Project Highlights
Play for the Planet!
A pioneering sustainability metaverse
Nanichi Atabey (from the Indigenous Taíno language, “dear Mother Earth”) offers premium play-to-earn virtual reality games that promote environmental stewardship, wellness, and sustainability through Web3 loyalty programs.
Companies can showcase their CSR efforts, engage customers, and attract talent by leveraging the platform's sustainability-focused metaverse and Web3 communities, supporting biodiversity and CO2 offset initiatives globally.
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WealthQuest
This VR game combines cutting-edge technology, sustainability principles, and real-world financial strategies to deliver a unique educational & fun experience.
Anacaona Homes
Beauty and elegance in home living
This product intends to be a digital platform designed to connect retirees and individuals seeking lifestyle opportunities with premium housing options in the Dominican Republic, with plans for future expansion to other attractive destinations around the world.
DeepTech & Sustainability Ventures
Accelerating DeepTech & sustainability, building an entrepreneurial community & connecting innovations with capital
Our mission is to accelerate the advancement of technologies that address the world’s most pressing environmental challenges while supporting the development of pioneering business opportunities. Phase 1, Ongoing: We harness the power of artificial intelligence and review investment news as well as scientific publications to identify impactful business cases within this domain.
Integrating power-to-gas in the biogas value chain
Analysis of stakeholder perception and risk governance requirements
When integrating power-to-gas (PtG) in the biogas sector (BGS), it is essential to consider how risk is perceived and handled since it influences technology uptake, acceptance, and legitimacy. In this study, we aimed to identify factors that determine how risks are managed in the BGS grounded on stakeholders’ perceptions of environmental and safety risks, and the socio-political, technological, and economic challenges associated with the adoption of PtG in this industry. This project was financed by the Ministry of Science and Arts in the State of Baden-Württemberg (MWK) under the framework of the Bioeconomy BW Research Program.
eNVIRONMENTAL cONTEST: sOLUTIONS FOR MY pLANET
Building sustainability awareness among future leaders
This project gathered 100 children from rural communities in Costa Rica with an indirect impact on 2000 people, raising awareness on sustainability and the creation of practical initiatives towards recycling and nature conservation. The project was led by Johanny Pestalozzi and Tania Perez at EARTH University, with the support of various corporate & public sponsors including the British Council, The Ministry of Environment & Energy, and the Ministry of Education in Costa Rica, Rios Tropicales y Cementos Colon. The project was awarded the New York-based Sustainability Laboratory Prize and the results were presented at TEDxBled in Slovenia. For further details, please visit the link below.
Selection of projects & Products ordered by industry
1. Banking
o Global multi-channel bank insurer (metaverse & ESG opportunities)
o Leading multinational investment bank and financial services company (wealth managers DX opportunities)
2. Pharma & healthcare
o Employee experience/self-service, operational improvement & process automation, KPIs for internal employee service
o Implementing industry best practices for executing usability tests, field visits, user interviews, analyzing qualitative data, and using the lean UX canvas for strategic UX research tasks definition
o VR wellness app experience review, digital health
3. Retail/e-commerce
o IoT supermarket experience, human-centered AI
o Customer loyalty, food & beverage
o AR try-on strategies across various companies in consumer goods
o Responsible website for e-shopping with AI, using drones for package delivery
o Mobile app for food delivery
o Smartwatch usability heuristics
o Conversational AI, FAQ chatbot
o Drive digital sales with a loyalty program, mobile app enhancing CX
o Phygital experience reviews
o Design operations for a leading airline company
o NFT business concepts in retail
o Mobility-as-a-Service platforms, transportation
4. Business Consulting
o UX research for website redesign of industry & academia partnership, strategic roadmap & assets: personas, user journey, information architecture
o Generative AI use cases workshop, product discovery/business cases
o Emerging sustainability products & services, futures design/strategic foresight
5. Telecom/ICT
o Improvement of online sales, SEO strategy & CX experience
o Client in ICT & energy provision sector: Product management - vision, roadmap, and customer experience workshop, ICT & energy management sector
6. Biotech
o Enhancing farmers' relationships with brands & adopting digital tools
7. SaaS
o Miro innovation workshops in multi-disciplinary & distributed teams: designing for behavior change, ethical AI IFTF toolkit, designing Google human-centered AI, MR workshop, lean UX canvas, futures design in BFSI
8. Agriculture
o Biogas industry: expert interviews
o Norwegian seafood company (self-service automation/EX, voice of employee)
o Technology feasibility
assessment, VOC, air quality control
o Nutrient recovery from biogas residues
o Air pollutants distribution, database management
9. Training & Research
o Mobile app for upskilling adults using AI
o Mixed reality event in horizon workrooms
o Environmental contest with 100 primary school children in Costa Rica
o Biogas industry: expert interviews
o (User) research: planning to execution
o Drafting proposals & pitching to client
o Stakeholder communication & management: project partners
o Presenting results in conferences: experts
o (Hybrid) project management
o Thought leadership: workshops & authoring articles, presenting at conferences
10. NGOs
Work across different countries, including Costa Rica, USA, Germany, and Switzerland (e.g., SwissMBAs, digitalswitzerland, Challenge:Future)
o Networking, partnerships, stakeholder communication management
o Sponsoring/fundraising management
o Pitching to senior leadership/C-suite