Andrés Valencia
I resonate with game-changing projects, progressive brands, disruptive initiatives and people with inspiring purposeful leadership.
My principles are future-driven transformative power, instinct, companionship, loyalty, intelligence, wisdom, courage and trust.
My Expertise
Strategist. Innovator. Futures Thinking Generalist.
Fields of Knowledge
My experience connects foresight, strategy, design and Innovation. A proved multi-perspective, futures-proof DNA to deliver powerful innovation concepts.
Anticipation, the name of my game.
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Thinking what’s next.
Time as the greatest value proposition for the challenges of the 21st century.
Real value, not the typical “the future of…” report. -
Driven by futures intelligence, the Innovation I deliver holds many strategic components: business models, Intellectual Property and new forms of value (to deliver and capture)
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A clear pathway, milestones and activities within a futures push/pull meta context.
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(Strategic) Design. The beauty of connecting the dots in a way people can perceive value propositions.
Engagements
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Pharmaceutical, Entertainment, Consumer Goods, Licensing, Tequila, Mezcal, Fashion, Aviation, Logistics, Manufacturing, Foods & Beverages, CBD, Technology, Software, Healthcare, B2B services, Beauty & Wellness,
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Latam
Public Policies and Design Latin American Network
Alianza del Pacífico
Mexico
Design and Innovation Council
Graphic Designers Association
IIDA
Reto Zapopan
Trepcamp México
Creative Mornings
Founders Live
TEDx
+ Others
USA
Design Futures Initiative
Trepcamp
Spain
READ (design associations network)
DiOS (design institute of Spain)
United Nations
DPPA Innovation Cell, global
Creative Cities Network
Ecuador
Behance
CIDAP
Uruguay
CDU | Cámara de Diseño -
Ministries of Industries
Uruguay
Cuba
Oficina Nacional de Diseño Cuba
Cuba
Ministries of Culture
Ecuador
Argentina
Ministries of Economy
México
Ecuador
State Governments:
Jalisco (MX)
Lombardía (IT)
Local Governments:
Guadalajara (MX)
Zapopan (MX) -
México:
CEDIM
Tec de Monterrey
ITESO
UAM
UAG
UNIVA
UP
CETYS
UDG
USA:
The New School, Parsons
Carnegie Mellon University, Design School
Stanford University
Cuba:
ISDI (Design School)
Brazil:
IESB Brasilia
Argentina:
FADU (Design School, Universidad de Buenos Aires)
Universidad de San Andrés
Colombia
PRIME Business School
Uruguay
UTU
Chile
Bio-Bio
Ecuador
La Metro (Instituto Metropolitano de Diseño) -
Interventions in the following countries:
México
USA
Cuba
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Chile
Brazil
Peru
Uruguay
Argentina
Spain
Italy
Poland
My companies. Co-founder
A beautiful consulting firm specialized in corporate foresight and strategic innovation est.2010.
The leading IP software in Mexico for trademark watching & brand portfolio management.
An educational platform that offers certified corporate training and an official “competences/capabilities certification center” in Mexico, helping people enhance their skills, providing updated tools and methodologies with an effective learning experience.
Imagina is a business school for creatives that aims to inspire and empower individuals to transform their skills and creativity into profitable projects.
Testimonials
Andres has been a colleague, mentor and influencer in my career as a designer and futurist. He's been instrumental in building our global Speculative Futures community and other projects that have helped established the core pillars of bringing Futures Thinking to the masses.
Whether it's collaborating on strategy or fine tuning brand identities and graphic design, this gentleman can do it all..thorough, empathetic, humble, inclusive and visionary no task is too large or small for him to tackle.
Phil Balagtas
Futurist, Design Leader and Professor of Futures Thinking,
Founder of The Design Futures Initiative, Speculative Futures Network, PRIMER conference
Over the past several years, I've had the pleasure of working with Andrés in a few different capacities, and I'm always looking for ways to include him in the work we do at TFSX due to his passion for excellence; his expertise around creative collaboration; his knowledge in the fields of foresight, design, and innovation; and his track record of over-delivering.
Andrés thinks in terms of the "big picture," and knows how to pull others into opportunities beyond what they had originally imagined.
Once you've worked with Andrés, you will have a trusted and invaluable partner for the long-term!
Frank Spencer
Founder and Principal
TFSX
Andrés is a great man. I have known him for more than 10 years and I consider him an honorable person, a very professional and responsible worker.
If anyone needed his services, I would highly recommend him without fear of making a mistake.
I respect and admire him. Great friend, always prepared and willing to help with anything necessary.
Ricardo Rivera
Co-founder & Commercial Director Marce Celis, Repostería y Alta Cocina
Testimonials
I was honored to meet Andres when he was my master's degree teacher on innovation.
His passion and knowledge about this topic is highly contagious. He’s always open to giving you honest feedback while helping you to improve (if you’re ready to do the work on it).
As a business partner, he’s open to listening to new ideas while trying to implement them as soon as possible.
Javier Guillén
Growth Marketer
Such a pleasure working with Andrés. He is a collaborative facilitator driving a team towards surprising ideas and solutions.
He is a thought partner, well versed in a deep tool box of future and design thinking methods, and he strives for continuous evolution.
Mary Lukanuski
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