OUR PEOPLE

We are a team of experienced researchers, strategists and designers working hand in hand and on an equal footing. Together we have a spotless expertise across categories and markets. 

We are a professionals only network. No overheads, just passion.

Anna Demiyanova

Managing director

Consumer Insights, Innovation Strategy

With over 15 years of international consumer insight experience and a background of sociology, Anna is uncompromisingly user centric in everything she does: from crafting business strategy to designing innovation processes.

Next to her work for multinational companies such as eBay, Unilever, KAO, Mondelez, Kerry Foods, Henkel, Diageo or Pernod Ricard, Anna has been a speaker and award winner in international conferences, including ESOMAR.

Johannes Hilf

Founding partner 

Service Design, Strategic Design, Innovation Strategy

Johannes creates synergies at the intersection of research and design to solve complex problems and generate new opportunity spaces for disruptive innovation. 

He managed complex design projects for leading design-, brand- and research agencies like Designit, Added Value or Ipsos.

Bettine Marissen

Associate Partner

Qualitative Moderator, Simulation Games Expert

Bettine has truly a worldwide experience in workshops' moderation and project management: from Western Europe to China, Vietnam and Iran. Her particular expertise is interactive methods. She uses role play to enable interaction between most eclectic audiences and complex topics. Her special interests are societal change, Gen Y and Z, education and sustainable development.

Anna Hammer Sharifi

Research Executive

Cultural insight specialist​, qualitative and quantitative analyst

 A thorough observer and a sharp analytical mind with a background in social and cultural sciences. Not to mention she is a great songwriter!

Anna holds a Master Migration Studies and studied in Kopenhagen and Berlin. She joined Innovation Y team summer 2019 and enriches our project with   her multi-cultural perspective.

Corinna Kirsch

Associate partner & Founder "Dear Future"

Leadership Coaching, Design Thinking, Mindset Innovation

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Together with Innovation Y Corinna offers Design Thinking + Coaching. Why? Coaching makes innovation energy last. Corrina empowers each stakeholder to find and pursue his personal role in the innovation process. The result is – fewer chances of the excitement wearing off after a Design Sprint is over.

Colin Niederdellmann

Associate partner 
Qualitative Research Expert, Transformation Consultant

Colin is a positivist with professional experience as multi project manager and consultant for transformation and strategy projects. Engaging with clients like Daimler or Innogy Colin brings passion for communication, management and change to the table. In addition, he has profound research knowledge with a strong university background at the University of St. Gallen and holds a BA in social & economic communication from the Universität der Künste in Berlin

OUR SERVICES

We combine our different professions to design innovative products and services

that have a purpose and matter for companies, customers and the planet.

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