About Olivier
Catalan
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English
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French
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Experience
- Effet Majeur - Agence de Stratégie des UsagesDirector of Effet Majeur - User Psychology / Impact / Innovation StrategyCONSULTING AND AUDITSSeptember 2009 - Today (16 years and 9 months)Paris, FranceSince 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 diversityAccorHotels Jo&Joe — understanding traveler barriers and motivations to compete with AirbnbUCPA SportStation — identifying levers to encourage young people to participate in sportsDior, L'Oréal, Chanel — luxury recycling and global product innovationAllianz — risk behaviors on vacation and accident preventionBNP Paribas — understanding cognitive mechanisms of fraudTelaqua — adoption of a water-saving irrigation systemAnd also: Orange, IKEA, Leclerc, La Poste, AFNIC, EulerHermes, Organon, Visit Britain, Monuments Nationaux, KlesiaTeaching 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 GroupProfessor - Strategic Innovation & MethodsEDUCATION AND E-LEARNINGJanuary 2012 - Today (14 years and 5 months)Paris, FranceFor 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 ParisProfessor - Strategic Innovation & MethodsEDUCATION AND E-LEARNINGJanuary 2019 - Today (7 years and 5 months)Paris, FranceFor 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 ExperienceUniversité René Descartes2004Master II (DESS), User Research
- Master I (Bachelor's Degree) - Cognitive PsychologyUniversité Paul Valéry2003Master I (Maîtrise)
Certifications
- Pharmacovigilance CertificationJohnson & Johnson2025
- IPSOS AI CertificationIPSOS2024