Palvelumuotoilu
Kaupunkimuotoilu
Digitaalinen muotoilu
Opetus, tutkimus, muotoilukasvatus
Altogether, I have nearly 20 years of diverse experience in international design, innovation, education and business development environments in team leadership, advisory and project managerial roles at: Wonder Inc., Profict Partners Ltd., Philips Electronics N.V., Culminatum Innovation Ltd., City of Helsinki/Economic Development, Aalto EE (executive education), Aalto University; Design Research Unit, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, including co-design and user-driven R&D projects with a number of companies.
STRATEGIC CREATIVE PRACTICES
The core of my career has been strategic creative practices. How does strategic approach on applicable methodology; design thinking, service design and city design help as creating functional, ecologically sound human environments with profitable services embedded? Built environment has been my operating field in several positions. At 2005-2007 I conducted research on multisensory environments in an interdisciplinary research team led by the Finnish futurist and professor Markku Wilenius. Simultaneously I acquired and headed Philips innovation&research projects. Ten years after I led the built environment competence area in the Aalto University Executive Education Oy. During the years in between I was responsible for the economic development of the Metropolitan Area Helsinki from a built environment perspective, both as a manager in a regional innovation development company and as a temporary city officer. At 2013-2016 I focused on different industry, health technology and life sciences sector, as an International Business Network Leader for Tekes. Particularly in these positions my skillfulness to utilize, adapt and further develop strategic creative practices for business and economic development has been beneficial to all stakeholders.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Also, I have experience as a SME entrepreneur and working, studying and living in multiple geographies. At 2003, I was awarded in the Scandinavian Venture Cup (McKinsey&Company) growth business idea competition. My business idea was about utilizing new emerging technologies for innovations aiming to transform the creative industries.
INTERNATIONAL DESIGN ACHIEVEMENTS
In the past I worked as a hands-on designer and participated in several acknowledged international projects and exhibitions e.g. in Paris; Carrousel du Louvre, Berlin; Designmai, London, New York, Kobe. During that phase of my career I received awards in design competitions individually and as part of teams, and worked in residencies in several countries. My work was supported by the Tekes - Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation, the Finnish National Council for Design, Finnish Cultural Foundation, Finnish Furniture Foundation and several other foundations and funds.
AN EXPERT WHO WRITES
In addition, I am an expert who writes. The clients being media companies (e.g. Talentum Oyj, Sanoma Group; former Sanoma Magazines, TD Media, Aller Media) and big corporates (e.g. The Biofore company UPM; international marketing communication material and business case stories). I started writing for clients already as a student.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
I am a Master’s alumni of Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Australia)+Gerrit Rietveld Academie (The Netherlands)+Aalto University; former University of Art and Design Helsinki (Finland). Next to that I have further education in strategy, entrepreneurship, organizational leadership; change leadership and global business; global leader (eMBA qualified studies) on an international executive level, including a diploma in international trade and cultural export conducted at the international business centre Fintra.
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