MARIE-MICHÈLEInspire entrepreneurs & organizations to foresee the future in colors, beyond the expectedMarie-Michèle Larivée is a trend, strategy and foresight consultant based in Montreal. Entrepreneur and thinker, she obsesses over trends as a driver for innovation and ways to reduce overproduction.
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Awarded emerging entrepreneur by C2MTL, her mission is to avoid filling shelves with unwanted products by consciously creating products, services and strategies tailored to the intrinsic needs ion tomorrow's society. She speaks colours, creativity, innovation, intuition and human behavior tracing social changes. More than fads, trends can be seen in longer shock waves and hints to the upcoming communities. On a daily basis she oversees trend research and future methodology for start ups, professional organizations and higher education institution.
She is also a university lecturer at ESG-UQAM and contributor to international trends and innovation cells. She is a trusted trend source for numerous media. |
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GOAL
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To eradicate the undesirable and reduce its impact on the environment by capturing the shifts in society and translating it into strategies for creative industries (fashion, design, interior & architecture, beauty & wellness, entertainment, travel+leisure and mobility).
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APPROACH
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With a master's degree from Polimoda, Italy and 7+ years of experience Marie-Michèle developed a human centric approach. More than a simple personality trait, the deep needs of humans are reflected in their choices. There are several warning signs announcing emerging attitudes but in the current context of immediacy and information overload, it is difficult to decipher the true from the false, and to anticipate these future opportunities without proper methodology.
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VISION
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With her help, in the near future, organisations are able to anticipate the future needs of their market with ethical methodology. Instead of viewing trends as solely a commercial gain, organisations and entrepreneurs will seek in their power to build a better future.
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Marie-Michèle is an active member of trend & innovation research units around the world like TrendLocals (previously TW:IN) by Trendwatching. In the past, she also contributed to SoonSoonSoon and Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies global scanning units. She reports on consumer, design, retail, innovations and trends seen in North America, more specifically in Eastern Canada. She collects her findings weekly and contributes to experts discussions providing insight converted into observations, writing and reports.