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Olivier Mokaddem

Senior Innovation Strategy Consultant

€1,000/day
Paris, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Olivier

I have a triple background:
- Cognitive Psychology (Montpellier 3) — Specialization in Emotions & Games

- Physiological Ergonomics / Digital UX (Paris V) — under the direction of Jean-Claude Spérandio and Christian Bastien, two major pioneers in the field

- Behavioral Economics (University of Montpellier Faculty of Economics)


My journey in three stages:

- In the 2000s, I worked for the key players in the mobile revolution — the hot topic in digital at the time: Orange, Motorola Chicago, Sony Ericsson Malmö. There, I designed the first adaptive interfaces incorporating primitive forms of artificial intelligence and conducted the first mobile payment tests in Europe.

- Since 2009, I have been leading Effet Majeur — a pioneering agency in the use of psychological techniques to understand users' deep needs. I also spent two years supporting Ipsos' UX teams in their skill development in cognitive sciences, enabling them to meet the demands of clients like L'Oréal or Chanel.

- In parallel, I have been teaching for 12 years at IONIS Group (Sup'Internet, EPITA) and IFA Paris — innovation strategy, usage psychology, and applied cognitive sciences.


What defines me: I don't deliver studies to be put away in a drawer. I help decision-makers see what their users can't always express and build bridges with them to create services that work. Really.
  • Catalan

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • French

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Effet Majeur - Agence de Stratégie des Usages
    Director of Effet Majeur - User Psychology / Impact / Innovation Strategy
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    September 2009 - Today (16 years and 9 months)
    Paris, France
    Since 2009, I have been helping general management, innovation teams, and service design teams make the right decisions — by understanding their users' deep needs and building the right solutions with them. My method combines user psychology, behavioral economics, and game strategy. No neuromarketing: an ethical, scientifically-equipped, results-oriented approach.
    Representative missions:

    Deezer — French cultural exception: how to coexist streaming and musical diversity
    AccorHotels Jo&Joe — understanding traveler barriers and motivations to compete with Airbnb
    UCPA SportStation — identifying levers to encourage young people to participate in sports
    Dior, L'Oréal, Chanel — luxury recycling and global product innovation
    Allianz — risk behaviors on vacation and accident prevention
    BNP Paribas — understanding cognitive mechanisms of fraud
    Telaqua — adoption of a water-saving irrigation system
    And also: Orange, IKEA, Leclerc, La Poste, AFNIC, EulerHermes, Organon, Visit Britain, Monuments Nationaux, Klesia

    Teaching for 12 years at IONIS Group (EPITA, Sup'Internet) and IFA Paris — courses in user psychology, UX research, and cognitive sciences applied to digital.

    For 2 years, I supported Ipsos' UX teams in their skill development in cognitive science methods — enabling them to meet the demands of clients like L'Oréal and Chanel.
  • IONIS Education Group
    Professor - Strategic Innovation & Methods
    EDUCATION AND E-LEARNING
    January 2012 - Today (14 years and 5 months)
    Paris, France
    For over 12 years, I have been teaching user psychology and innovation strategy at IONIS Group (Sup'Internet, Epitech Digital, EPITA) — France's leading private higher education group, training top IT engineers and user experience specialists.

    Curriculum: All innovation strategy techniques — user research, field research, cognitive ergonomics, creativity, strategy workshops, UX Design, and solution building. With a particular focus on new technologies (AI, Data Science) and key issues: ecology, societal changes, and the rise of AI.
  • IFA Paris
    Professor - Strategic Innovation & Methods
    EDUCATION AND E-LEARNING
    January 2019 - Today (7 years and 5 months)
    Paris, France
    For over 6 years, I have been teaching user psychology and innovation strategy at IFA Paris — a leading school in luxury fashion and sustainable fashion technologies. Courses are taught in English to an international cohort covering Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa, and the Pacific.

    Curriculum: All innovation strategy techniques applied to the specific challenges of fashion — new technologies (AI, innovative materials, digital fashion), reducing environmental impact, and innovation strategy in luxury.

    I also mentor bachelor's and master's students — on their creative fashion projects as well as their business creation projects.

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Education

  • Master II (DESS), User Research - Ergonomics - User Experience
    Université René Descartes
    2004
    Master II (DESS), User Research
  • Master I (Bachelor's Degree) - Cognitive Psychology
    Université Paul Valéry
    2003
    Master I (Maîtrise)

Certifications

  • Pharmacovigilance Certification
    Johnson & Johnson
    2025
  • IPSOS AI Certification
    IPSOS
    2024

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