Nicolas Nova
Founder, Near Future Laboratory
Geneva, Switzerland
Nicolas Nova is Professor at the Geneva University of Arts and Design (HEAD – Genève) and founder of the Near Future Laboratory, a design studio based in Europe and California.
His work is about identifying weak signals as well as exploring people’s needs, motivations and contexts to map new design opportunities and chart potential futures. Nicolas has given talks and exhibited his work on the intersections of design, technology and the near-future possibilities for new social-technical interaction rituals in venues such SXSW, AAAS, O’Reilly Emerging Technology Conference and the design week in Milano, the Institute for the Future, the the MIT Medialab.
He holds a PhD in Human-Computer Interaction from the Swiss Institute of Technology (EPFL, Switzerland) and was previously a visiting researcher at the Art Center College of Design (Pasadena, CA). He is also curator for Lift Conference, a series of international events about digital culture and innovation.
