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
  • College of William and Mary, USA
  • The College of William and Mary
Connections
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Industry
Telecommunications
Websites

Jokko Korhonen’s Summary

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.

Jokko Korhonen’s Specialties:

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


Jokko Korhonen’s Experience

  • Open Innovation Development Manager

    Nokia

    (Public Company; NOK; Telecommunications industry)

    June 2009Present (6 months)

  • Senior Research Analyst, Consumer Futures

    Nokia

    (Public Company; NOK; Telecommunications industry)

    May 2008June 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.

  • Entrepreneur and Designer

    NanuuK!

    (Environmental Services industry)

    October 2007February 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.

  • Service Design Leader

    Fjord Networks Ltd. London, UK

    (Design industry)

    September 2006September 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.

  • 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)

    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.

  • User Interface and Graphic Designer

    ICL (now Fujitsu)

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    August 1997May 1999 (1 year 10 months)

    Designed pioneering web services for Finnish telecoms companies and retailers.

  • Multimedia designer

    Terra Nova Visuals (now Endero)

    (Internet industry)

    December 1995December 1996 (1 year 1 month)

    Designed and programmed multimedia titles and websites.

  • 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)

  • 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)
  • The College of William and Mary

    BBA , Finance, French , 19881992


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Jokko Korhonen’s Groups:

  •    Satama Interactive Alumni
  •    Transforming Transformation

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