Case Studies

Task/Challenge: Consultant and ambassador on Mattel and Barbie range ‘I can be’ To work with Mattel design team to inspire their next phase of innovation as a part of their company-wide yearly reunion. Mattel, Inc. is an American multinational toy…

Task/Challenge: In 2018, Nelly Ben Hayoun joined the at Mini/ Bmw as their Head of Research and programmes. In her role she created a new curriculum, curated and hosted an international year long programme- providing both strategy, reports, programming development,…

Since 2011, Dr. Nelly Ben Hayoun- Stépanian is the founder and director of the experiences and space culture department at the Seti Institute and Nasa Ames research Center. A department she founded from scratch and which sew the creation of…

Task/Challenge: Consultant to the marketing, executive and design team To support and consult on creativity within Ikea executive team and reflect on organisational structure within the team. Approach: Our methods of engagement with Ikea, as innovation consultants, from ideation to…

Task/Challenge: Innovation Consultant and ambassador To support creativity within the Converse/ Nike executive team and reflect on organisational structure within the headquarter design team in Boston. Converse is an American shoe company that designs, distributes, and licenses sneakers, skating shoes,…

Task/Challenge: Foundation of charity, fundraising, development, programmes and curriculum, overall operations and executive direction since 2017 Read an interview on the University of the Underground between Nelly Ben Hayoun and Arjun Appadurai on WePresent How can we democratise access and…

Task/Challenge: To inspire new ways of thinking that foster innovation, creativity, and wonder for the design team’s next phase of innovation as a part of their company-wide yearly reunion; with a focus on how to work together on community driven…

Task/Challenge: Editorial and content creation 2020 to 2022- Radio host at Worldwide Fm To discover change makers activating systems from within in Armenia and Algeria. To share their methods, models and how they got to do what they are doing.…