinkers Group Spain – The Innovation Kitchen Trainee Program Belho Horizonte, Brazil; Barcelona, Spain; Berlin, Germany; Greenville, SC USA Duration: 6 months time intensity: part time – Evaluation System: Logres and scores Cost: 2800 € starts on March 5th activities Program Structure Training Program under the methodology Learning by Doing that combines professional coaching, project development, account  project management,management,innovation management methodologies, innovative design methodology applied to client projects and training programs for companies. Month 1 Introduction and dating to Management DTG Innovation Methodologies (service design, design thinking, lean, systems thinking, research trends, etc.) Month 2 Introduction to own methodologies DesignThinkers Group. Event design innovation. Introduction to Design Thinkers Academy and other formats. Month 3 Design and implementation of programs on Innovation Training and in-company training and coaching programs for professionals and organizations. Month 4 Project Development, project management and account management. deadlines, announcements, proposals. Roadmaps for design projects Month 5 and Outsourcing Multiproyectos. Programming implementation of projects and trainings., Design proposals, budgets and negotiating projects. Month 6 Professional coaching in next steps, evaluation of new skills and competencies, tips on entrepreneurship, personal branding and networking, professional development and personal project. Start execution. Objectives and results provide personalized training to dedicated professionals and featured with intent to guide your career towards innovation consulting and development of innovation and training programs in innovation. Train professionals with experience in projects and training to understand and use the methodologies developed by DTG. Option Trainee visit in DTGBrazil or DTGUSA, DTG Berlin. Funding and Scholarships Scholarships and discounts available to program participants and interns in Spain DTG DesignThinkers Group discounts apply for graduate MIDI Elisava Elisava and IPM. The value of training can be paid working hours. Requirements for applying Older than 25. Business level spoken and written level English / Spanish / German /  Portuguese. studies Ma Graduates or Postgraduate Documentation Portfolio of projects (including, reports, links to websites, videos, etc.), motivation letter (or video) Curriculum Vitae including labor and academic references, English level certification / Personal Interview via Skype Dates: Limit date to send the documentación 20, February  2016 Date of publication of results during the week of February 25 start date industry March 5/2016

For the last two years, our colleagues from different countries have come to Barcelona for our DesignThinkers Group annual global meeting. It is a great feeling to get together with very talented people that share your values, ideas and dreams and who are also are willing to share their experiences during the year to bring to life new collaborations and projects. Big energy moves the gathering. Future projects, business proposals and great ideas pop up all the time with some of them becoming part of our yearly plan. All this happens framed in an interesting set of values only Network Companies currently activate. But before we go too far, we should define what a Network Company is.  NC’s grow from the collaboration between startups and entrepreneurs who enjoy working together, keep their individuality but commit to a community of peers to walk a similar path. We could say it is a next step for collaborators that go really well together and share strong values. It would be fair to say NC’s are born from active networks (as it is their vital structure) but not grown into a network from a single initiative. These are some of the values we explored for Network Companies revisiting the Think like a StartUp Game, one of our favorite tools: No Center or Hierarchy: One of the big evolutions of NC’s is about leadership. Members of NC’s don´t need a single leader or VIP group. They seem to be able to wisely rotate leadership according to the circumstances and trust all members for their experience and knowledge and not for their “power” positions. Hierarchy does not make any sense in a live network that is capable of adapting organically to different challenges and situations, it would make it rigid, slow and at the same time, vulnerable. Having no center or hierarchy is the key for NC’s to evolve and become sustainable in every sense. Autonomy and Entrepreneurship: One of the most powerful values to share in any organization is the capability of self-determination towards interdependence. Interdependence relates to the possibility of growing and taking risks together with one or more entrepreneurial partners. In this case, Autonomy helps make internal agreements possible, knowing that each unit decisions may have positive or negative consequences on the other partner(s). Mutual support and unlimited expertise: Networks have the amazing power of connecting people who have very valuable expertise. In NC’s, that expertise is offered to all the network in the form of support to projects, big contracts and major commitments. As the network grows, this wide catalog of capabilities helps cover most (if not all) clients needs and requests from within the NC. Collective Brand Expansion through Global Team Presence: Either if the territory is regional, national or global, this is a very useful form of brand positioning through the effort of multiple teams and enthusiasts at a very low cost. The investment in brand positioning is distributed in many small contributions from the participants of the network. The Brand awareness is a Storytelling told by many and based on their own experiences and perceptions. An initial guidance and design is required, but once the viral the effect is activated, the presence of the brand is perceived as a big multinational company. When the brand becomes a collective property, it generates a strong sense of belonging and commitment. Constant Methodological Innovation and Permanent Knowledge Growth: Knowledge management is a huge opportunity and poses  challenges for NC’s. Having no center allows NC’s to research and improve methods from very different points of view  or using many types of different resources. When this knowledge runs across the network, each unit´s expertise and environment transforms it,  improving it and enriching the contents and methods. Innovation methods per se require research and implementation to improve and refine, so NC’s offer a perfect structure that allows circulation and constant learning when applying and perfecting methods simultaneously by different members of the network. When this information is documented and spread inside the network, new methods and tools appear as result of projects and discussion.  Innovating methods and tools appears to be spontaneous and natural in this environment. The opportunities for growth and change are also related to the fact that most members of NC’s are entrepreneurs and Startups where change happens more rapidly than in larger corporations. Multiple Business Models: Generation and growth of business opportunities may come from any member of the network and can be replicated or even scaled by any other member. In contrast to  Franchising systems, the mutual support in Business Model creation and escalation benefits the whole network and not just the creator of the model. These models can evolve and improve freely inside the network and adaptation of the model to new markets and customer segments happens under the control of the members with the support of their local stakeholders. Business development and internal hirings are decided on a collective basis where two or multiple members agree on an specific business model for each project or set of services. Multiple Sub-network Collaboration Schemes: Sub-networks help organic systems evolve in terms of adaptability and implementation. Like subcultures do, sub-networks encourage the specific interaction of members around common interests and business opportunities in different moments. Sub-networks open the possibility of specific lines of business, long term projects with government institutions and corporations, internal financial support and hiring, talent exchange and stronger response to complex endeavors. Many different values are  shared and exchanged in this kind of ecosystems, where personal interaction and professional connection are the most exciting parts of day-by-day work. Which do you think are the challenges NCs find on their journeys ? #businessdesign #sharingeconomy #knowledgemanagement #networkcompanies #innovación

Uno de los sectores más golpeados por la crisis económica en España ha sido la industria de la construcción. Los esquemas tradicionales para el desarrollo de proyectos inmobiliarios, productos, servicios, su financiación y su comercialización han colapsado dejando a miles de excelentes profesionales y cientos de empresas con el reto de repensar su futuro y las nuevas maneras de entender y concebir proyectos inmobiliarios para el hábitat. Nuevos conceptos como co-creación y diseño centrado en el usuario se fortalecieron en nuestro encuentro el pasado Noviembre con las empresas agremiadas del sector. con quienes compartiremos metodologías y herramientas que les ayudarán poco a poco a repensar los esquemas de producción y distribución de sus productos y servicios. Estar presentes en el  comienzo de un proceso de cambio siempre nos emociona y en especial cuando promete permitirnos ayudar a crear e implementar nuevos modelos de negocio, nuevos servicios y nuevas formas de intercambio en un sector tan relevante como el hábitat. #catalunya #corporateevents #habitatdesignthinking