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Hint of the day:

You can focus on feeding appetites- or nourishing futures.

Both work, but nourishing futures will take you further.

At HumanCentered.Solutions, we specialize in innovation, product management, and people-centered design, with a focus on the planet, sustainable food systems and agriculture. We leverage insights and trends to drive lasting change, helping businesses grow, lead, and make an impact.

Innovation / Research

We establish long-term visions for businesses, grounded in research and data. Our approach crafts a “north star” that aligns organizations with sustainability goals and drives evidence-based innovation.

Product Management

From ideation to execution, we guide businesses through product development with a focus on sustainability and human-centered design. Our expertise in life cycle management and supply chain optimization ensures that every product aligns with both business objectives and environmental goals.

People / Leadership

We see leadership as stewardship, guiding sustainable, human-centered practices across your organization. Our focus is on building healthy, high-performing teams for long-term success.

We connect existing bits and pieces and combine them with user insights and trends to effect meaningful, lasting change.

Make a difference. Grow. Lead.

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Innovation

  • Develop research-backed strategies for (food) products and systems / organzations
  • Collaborate with executives to forecast sustainability trends, roadmap planning, and business growth
  • Leverage research insights to transform businesses for a healthier planet

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Product Management

  • Lead concept development for new (food) products, systems and services
  • Apply human-centered, design-informed strategies to improve business outcomes and drive innovation
  • Pair your expertise with our strategic insights to create sustainable, future-proof services

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People

  • Evolve design processes to foster a people-first culture
  • Support digital adoption while maintaining integrity, trust, and respect
  • Build digital cultures that meet the changing needs of both business and environment

This is how we work.

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INNOVATIVE QUESTIONS

We focus on what matters most to your stakeholders by identifying the most promising avenues for problem-solving.

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PROVEN USER NEEDS

We explore the ecosystems in which your business operates, making complex systems visible, defining innovation questions, and clarifying real user needs.

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Future scenarios

We use ecosystem insights to compare and map needs, identify service gaps, and explore new possibilities for growth and sustainability.

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Human centered solutions

Our prototyping and testing processes allow for agile transformation, enabling you to experiment with new ideas while safeguarding long-term outcomes.

Clients

We offer our services to blue-chip companies, as well as startups and small to medium-sized firms with a focus in sustainability and in sectors like food systems, electronics, mobility, agriculture and more.

Selected List

What our Clients say

HCS’s user-centered approach led to three conceptual interior concepts that are still appreciated by Audi’s lead design team today.

Audi AG

Marc Ischepp
Lead Design
Veronika possesses the unique ability to simplify complicated processes and lead teams to success.

Deutsche Telekom

Vasilios Tsokis
User Experience Manager
Veronika is a groundbreaking and extraordinary strategist whose talent is sought out by professionals around the world.”

Wayfair

Emily Lannon
Global Workplace Manager
HCS is a key player in helping companies transform the products, services, and experiences from merely adequate to extraordinary.”

Lufthansa

Sabine Bergob
Customer Journey Manager
The daily innovation, insight, and integrity that Veronika brings to each and every project makes her an essential figure in the global design community.

Rimac

Marko Pejkovic
Vice President

About

Veronika Stabinger, Founder

Portrait © Jasmin Schuller

Humancentered.solutions is an experienced, passionate & humorous company determined to improve people’s lives through user-centricity and good storytelling.

Veronika Stabinger, Founder
Founder of HumanCentered.Solutions, Veronika Stabinger brings over 20 years of experience in sustainability and innovation. She’s an award-winning strategic designer and innovation consultant who has worked internationally with organizations to develop products that prioritize user needs and environmental impact.

Veronika’s commitment to improving food systems has been a cornerstone of her career. Her expertise spans from regenerative agriculture and supply chain optimization to life cycle management, ensuring that businesses are future-proof and sustainable and users are experiencing the best food possible.

In her spare time, Veronika enjoys running a pop-up restaurant, spending quality time with animals and humans, and volunteering at a special needs riding program.

HumanCentered.Solutions is based in Boston, MA, and Berlin, Germany.

Veronika Stabinger, Founder

Humancentered.solutions is an experienced, passionate & humorous small company determined to improve people’s lives through our contribution to technology and business.

I am part of a network of high quality people, organizations, technologies, and ideas hand-selected to ensure my clients are constantly evolving and finding opportunities to make a difference, to grow and to lead.

Veronika Stabinger is the Founder of Humancentered.solutions, uniting different people with different perspectives from all over the world. She is an award-winning strategic experience designer, innovation consultant, and creative lead helping businesses create experiences prioritizing their customers’ needs. She has over 20 years experience successfully conducting research and developing products with international companies in Europe and the US.In her spare time, Veronika runs a pop-up restaurant, tries something new every month and volunteers in a special needs riding program.

HCS is based in Boston, Massachusetts, and Berlin, Germany.

How we collaborate

External Consulting

Precise view and focus from outside with inside knowledge

Consulting from outside, no internal team. We work with corporations and start-ups as creators, change facilitators and decision makers.

INTEGRATED Collaboration

Collaborate and develop closely with company leaders and internal teams

Do you need a team on site or do you need help building your own CX Design and Research Teams? We support you with setup, team building, methods and experience.

Agile together

Educate your teams and enable them to a new level of problem solving

Advocating for a human-centered (design) perspective throughout the company, we define and evolve design processes and practices, building and supporting a healthy, high-performing, and sustainable team.

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USA: Boston, Massachusetts
Europe: Berlin, Germany

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