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OUR PASSION
creating happy and successful workplaces
ENGAGE & INSPIRE
We truly believe in the transformative power of art, creativity and humor and its abilities to engage and inspire people to improve communications, strengthen relationships and take action.
It could sound outrageous, but trust us, we have experience, education, vision, energy and even more: it’s in our DNA!
OUR PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY
INNOVATION
Uncertainty, changes and complexity make businesses more challenging. Being average is not an option. You need to be the best. Change your mindset and try new strategies.
Ready to get started but don’t know how?
Don’t worry, we are experts incorporating art, science, humor and games to solve problems. You have an ally in us; we can be your business partner and support you all the way.
OUR VALUES
OUR PASSION
We are Elena and Suannette Vidal; Aunt and niece with a passion for creating happy and successful workplaces. After working in different industries and organizations, we ended up combining our talents with our professional experience to offer innovative services to our clients. We LOVE what we do, and we are excited to learn about you, and make something remarkable together.
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Elena Vidal, Ph.D.
Chief People Officer
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Suannette Vidal, Ph.D.
Chief Happiness Officer
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IMAGINATION OFFICERS
We have a passion for creating positive and successful workplaces. To achieve it, we incorporate art, creativity and humor into business processes.
CREATIVITY
Creativity is one of our core values, is part of our mission and our most powerful and challenge tool to provide consulting services in a different way.
FUN
Having fun at work can not be optional. We spend so many hours working that we need to have that moment to be human, to laugh, to enjoy.
PEOPLE
People are the greatest asset. Without people we can’t make real changes. We can have the best strategy but without their support the strategy will not be successful.
PASSION
Passion is a key ingredient for success. We offer outstanding services because we love what we do, it’s the only way to achieve it.
PRODUCTIVITY
Our goal is the same as others: increase productivity and with it, financial profits of our clients, but our challenge is to use a creative and fun approach.
OUR VALUES
new trends
Our mission is being up to date with new trends in research and business practices to provide creative and happy services that will translate into outstanding outcomes to our clients. For that, we resort to our key values.
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Chief People Officer
Elena Vidal, Ph.D.
Passionate, dedicated HR change agent with an 18-year portfolio of success driving organizational effectiveness, talent management, change management, performance management, employee engagement, retention, coaching, recognition, competency, team building, and process improvement initiatives primarily for Fortune 500, Big 4 companies and Global Law Firms. Elena has been instrumental in leading change management efforts in post-acquisition and site shut- down phases in different regions like Puerto Rico, USA, Europe & Latin America. Also, has been recognized by her designs of leadership and High Potential Programs.
Elena holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Organizational Psychology with several leadership and assessments certifications, like Hogan Assessments, MBTI, Targeted Selection, Strategic Planning & Execution.
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Chief Happiness Officer
Suannette Vidal, Ph.D.
Passionate, dedicated happiness and humor agent with strong experience applying positive psychology in the industry with success stories.
Her happiness and leadership initiatives have achieved local and corporate recognition in the manufacturing area. Suannette holds a Ph.D. in I/O Psychology and has presented scientific research among professional associations. Her humor dissertation is the first one in Puerto Rico that explores how happiness and humor can be leveraged in the business world.
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Our Journey
follow our path
Industries that have been part of our path:
• Pharmaceutical
• Insurance
• Technology
• Education
• Government
• Banking
• Life Sciences
• Professional Services
Some destinations:
Puerto Rico / Miami / Brazil / Argentina / Chile
Mexico / Peru / Venezuela / Columbia / Belgium
Ireland / Italy
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OUR CLIENTS
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CREATIVE SOLUTIONS
bring some fun to the work place
HAPPINESS
HappyLabs (Workshop)
Coaching and Consulting
Designing Happiness Culture
SMILE
FUN BOX
One Hit Wonder
Canvas Paintshop
Doodle Artshop
ENJOY
HUMOR
Riso-Terapia
Playshops
Measure Your Humor
LAUGH
ASSESSMENT
Nurture Specific Talents
Keep employees engaged
Define team roles
LEARN
GAMIFICATION
Engage
Motivate
Optimize Workflow
PLAY
RECRUITING
Recruit the Best
Develop Quality Leaders
Team Building
SELECT
Talent
Development
• Coaching
• Succession Planning
• Individual Development
• New Leader Onboarding & Transitions
• Mentoring Program
Strategy
Development
• Strategic Planning facilitation
• Change Management
• Meetings Facilitations
Team
Development
• Retreat design, planning and facilitation
• Teambuilding
Engagement
& Assessment
• Focus group
• Interviews
• Surveys
New Trends Classic
classic
Do you prefer a more classic approach?
We offer everything you need!
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HAPPINESS
build positivity
As consultants, we encourage our clients to untap the new trends on science to be outstanding. Uncertainty, changes, and complexity make businesses more challenging… Therefore, being average it’s not an option. You need to aspire high to be the best.
Positive psychology is a science of positive aspects of human life, such as happiness, well-being and flourishing.Implementing Positive Psychology in the workplace means creating an environment that is relatively enjoyable and productive. It can improve performance and job satisfaction by focusing on what is going well rather than trying to fix what isn’t. Our mission is use creativity to go further to encourage positive behaviors by spreading happiness on people and their workplace.
Happy Labs (Workshop)
Coaching and Consulting
Designing Happiness Culture
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FUN BOX
let's have some fun!
Building happy cultures requires creativity. New Trends uses art and humor to transform business’ concepts into dynamic and creative experiences where people enjoy and learn at the same time. Explore our FUNBOX, in it we store multiple activities to involve and expose people to new ideas that improves their curiosity, knowledge and happiness. Come and discover what’s inside!
DOODLING ARTSHOP
Let’s teach you how translate thoughts and abstract concepts into concrete images sparking unexpected connections and innovative ideas that save time, boost collaboration and efficiency.
CANVAS PAINTSHOP
Let out the artist inside you. Use colors, canvas and your imagination to create your own masterpiece while you bond and make memories with your co-workers, sip your favorite drink and forget the daily pressures and stress.
ONE HIT WONDER
A fun energetic way to get teams to perform together and take away key learnings related to the business. This is a creative activity with the objective of reinforcing the importance of communication and integration. In all organizations, teams have their own goals and it can be difficult to see the bigger picture. “One hit wonder” uses music to show how teams can be aligned to accomplish great things.
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HUMOR
laugh a little!
When teams laugh together feels closer. Incorporate positive energy among teams and explore dimensions that only humor does in a natural and different way with this funshop.
Risoterapia
Playshops
Measure Your Humor
Risoterapia en Acción
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ASSESSMENT
Great People Inside Platform
Fully-Customized Assessments. No two companies are the same, what works best for an organization may not hold up in an enterprising start-up. Luckily, we have a platform that can easily be fully customized to fit the exact needs of its users. You can either choose from our wide variety of available assessment and development solutions or you can request new dimensions tailored to your particular requirements.
This customized assessment can help you to:
Select, train and hire the best candidates
Keep employees engaged and nurture their specific talents
Develop true leaders and boost organizational efficiency
Coach others to excel
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GAMIFICATION
do things differently
Gamification is the integration of game elements and digital game design techniques to non-game problems, such as business and social impact challenges. This course teaches the mechanisms of gamification, why it has such tremendous potential, and how to use it effectively. Help organizations transform their marketing and employee engagement strategies, building reward and recognition into their strategic framework. Become part of an elite group of experts on the cutting edge of engagement science.
Promote Teamwork
Increase Motivation
Improve Communication
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RECRUITING
choose the best
We’ll work with you and your team to design and deliver a targeted recruiting process, tools and programs that’ll create a candidate experience aligned to your unique culture.
Learn to recruit the best candidates
Develop top quality leaders
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CREATIVE SOLUTIONS
bring some fun to the work place
HAPPINESS
HappyLabs (Workshop)
Consulting & Coaching
Designing Happiness Culture
SMILE
HUMOR
Risoterapia
Playshops
Measure your humor
LAUGH
FUN BOX
Doodling Artshop
One Hit Wonder
Canvas Paintshop
ENJOY
Lego Serious Play
build communication
Lego Serious Play (LSP) is a thinking, communication and problem solving technique for individuals, groups and organizations. This method is scientifically proven. It is used around the world in distinguished universities like Harvard, and organizations such as NASA, Google, Coca Cola and Master Card.
New Trends is certified in this methodology and is the official representative in Puerto Rico.
Enhance innovation and business performance
Deepens the reflection process
Supports an effective dialogue
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Neuro-Leadership & Coaching
brain friendly strategies
Neuroleadership is an emerging field of study connecting neuroscientific knowledge with leadership development, management training, change management, consulting, and coaching. Considering that whenever organizations consider a change they now can refer to the scientific drivers to rationalize their decisions, this program is designed to develop brain-friendly talent strategies, and educate learners at all levels about the brain, improving decision-making, conversations, and outcomes.
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Gamification
do things differently
Gamification is the integration of game elements and digital game design techniques to non-game problems, such as business and social impact challenges. This course teaches the mechanisms of gamification, why it has such tremendous potential, and how to use it effectively. Help organizations transform their marketing and employee engagement strategies, building reward and recognition into their strategic framework. Become part of an elite group of experts on the cutting edge of engagement science.
Promote Teamwork
Increase Motivation
Improve Communication
Download Brochure
New Trends Classic
classic
Do you prefer a more classic approach?
We offer everything you need!
• Coaching
• Succession Planning
• Individual Development
• New Leader Onboarding & Transitions
• Mentoring Program
Talent
Development
• Strategic Planning facilitation
• Change Management
• Meetings Facilitations
Strategy
Development
• Retreat design, planning and facilitation
• Teambuilding
Team
Development
• Focus group
• Interviews
• Surveys
Engagement
& Assessment
Behind The Scenes
Have a look at some of the happenings at our seminars!
Elena Vidal, Ph.D.
Suannette Vidal, Ph.D.
