
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 develops Nokia's open innovation efforts with the world's leading technical universities and manages on-going collaborations. Previously at Nokia Jokko analyzed consumer trends to identify growth opportunities 3-5 years out into the future. Jokko has extensive experience in designing compelling value propositions and service concepts that enable companies grow their business on the Internet and through mobile devices. He has also headed the development of a service venture coaching ethical lifestyles to consumers. He lives in London and commutes to Cambridge.
open innovation management, creating strategic foresight for technology companies, 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 (2 months)
(Public Company; NOK; Telecommunications industry)
May 2008 — June 2009 (1 year 2 months)
Responsible for identifying strategic opportunities in consumer trends for Nokia’s Corporate Development Office. Duties are to create strategic foresight about consumer behavior changes, develop tools for analyzing consumer trends and define solution propositions.
(Environmental Services industry)
October 2007 — February 2008 (5 months)
Developed venture in ethical lifestyle coaching and carbon offsetting with seed-capital from Swisscom Innovations. Responsible for service concept, business model, business development and raising capital from investors. Venture is on hold.
(Design industry)
September 2006 — August 2007 (1 year)
Responsible for leading a Service Design Group serving Nokia, Swisscom, T-Mobile, Orange, and Yahoo!. Duties consisted of new business development and leading project teams.Played a key role in growing the Nokia account and positioning Fjord as a strategic agency for Swisscom and Deutsche Telekom.
(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)
Responsible for delivering service and user interface design projects to Nokia, Vodafone, BMW, Wataniya Telecom, Orange, Institute for the Future, S-Ryhmä, Sonera. Duties consisted of designing concepts, developing Future Group’s strategic design offering, managing an open innovation venture with Nokia Design, and new business development.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
August 1997 — May 1999 (1 year 10 months)
Responsible for User Interfaces in web application projects. Designed the User Interface to Finland's leading ATM still in use today.
(Internet industry)
December 1995 — December 1996 (1 year 1 month)
Responsible for user experience consulting. Designed pioneering Websites for Telecom Finland and Finnish Railways.
(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)
BBA , Finance, French , 1988 — 1992
B.B.A. , Finance, French , August 1988 — May 1992