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Facilitator, Designer, Collaboration Visionary, a bit of a dreamer

Carolina Avila

Bogota, Colombia
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    I’m a designer, strategist, intrapreneur, working on human-centered design innovation projects with organizations doing impactful work. My aim is to connect the power of creativity, possibilities and change with the business of making the world a better and more interesting place to be.

    An Experienced Project Director with a demonstrated history of working in the government, academy and private sector. Skilled in Innovation Management, Business design and Facilitation.

    I've accompanied different organisations from the public, private, academic and social sector, in the development of their innovation management structures, trained internal innovation facilitators:

    I've run ideation workshops focused on problem solving, new product development, process innovation, strategy and productivity with companies as Mondelez International, Mondelez Argentina, Team, Industrias Haceb, Empresa de Energia de Bogota EEB, ISA, Camara de Comercio de Bogota, XM, La ANDI, Tecnoquimicas, Proficol, RutaN, Compartamos con Colombia, among others.

    I have a big interest in the study, improvement and implementation of social innovation models, capable to develop solutions that create meaningful impact in the country.

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    Tengo 6 años de experiencia en Consultoría de Innovación a nivel nacional e internacional. Soy experta en la metodologia SIT - Systematic Inventive Thinking, y Design Thinking.

    He acompañado en estos años a diferentes organizaciones en el sector privado, publico y social, en el desarrollo de sus sistemas de gerencia de la innovación, capacitación de innovadores internos y facilitación de procesos de ideación enfocados en solución de problemas, desarrollo de nuevos productos, innovación en procesos y estrategia.

    He facilitado proyectos de diferentes sectores en compañias como Kraft Worldwide, Nestle UK, Mondelez Argentina, Team Foods, Industrias Haceb, Empresa de Energia de Bogota EEB, ISA, Camara de Comercio de Bogota, La ANDI, Tecnoquimicas, Procter and Gamble, Proficol, RutaN, Compartamos con Colombia.

    Estoy concentrada en el estudio, mejoramiento e implementación de modelos de innovación social capaces de desarrollar estrategias o soluciones que generen impacto sostenible en el pais.

  • Education
    • MA Innovation Management
      Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
      2008 - 2010
    • Diploma New Creative Ventures
      London Business School
      2009 - 2009
    • BA Industrial Design
      Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano
      2002 - 2006
  • Experience
    • Product Owner
      Youse
      Jun 2019 - Present (7 years)
      100% Digital insurance company in LATAM
      • Lead the creation of the product vision and roadmap, while providing
      clear direction to a cross-functional, agile team of Engineers, Product
      Designers and Technical Program Managers
      • Assess and maximize business opportunities for growth and create
      business cases and experiments
      • Work closely with senior management, while taking a data-driven
      approach, to prioritize the product backlog according to the
      business value and ROI
      • Partner with Technical Program Managers to plan product release
      • Research, define and create solid specifications for new and current
      products.
    • Project Director / Design Strategist
      Bloomberg Philanthropies / Mayors Office Bogotá
      Oct 2017 - Jun 2019 (1 year 8 months)
      Kids First, Bloomberg Mayors Challenge winner project, improves childrens commute to school and back. https://ciempiesniñosprimero.com
      • Lead the design and implementation of the project: user research,
      prototyping, problem solving, scaling.
      • Overlook progress and indicators
      • Manage budget
      • Manage a cross-discipline team of 18 people
    • Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
      CESA Business School
      Sep 2015 - Sep 2017 (2 years)
      • Structure the new innovation end entrepreneurship center (Incuba) • Lead Incubation and acceleration programs
      • Mentor for startups
      • Lead and achieved the Ashoka Changemaker campus designation • Created the curriculum for the courses in Innovation and
      Entrepreneurship
      • Manage a cross-discipline team of 6 people
    • Project Director / Innovation Consultant
      100%Open
      Mar 2014 - Aug 2015 (1 year 5 months)
      British consulting firm, specialized in Open innovation
      • Open innovation program director
      • Providing strategic business support and coaching
      • Project management
      • Key liaison with client and Colombian delivery partners • Workshop facilitation, planning and management
      • Managing set up and use of tech platforms.
      • Communication strategy
    • Innovation Consultant / Project Manager
      Compartamos con Colombia
      Apr 2013 - Dec 2013 (8 months)
      NGO that supports high impact social initiatives • RutaN Social Lab project management
      • Lead user research
      • Strategic planning
      • Workshop facilitation • Team coaching
    • Innovation Consultant
      SIT Systematic inventive Thinking
      Dec 2011 - Aug 2013 (1 year 8 months)
      Israeli innovation consulting firm
      Design, planning and implementation of organizational innovation strategies for di erent companies and sectors.
      • Support organizations in the process of culture change and innovation. • Trained and coached over 800 people in innovation methodologies
    • Innovation Consultant / Project Manager
      Katharsis
      Jan 2011 - Dec 2011 (11 months)
      Innovation consulting firm specialized in organizational change for innovation
      • Lead a project for La ANDI (National industry association), aimed at creating a Culture of innovation in 15 di erent SMEs
      • User reasearch
      • Communication strategy.
    • Innovation and Design research Intern
      1HQ
      Sep 2009 - May 2010 (8 months)
      Strategic brand agency in London
      Responsible for research, formulating insights, spotting opportunities and strategy development for brand projects.
      • Qualitative research and workshops to understand culture and consumers
      • Brand audits and strategic development sessions. Semiotic and cultural discourse analysis.
    • Co founder
      Duo Design Studio
      Jan 2006 - Aug 2008 (2 years 7 months)
      • Account management
      • Lead design team to achieve client expectatons.
  • Industries
    • Services
    • Social Impact
    • Education
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    • Design Management
    • Design Research
    • Ideation
    • Industrial Design
    • Project Management
    • Service Design
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