
Open Innovation Development Manager, Nokia Research Centre at Nokia
London, United Kingdom

Open Innovation Development Manager, Nokia Research Centre at Nokia
London, United Kingdom
Jokko Korhonen manages Nokia Research Centre's portfolio of open innovation initiatives with the goal of accelerating innovation. Previously at Nokia Jokko developed foresight about consumers into value propositions for marketing and solutions roadmaps. Jokko has extensive experience in designing compelling value propositions and service concepts that enable companies to grow their business on the fixed and mobile Internet. He has also headed the development of a service venture for coaching ethical lifestyles to consumers and sponsoring their carbon offsets. He lives in London and commutes to Cambridge.
open innovation management, creating strategic foresight for technology companies, developing value propositions, developing tools and models for futures analysis, leading product innovation from consumer research to concept prototyping, venturing in the carbon-offset market
(Public Company; NOK; Telecommunications industry)
June 2009 — Present (6 months)
(Public Company; NOK; Telecommunications industry)
May 2008 — June 2009 (1 year 2 months)
Identified and communicated solution opportunities in consumer trends for Corporate Business Development, Devices Portfolio Visioning and Marketing Theme Vision stakeholders. Created the team’s approach and tools to opportunity identification and value proposition definition.
(Environmental Services industry)
October 2007 — February 2008 (5 months)
Raised seed capital from Swisscom Innovations and resources from Fjord Networks Ltd. to develop a service venture bridging the business and consumer voluntary carbon-offsetting markets. Created business plan, service concept, and brand.
(Design industry)
September 2006 — September 2007 (1 year 1 month)
Led multidisciplinary creative teams designing visioning and solving service and user interface concepts for BBC, Yahoo!, Orange, Vodafone, Nokia, Swisscom, and Deutsche Telekom. Coached clients how to identify consumer opportunities in new markets and innovate user experiences.
(Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)
March 2006 — September 2006 (7 months)
Responsible for leading service concept and interaction design projects for Nokia and Yahoo!.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
May 1999 — March 2006 (6 years 11 months)
Agency’s thought leader in strategic and user-centric design. Led open innovation collaboration with Nokia Design exploring solution opportunities 10 years into the future in new markets (2004-2005). Created user experience visions and interaction design solutions and specifications for Nokia, BMW and Vodafone.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
August 1997 — May 1999 (1 year 10 months)
Designed pioneering web services for Finnish telecoms companies and retailers.
(Internet industry)
December 1995 — December 1996 (1 year 1 month)
Designed and programmed multimedia titles and websites.
(Privately Held; Financial Services industry)
January 1993 — May 1994 (1 year 5 months)
Compiled quarterly investment reports for charities and foundations.
Master of Arts , Interaction Design , 1999 — 2006
Thesis: ProspectBa - Platform for Collaborative Exploration of Product Innovations (grade 4/5) (reviewers: Turkka Keinonen, UIAH, and Satu Kalliokulju, Nokia)
Master of Economics and Business Administration , Digital Media , 1995 — 1998
Master's Programme in Digital Media
Thesis: Usability of Interactive Television; Case Tele Omavisio (Magna Cum
Laude)
B.B.A. , Finance, French , August 1988 — May 1992
BBA , Finance, French , 1988 — 1992