Marjan N.

Innovation Expert | Managing Director | Design Thinker | Advisory Board Member | Intrapreneur | Master in Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

About

Short bio: Marjan Nikolovski is an innovation expert, intrapreneur, entrepreneur, advisory board member, and Managing Director of the strategic innovation consultancy THE NEW WAY. With more than 15 years of experience in innovation, entrepreneurship, strategic partnerships, and ecosystem development, he is a design-based innovation practitioner working at the intersection of innovation, entrepreneurship, and strategic foresight. Marjan has worked extensively across Scandinavian, European, and global innovation and capacity-building initiatives, supporting collaboration between academia, industry, government, and civil society to drive holistic impact and long-term strategic change. He holds several degrees from different Danish universities, including a Master's degree in Organisational Innovation and Entrepreneurship from Copenhagen Business School, one of the top 5 Master programs in innovation - globally. Personal characteristics: emphatic, observing, curious, good listener, ambitious, independent, proactive, loyal. Latest activities: Guest speaker, panelist and moderator on the topics: public innovation, deep tech innovation, strategic foresight, social entrepreneurship, cultural innovation, leadership, inclusivity, strategic innovation and regional innovation ecosystem development.

Experience

  • Founder / Director & Innovation Lead at THE NEW WAY
    Oct 2013 - Present · 12 yrs 9 mos

    THE NEW WAY is an international innovation solution company located in Copenhagen, the Capital of Denmark.We operate through a matrix of international cooperation partners and dynamic freelance based organization, using only the best academic specialists.We provide a unique combination of skills together with a profound understanding of business and costumer needs based on the innovation methodologies. Our solutions always go hand in hand with a strategic business analyses and planning, to make sure you will receive the best results and enjoy the quickest return on investment.

  • Innovation Expert Lead and EU Programs & Projects Lead at Creative Business Network
    2023 - 2024 · 1 yr

  • Innovation Lead at InnoMaDE Project
    Jun 2022 - Mar 2023 · 10 mos

    InnoMaDE is European Union funded initiative with main goal to bring together museums, educators, and innovators willing to develop creativity in an new innovative Europe and find new ways of engaging with creative skills in a digital world while boosting the community development. The project is collaboration among the Creative Business Network - Denmark, Istanbul University Cerraphasa and Pera Museum from Istanbul.

  • Programme Manager, DTU Executive MBA (Specialkonsulent) at DTU - Technical University of Denmark
    2022 - 2023 · 1 yr

    DTU Executive MBA is one of the most elite global Executive MBA programs, in collaboration with UC Berkeley, Haas Berkeley Schoolof Business. As Programme Manager, I am part of the program leadership and I am responsible for relationship management, business development and program management.

  • Project Manager & Career Consultant at Tårnby Kommune
    Aug 2020 - Aug 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Project Lead on project with focus on further competences development for Career and Business consultants in our organization. Responsible for career consultancy of the academic segment of the municipalities of Taarnby and Dragoer. New career consultancy based on Design thinking approach in rethinking the world view of my clients with a goal of career shift and adaptation to the current employment market needs.