Democratic Society

City Learning Manager

VOLUMES

VOLUMES is a global innovation laboratory committed to supporting the emergence of local ecosystems for positive impact through research, consulting and training in the field of social innovation, circular economy, sustainable food and digital fabrication.

Started in 2015 as the first prototype of Creative and Productive Hub in Paris, Volumes has hosted some of the most vibrant communities of the Parisian social innovation scene and powered a number of initiatives that grew out into independent organizations, including one of the first Foodlab in Europe, a Makerspace, the Fab City Grand Paris initiative and the cooperative Oasis 21.

Volumes is involved in several research projects and runs a number of educational programs, while supporting and consulting different public and private organizations through Europe.

Associate Managing Director

CivicWise

CivicWise is an international distributed and open network that promotes citizen engagement, developing concrete actions and projects based on collective intelligence, civic innovation and open design.

I co-founded CivicWise during a London residency to promote collaborative urbanism and civic
engagement with simultaneous international and local dimensions. The organisation's objective is to
facilitate knowledge exchange at a global level that promotes activities in local contexts, and it is
based on a model of distributed governance, where projects are developed locally by independent
local nodes.

Instigator and Co-founder

Fairbnb.coop

A non extractive alternative to the current vacation rental platforms, that works to connect conscious travelers with fair hosts to promote stronger, more sustainable and equitable communities around the world.

I was in charge of coordinating the actions that will allow the fairbnb.coop alternative platform to operate in direct connection with the local communities, while respecting the right to housing and generating circular economy processes.

My work was focused on generating an innovative connection between the digital platform and the local communities including citizens, hosts and local administrations. One of my main responsibilities was the management of the team in charge of the relationship with the ambassadors and the local administrations.

Community Lead

Buenos Aires City Government

Consulting and training on Civic Design and Innovation for the Urban Anthropology area of the Ministry of Urban Development of the City of Buenos Aires.

Independent Consultant

Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional

Tequendama International Center (CIT) Redevelopment Plan. Integral activation strategy with a Smart City approach.

Labora. Servicio Valenciano de Empleo y Formación

Consultant in Civic Innovation and Design Thinking for the Valencian Employment and Training Service. 
In this project I have been invited to collaborate by the Valencian agency CARPE (https://carpe.studio/)

The process has focused on experimenting spaces, tools and participatory methodologies that accommodate new dynamics within the entity. This approach has allowed to generate horizontal communication spaces where to find specific improvement fields, work on them and implement them through the collaboration of all the people close to the entity: internal staff, citizens, companies and collaborating entities.

UNDP

Coordination of a master plan for the City of Guatemala's smart city strategy as the United Nations
Development Programme's (UNDP) international expert. To deliver this project I worked directly
with a range of actors from the municipal authority, technical experts, and politicians, to a series of
private and public entities.

International Consultant

Partido Alianza Verde (Colombia)

Consultant for the expanded education course on "Political Innovation".

Cercamia

Cercamia, a complementary and glocal currency platform for the promotion of collaborative processes for local communities connected at a global level.
My role in this startup was to foster the development of the community around the platform by promoting synergies and collaborations both locally and globally.

Synergy Officer

Civic Designer, Researcher, Consultant, Entrepreneur and Activist. I design and develop processes and tools to help local authorities, organizations, companies and universities to collaborate with citizens for the common good.

I am an international consultant on urban and regional policies with special focus on Citizen Urbanism and Civic Design processes.

I am a promoter of several spaces, networks, platforms and communities known for their capacity for innovation, civic transformation and development of alternative economic models. Among them are Volumes Lab in Paris, Factoría Cívica in Valencia, the platform Ciudades Comunes, the international network CivicWise, and the Escuela de Innovación Cívica.

I am driven by professional and entrepreneurial action with purpose, which is why I have also collaborated with projects such as Fairbnb.coop and Cercamia to move from theory to action and to transform consolidated social and economic practices towards fairer and more respectful models of local communities. 

I am the biggest global promoter of the practice of Civic Design, for this I often hold conferences, coordinate workshops and specialized courses, as well as edit publications and research among which the Whitepaper of the Civic Design Method stands out.

I teach in different universities in Europe and Latin America.

Domenico Di Siena

FORWARD Consulting, Belgrade, Serbia

Enabling clients to reach their shared goals in disruptive times by coaching them for public narrative and relationship building with Forward Consulting, which delivers high-profile leadership training based on the framework developed by Harvard University and MIT.

Leadership Coach

Istravela, a sole proprietorship for tourism and business consultancy

Founder and Manager

European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations

Ukraine Presidental Elections 2019 - STO
Montenegro Parliamentary Elections 2020 - LTO
Ukraine Local Elections 2021 - LTO
Moldova Parliamentary Elections 2021 - LTO
Hungary Parliamentary Elections 2022 - STO
Hungary Local elections 2024 -LTO

Short Term and Long Term Election Observer

Established and managed support & care and liaised with C-level executives and teams to increase adoption and engagement within the community of the travel platform that fights negative and supports positive impacts of tourism.

Customer Support Professional

European Fund for the Balkans Alumni Network

Board Member

Organic Farm Salatica

Founded and managed environmentally and socially responsible farming business and conceived locally and nationally recognized brand by promoting values that bring social change. Built B2C and B2B relationships.

Ministry of Trade and Tourism, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Drafting laws, proposing and preparing tourism development plans

Senior Expert Associate

Ministry of Trade and Tourism of Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Guided and supervised a team of three to support developing and implementing strategic and action plans in the Tourism Department. 
Research, analysis, and preparation of legislative framework; presented it to the National Assembly Boards
As Chief of Commission for Classification of Accommodation, conducted assessments of 80+ hotels, B&Bs
Participated at important industry shows in the region and Europe 
Built and maintained relationships with different governmental organizations, the non-profit sector, and tourism service providers

Head of Hotel and Hospitality Industry Section

Turismo de Portugal

Three-month fellowship at the Ministry of Economy and Employment, that covered "on the job training" at Turismo de Portugal, I.P.

Fellow

Ministry of Trade and Tourism of RS

Organization and monitoring of activities related to the tourism development projects;
Tourism promotion of Republic of Srpska and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the country and abroad, etc.
Member of the working group for preparation of the tourism paper within Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper for Bosnia and Herzegovina 2004-2007;
BiH Road Show, held in 5 European capitals - in charge of presentation of BiH cultural heritage

Senior Assistant for Strategy, Development and  Reconstruction of Tourism Industry

I'm driven by a commitment to fostering impactful change. With a diverse background spanning leadership coaching, tourism public administration, and successful entrepreneurship in agriculture and tourism, my journey reflects a client-oriented and values-centric approach.

I possess a unique blend of empathy, strategic thinking, adaptability, and problem-solving skills that position me to drive impactful transformations in various professional realms, including leadership coaching, tourism consultancy, and policy innovation.

Let's connect and explore how my diverse skill set and dedication to driving sustainable change can complement your objectives.

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