About Nicolas
- Work organization, innovation acculturation
- Design Thinking, collaborative roadmaps, team cohesion
- User research, journeys & wireframes
- Responsive UI design & design systems
- MVPs, business micro-tools, or consumer apps
- Authentication, database, security, dashboards...
- Modern and high-performance websites (SEO, responsive, scalable)
French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
Experience
- What2do.todayFounderNovember 2024 - Today (1 year and 9 months)Application of facilitation and innovation methods to my own project:Golden Circle and Business Model CanvasField Personas (500+ traveler interviews, dozens of organizers)3-phase product roadmap with measurable KPIsComplete Design System and iterative UX ResearchDecision and feature prioritization frameworkField community and go-to-market strategyResults: 1,640 appearances in 11 days, 13 partners onboarded, zero ad budget. ✅Note: application developed entirely autonomously via "vibe coding" (Cursor + Claude Code, React + TypeScript + Supabase) — tech skills can be mobilized for suitable missions.
- FreelanceFreelancerFebruary 2023 - Today (3 years and 6 months)Interventions with SMEs, mid-sized companies, and public organizations on transformation, organization, and innovation challenges.Approach according to missions:Leading Design Thinking, Design Fiction, retrospective workshopsCreating business model templates and strategic roadmapsDesigning team cohesion seminarsTraining in collective intelligence and Design ThinkingKey clients:France Étuves — Sales cohesion, work organization prototyping ✅Ciné District — Strategic pivot, business model, and design fiction ✅Logisteo — Work organization, ERAC matrix ✅École Multimédia — Collective intelligence training for UX students (1 week) ✅Fuscum — Intercultural facilitation ✅a2m.care — UX Design + showcase website development (digital expertise) ✅
- Groupe Randstad FranceInnovation Project Manager / Collective Intelligence FacilitatorHUMAN RESOURCESJanuary 2018 - February 2023 (5 years and 1 month)Saint-Denis, France🎙️ Collective Intelligence Facilitator- 200+ workshops led (from EXCOM to field teams)- Co-creation of the Randstad Group Innovation Lab- Redesign of the inter-brand talent review process → 80% internal promotion ✅- Support for managerial posture through collaboration📚 Trainer & Game Designer- 5 distinct training programs / 100+ sessions combined (Design Thinking, Creativity & Innovation, Positive Psychology, Public Speaking, EXCOM Cybersecurity)- Design of the "Pôle Inno" serious game: 50+ sessions, 200+ copies distributed- Design Thinking acculturation for 100+ employees🎯 Innovation Project Manager- Management of cross-functional projects (IT, HR, Marketing, Digital)- Edooard by Motion POC: scoping, experimentation, deployment🎨 UX Designer- Support for IT departments using SAFe methodology (PO pair, 2 client products)- "Job Study" App: +75% adoption- Randstad Search order-taking tool: 40% → 70%+ adoption- Design of the new talent portalLinkedIn Recommendations:Marion Gargadennec — HR Project Director, Skills Development and Transformation Support"I had the pleasure of working with Nicolas on several projects. From the most classic to the wildest, from the fastest to long discussions about the famous 'what do we do'... Nicolas always knows, with patience and creativity, how to support reflection to help us find the "gem" solution."Maureen Halbeher Lebrun — Transformation, Innovation, Collective Intelligence"Nicolas is a loyal, curious, and creative collaborator. His enthusiastic and joyful personality, his desire to learn and do well, his listening and inventive skills, and his simple and fluid professional relationship make him reliable. I warmly recommend him for a collective intelligence facilitator position."
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Education
- Master's Degree, Project Manager / UX Designécole multimédia2017Mastère, Chef de projet / UX Design
- Master 2 (M2), Expertise in Semiology and CommunicationUniversité Paris Descartes2017Master 2 (M2), Expertise en Sémiologie et Communication