Roope Mokka

Current

• Founder, Development Director at Demos Helsinki at Demos Helsinki
• Columnist at Tietoviikko
• Chair at Demos ry.

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Past

• Founder, Researcher at Demos Helsinki
• Freelance Journalist at Helsingin Sanomat, Image, Bisnes.fi, Suomen Kuvalehti, Trendi
• Analyst at Ovum ltd

• Founder, Member of the Board, activist at Dodo ry
• Assistant Researcher at University of Arts and Design - MediaLab
• Production Assistant at BBC Worldwide

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Education

• University of Bristol
• Taideteollinen korkeakoulu - Konstindustriella högskolan
• University of Leicester

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Recommended

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Connections

319 connections

Industry

Think Tanks

Roope Mokka’s Summary

I am interested in wellbeing, democracy and low carbon futures. Currently moslty closely looking at how climate crisis will change our lifes, societies and businesses.

More formally introduced I am an advisor, speaker and writer with ten years' experience in futures oriented research in the fields technology, democracy, design and media.

Roope Mokka’s Specialties:

Low carbon society, climate change as a social phenomena, developing democracy beyond the ballot box, wellbeing, peer-based production, co-creation, collaborative action, wellfare state, public services, civil society, radical innovations.

Roope Mokka’s Experience

• Founder, Development Director at Demos Helsinki

  Demos Helsinki

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Think Tanks industry)

  September 2007 — Present (11 months)

  I am the founding member of Finlands only independent think tank. Demos Helsinki is the world's leading expert on social innovation, the welfare state and climate change as a social phenomena.

• Columnist

  Tietoviikko

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  July 2007 — Present (1 year 1 month)

• Chair

  Demos ry.

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Think Tanks industry)

  2007 — Present (1 year)

• Founder, Researcher

  Demos Helsinki

  (Non-Profit; Think Tanks industry)

  January 2004 — September 2007 (3 years 9 months)

• Freelance Journalist

  Helsingin Sanomat, Image, Bisnes.fi, Suomen Kuvalehti, Trendi

  (Publishing industry)

  January 1995 — September 2005 (10 years 9 months)

• Analyst

  Ovum ltd

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Management Consulting industry)

  August 2000 — December 2002 (2 years 5 months)

  Research on future markets, users, business models and technologies.

• Founder, Member of the Board, activist

  Dodo ry

  (Non-Profit; Civic & Social Organization industry)

  July 1995 — December 2000 (5 years 6 months)

  I was member of the first board as well as involved with planning and executing campaigns, recruitment, fundraising and most importantly events such as Tulevaisuuden ympäristöteot ja Urban Utopias.

• Assistant Researcher

  University of Arts and Design - MediaLab

  (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Design industry)

  August 1997 — August 1999 (2 years 1 month)

• Production Assistant

  BBC Worldwide

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  May 1995 — August 1995 (4 months)