London
English, Czech
Veronika's specialisation is in consumer appliances. She is an integral part of the central project team, leading research and insights, with particular emphasis on small domestic appliances.
Veronika works in home and technology industries, with a focus new trends and market developments in consumer electronics and consumer appliances. Veronika previously worked for a university research center specialising on the concept of smart cities. Her focus was on participatory and human-centered design (eg for urbanist projects). With a background in sociology, she is skilled in both qualitative research (eg focus groups) and quantitative research (eg surveys), in addition to having deep understanding of methodologies and data analysis.
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