DiscoverDriving Renewal
Driving Renewal
Claim Ownership

Driving Renewal

Author: Aalto University

Subscribed: 0Played: 0
Share

Description

Driving Renewal is an AI translated version of the "Uudistajat" podcast series, originally in Finnish. This podcast series delves into organizational renewal through conversations with various experts. The goal is to understand what renewal looks like in different work environments, what it entails in practice, and what it requires from us as people. The podcast is originally hosted by Satu Rekonen, a university lecturer at Aalto University's Department of Industrial Engineering and Management. In these episodes, you'll hear Satu, and her podcast guests, speaking in an an AI-generated voice, as we wanted to experiment with an artificial intelligence translation and a text-to-speech service.

The editing and sound design for the series were done by Tuomas Ahva: https://www.tuomasahva.net/
Photo: George Atanassov
Transcripts of the episodes can be found at: https://www.aalto.fi/en/podcasts/driving-renewal
13 Episodes
Reverse
In this episode, my guest is Tua Björklund, Director of Aalto University’s Design Factory and Professor of Product Development. Design Factory is known as a multidisciplinary experimentation and learning environment that has grown into an international network spanning 39 countries. Tua’s research focuses on innovation capabilities and advancing ideas within organizations. She has collaborated with […]
In this episode, my guest is Annu Nieminen, founder and CEO of the data company The Upright Project. Upright has developed a leading mathematical model that measures the impact of companies and investment funds on the world by leveraging large language models and extensive scientific research data. The model produces comparable data in seconds on […]
In this episode, my guest is Tuomas Manninen, Vice President of Brand and Customer Experience Design at Finnair. With over 20 years of leadership experience in design and customer experience at companies like Nokia, OP Financial Group, and Veho, Tuomas also founded Finland’s largest internal design agency while at OP. At Finnair, he is responsible […]
In this episode, my guest is Timo Rinne, Vice President in Products at Sanoma Media Finland. Timo has been at the forefront of digital transformation ever since international internet giants began reshaping the news media landscape in the early 2010s. He has played a key role in bringing Ilta-Sanomat, Sanoma’s digital advertising, and the entire […]
In this episode, my guest is Niklas Nordling, a seasoned developer and change leader, and an expert in HR management and organizational development. Niklas works at Mercuri Urval as a senior consultant and advisor to executives. He holds a doctorate in psychology and has over 20 years of experience in strategic organizational development and building […]
In this episode, my guest is Pia Hannukainen, Head of Customer Experience at OP Financial Group. At OP, she leads the development of customer experience across digital channels. Pia has over 15 years of experience in design thinking — as a researcher, designer, educator, and consultant. At OP, she’s held multiple roles: she founded the […]
In this episode, my expert guest is Tuomas Syrjänen, a trailblazer in leveraging data and artificial intelligence and the Chief AI Officer at Futurice. Tuomas is one of the founding members of Futurice and served as the company’s CEO from 2008 to 2018. Under his leadership, Futurice increased its revenue tenfold and expanded into a […]
In this episode, we explore questions such as: What is the leader’s most crucial role in organizational renewal? How can potential resistance to change be proactively addressed? And why is it important for a change leader to maintain humility? My guest in this episode is Ilkka Lipasti, ABB’s Global Business Transformation Leader, who has led […]
In this episode, my expert guest is Juha Äkräs, co-founder and board member of Hintsa Performance. Juha leads his own leadership consulting firm, which supports organizations in developing collective leadership capabilities and enhancing high performance and well-being at all levels. He also serves as an Executive in Residence at Aalto University’s Department of Industrial Engineering […]
In this episode, my guest is Olli Salo, a partner at McKinsey & Company, with nearly 18 years of experience in leading transformations for large organizations across various industries and regions worldwide. We discuss topics such as: How do organizations that succeed in scaling agility distinguish themselves from others? What are the most common obstacles […]
In this episode, our expert guest is Marika Parvinen, Head of Renewal at OP Financial Group, who shares her experiences from OP’s transformation journey toward an agile way of working and scaling it across the organization. Marika’s professional passion lies in strategic business renewal. She has previously worked as a management consultant, a leader of […]
n this episode, we explore questions such as: How can organizations support human-centered renewal? How can the root causes of resistance to change be identified and understood? And how can leaders help people adapt to a new direction? The expert guest for this episode is WithSecure’s Chief People Officer, Charlotte Guillou, who has nearly 20 […]
The pilot episode of the Driving Renewal podcast delves into questions such as: Where does the need for organizational renewal come from? What factors promote renewal in different organizations? And what does renewal feel like in practice? The episode features expert guest Tiina Tuulos, Strategy Lead at Futurice, who is passionately dedicated to the development […]
Comments