Valentina D'Addato
Service system designer and social innovator, project manager at Shifton | Advanced Design for Social Innovation- Claim this Profile
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Martino Piccinato
Valentina posseses an extremely rare mix of professionality and creativity with which she could support our company from the basic understanding of its needs up to the actual realization of the artifacts needed to fullfill them. These gifts and her ecleticism made us start consulting her for almost any important decision concerning the company, always with great results. Her commitment for the client is just outstanding. I Strongly recommend her.
Alessandro Boccardi
Valentina ha una creatività eclettica, una grande disponibilità e un sorriso contagioso. La raccomando!
Martino Piccinato
Valentina posseses an extremely rare mix of professionality and creativity with which she could support our company from the basic understanding of its needs up to the actual realization of the artifacts needed to fullfill them. These gifts and her ecleticism made us start consulting her for almost any important decision concerning the company, always with great results. Her commitment for the client is just outstanding. I Strongly recommend her.
Alessandro Boccardi
Valentina ha una creatività eclettica, una grande disponibilità e un sorriso contagioso. La raccomando!
Martino Piccinato
Valentina posseses an extremely rare mix of professionality and creativity with which she could support our company from the basic understanding of its needs up to the actual realization of the artifacts needed to fullfill them. These gifts and her ecleticism made us start consulting her for almost any important decision concerning the company, always with great results. Her commitment for the client is just outstanding. I Strongly recommend her.
Alessandro Boccardi
Valentina ha una creatività eclettica, una grande disponibilità e un sorriso contagioso. La raccomando!
Martino Piccinato
Valentina posseses an extremely rare mix of professionality and creativity with which she could support our company from the basic understanding of its needs up to the actual realization of the artifacts needed to fullfill them. These gifts and her ecleticism made us start consulting her for almost any important decision concerning the company, always with great results. Her commitment for the client is just outstanding. I Strongly recommend her.
Alessandro Boccardi
Valentina ha una creatività eclettica, una grande disponibilità e un sorriso contagioso. La raccomando!
Experience
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Shifton | Advanced Design for Social Innovation
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Italy
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Service system designer and social innovator, project manager
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Feb 2018 - Present
Advanced design studio for social innovation, we work on innovation in health and care, cultural and community transformation, starting from people's needs. Advanced design studio for social innovation, we work on innovation in health and care, cultural and community transformation, starting from people's needs.
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Service system designer and social innovator
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Jan 2017 - Present
Association with the goal of best practice dissemination, skill sharing and participatory experimentation in social and collaborative living. Association with the goal of best practice dissemination, skill sharing and participatory experimentation in social and collaborative living.
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IES Abroad
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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300 - 400 Employee
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Lecturer
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Jan 2022 - Present
Social innovation and environmental sustainability Social innovation and environmental sustainability
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POLI.design
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Italy
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lecturer
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Apr 2018 - Present
Service Design for Business Service Design approach, methodology and tools. Focus on desk, user and field research Service Design for Business Service Design approach, methodology and tools. Focus on desk, user and field research
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Domus Academy
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Italy
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lecturer
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Sep 2018 - Present
Service Design Master Service Design Master
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Istituto Europeo di Design
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Italy
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Lecturer
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Sep 2017 - Present
Working on design thinking and user research, experience innovation and service design methodology. Working on design thinking and user research, experience innovation and service design methodology.
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Consorzio Comunità Brianza
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Italy
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Service designer and social innovator, trainer and facilitator
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Feb 2022 - Jul 2022
Services for the community and urban regeneration: facilitation and training within the Opportunità Mobili project to combat youth distress and revitalize youth leadership. Program targeting youth and youth workers with the aim of providing participants with the basics to set up an urban regeneration project, on 4 themes: environment, work, leisure and gender equity. Services for the community and urban regeneration: facilitation and training within the Opportunità Mobili project to combat youth distress and revitalize youth leadership. Program targeting youth and youth workers with the aim of providing participants with the basics to set up an urban regeneration project, on 4 themes: environment, work, leisure and gender equity.
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Itinerari Paralleli
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Italy
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Service designer and facilitator
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Mar 2022 - Jun 2022
HOUSES OF ASSOCIATIONS AND VOLUNTARY WORK The Houses are the place where collaboration is enshrined between Public Administration, Third Sector and citizens, a space open to those who believe in community welfare and the virtuous collaboration between the public and private social sectors. Co-design and facilitation of Living labs in which associations collaborate to build innovative solutions, development and activation of the digital tool enabler of exchange, sharing and collaboration.
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Municipality of Florence (Comune di Firenze)
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Italy
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Management and Social innovation, Community activation
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Dec 2020 - May 2022
Prototyping and implementing the "Manuale per l’abitare consapevole di case, edifici e città", the result of the “Educazione alla cittadinanza e all’abitare” project in one of the public housing in the city of Florence. Engagement and activation of the community of inhabitants through a path of 4 co-design and prototyping worshops and training. Training and empowerment of the employees in the activation of collaborative living. Prototyping and implementing the "Manuale per l’abitare consapevole di case, edifici e città", the result of the “Educazione alla cittadinanza e all’abitare” project in one of the public housing in the city of Florence. Engagement and activation of the community of inhabitants through a path of 4 co-design and prototyping worshops and training. Training and empowerment of the employees in the activation of collaborative living.
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Community Toolkit
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Business Consulting and Services
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Service, community, process and ritual design
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Jan 2019 - Mar 2022
Co-desig of a method for designing and experimenting tools to activate, prototype, grow and manage communities. Guidance and accompaniment during the process of building or transforming the communities, from visioning to prototyping and development and growth. Customized training by combining theoretical training and practical models. Co-desig of a method for designing and experimenting tools to activate, prototype, grow and manage communities. Guidance and accompaniment during the process of building or transforming the communities, from visioning to prototyping and development and growth. Customized training by combining theoretical training and practical models.
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Comune di Milano
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Service designer, Project Manager, Social innovator
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Jan 2020 - Dec 2021
Social innovation project for managing companies (Case Spa, MM Spa, ITEA Spa) and residents of Public Residential Housing, in partnership with Comune di Milano, Firenze e Trento. User research with interviews with tenants and key project stakeholders, co-design with municipalities and managers of the "Manual for Conscious Living in Houses, Buildings and Cities," and tools for prototyping and implementing on the field. Social innovation project for managing companies (Case Spa, MM Spa, ITEA Spa) and residents of Public Residential Housing, in partnership with Comune di Milano, Firenze e Trento. User research with interviews with tenants and key project stakeholders, co-design with municipalities and managers of the "Manual for Conscious Living in Houses, Buildings and Cities," and tools for prototyping and implementing on the field.
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Master in Service Design - Politecnico di Milano
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Italy
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lecturer
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Sep 2016 - Dec 2021
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Connect Reply
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Italy
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Service designer and workshop facilitator
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Feb 2019 - Dec 2019
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Sketchin
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Switzerland
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Design Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Freelance Service Designer
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Feb 2018 - Aug 2018
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Bitmama
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Italy
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Advertising Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Lead Service Designer
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Feb 2017 - Sep 2017
Service design strategy to complete the offer of the UX Design unit Service design strategy to complete the offer of the UX Design unit
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Service Innovation Academy
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Italy
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Design Services
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Service and experience designer
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Feb 2013 - Jul 2017
Responsable to set the projects from research and strategy to idea and implementation. I mostly work about ethhnographic and user research, design of new services, ideation of better experiences, optimization of internal processes. It is often planned to build sessions of co-creation and co-design involving company representatives and other stakeholders. Main projects: . To relaunch the tourist offer, Confcommercio Pistoia . To design the first service design festival: Rethink! Service Design Stories . To innovate the visitor experience, Ethnographic Research, Eicma . To redesign the cruise experience, FutureBrand . To discover new needs about personal financial management, Poste Italiane . Workshop Facilitator for Poste Italiane
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Politecnico di Milano
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Italy
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Tutor at Product Service System Design
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Oct 2014 - Dec 2016
Service Design Factory about: cultural services (2016/2017) extreme change (2015/2016) urban innovation (2014/2015) Service Design Factory about: cultural services (2016/2017) extreme change (2015/2016) urban innovation (2014/2015)
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Arci - Associazione Ricreativa e Culturale Italiana
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Italy
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Civic and Social Organizations
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200 - 300 Employee
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Service designer and social innovator
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Jan 2012 - Dec 2016
Co-design and co-production of service ideas with San Vittore inmates. Co-design and co-production of service ideas with San Vittore inmates.
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Zodiak Active
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Entertainment Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Art Director Junior
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Dec 2010 - Dec 2011
Digital projects and branded content, advertising and communication. Some of the project: Ferrero, Nutella, Conbipel, Elena Miro, Barilla CFN, Barilla / Pavesi, Cameo, R101, Nivea Digital projects and branded content, advertising and communication. Some of the project: Ferrero, Nutella, Conbipel, Elena Miro, Barilla CFN, Barilla / Pavesi, Cameo, R101, Nivea
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Associazione Culturale Plana
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Italy
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Design Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Service Designer
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Sep 2008 - Dec 2010
Support for designing events, exhibitions, and contests for Gran Design Etico. Support for designing events, exhibitions, and contests for Gran Design Etico.
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Education
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Politecnico di Milano
Master's degree in Service Design, Product Service Design -
AP Hogeschool Antwerpen
Industrial Design and engineering -
Politecnico di Milano
Bachelor's degree, Industrial Design