Jokko Korhonen

Jokko Korhonen

Open Innovation Development Manager, Nokia Research Centre at Nokia

London, United Kingdom

Current
  • Open Innovation Development Manager at Nokia
Past
  • Senior Research Analyst, Consumer Futures at Nokia
  • Entrepreneur and Designer at NanuuK!
  • Service Design Leader at Fjord Networks Ltd. London, UK
  • Lead Interaction Designer at Fjord, Oy
  • Senior Designer, Consultant at Satama Interactive Oyj / Service Innovation Group
  • User Interface and Graphic Designer at ICL (now Fujitsu)
  • Multimedia designer at Terra Nova Visuals (now Endero)
  • Research Associate at Cambridge Associates, Arlington, Virginia, USA
Education
  • Taideteollinen korkeakoulu - Konstindustriella högskolan
  • Jyväskylän yliopisto
  • The College of William and Mary
  • College of William and Mary, USA
Connections
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Jokko Korhonen’s Summary

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.

Jokko Korhonen’s Specialties:

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


Jokko Korhonen’s Experience

  • Open Innovation Development Manager

    Nokia

    (Public Company; NOK; Telecommunications industry)

    June 2009Present (2 months)

  • Senior Research Analyst, Consumer Futures

    Nokia

    (Public Company; NOK; Telecommunications industry)

    May 2008June 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.

  • Entrepreneur and Designer

    NanuuK!

    (Environmental Services industry)

    October 2007February 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.

  • Service Design Leader

    Fjord Networks Ltd. London, UK

    (Design industry)

    September 2006August 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.

  • Lead Interaction Designer

    Fjord, Oy

    (Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    March 2006September 2006 (7 months)

    Responsible for leading service concept and interaction design projects for Nokia and Yahoo!.

  • Senior Designer, Consultant

    Satama Interactive Oyj / Service Innovation Group

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    May 1999March 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.

  • User Interface and Graphic Designer

    ICL (now Fujitsu)

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    August 1997May 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.

  • Multimedia designer

    Terra Nova Visuals (now Endero)

    (Internet industry)

    December 1995December 1996 (1 year 1 month)

    Responsible for user experience consulting. Designed pioneering Websites for Telecom Finland and Finnish Railways.

  • Research Associate

    Cambridge Associates, Arlington, Virginia, USA

    (Privately Held; Financial Services industry)

    January 1993May 1994 (1 year 5 months)

    Compiled quarterly investment reports for charities and foundations.


Jokko Korhonen’s Education

  • Taideteollinen korkeakoulu - Konstindustriella högskolan

    Master of Arts , Interaction Design , 19992006

    Thesis: ProspectBa - Platform for Collaborative Exploration of Product Innovations (grade 4/5) (reviewers: Turkka Keinonen, UIAH, and Satu Kalliokulju, Nokia)

    Activities and Societies:
    Masters of Art 2006 exhibition with ProspectBa, Think 2000 exhibition with Stern interactive video installation, 3rd International Browser Day exhibition, Mobile Continent (art exhibition) mobile exhibition concept.
  • Jyväskylän yliopisto

    Master of Economics and Business Administration , Digital Media , 19951998

    Master's Programme in Digital Media
    Thesis: Usability of Interactive Television; Case Tele Omavisio (Magna Cum
    Laude)

  • The College of William and Mary

    BBA , Finance, French , 19881992

  • College of William and Mary, USA

    B.B.A. , Finance, French , August 1988May 1992

    Activities and Societies:
    Varsity men's tennis team, Pi Delta Phi (The National French Honor Society)

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Jokko Korhonen’s Groups:

  •    Satama Interactive Alumni
  •    Transforming Transformation

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