Aalto Leaders' Insight

Participation Is Used Below its Potential — Co-design and Design games Go Beneath The SurfaceCo-creation and co-design have been the buzzwords in product and service development for years, but according to Professor of Co-design Sampsa Hyysalo...

Found: New JobEsa Vennola found a new workplace through Aalto PRO’s Further Educated with Companies (F.E.C.) program. CEO of Signal Partners Pekka Laitinen, who rec...

Cyber Security Is a Civic SkillSecurity expert and non-fiction writer Petteri Järvinen says that it is our responsibility to maintain our common information security. It means, amon...

Is the Customer a Strategic Player or a B-Class Bench Sitter?We sat together with Professor of Practice Risto Sarvas and Palmu’s Organization Designer Petri Aaltonen to discuss the customer experience and custom...

Stora Enso Gets Ready for the New World of Robotized FinanceFor business controllers, mastering Excel will no longer be enough, says Stora Enso’s Group Controller Petra Teräsaho.

The Digital World Requires New Skills Also from Bosses – Should a Director Know How to Code?When management fails to understand new technologies and the principles of data analytics, business opportunities will be lost. “A good director is a ...

“It’s Not Learning to Code but Solving Problems That’s Essential”Data scientist Rumman Chowdhury speaks up for ethical AI: “AI reflects information we give to it. It is a message, a mirror”. She reminds that data is...

Startups Stemming from the Aalto MBAThe Aalto MBA is known for advancing careers – a lesser known fact is that it creates promising startups. Kaisa Savola, Erdal Kilinc and Aku Wilenius ...

Open Banking and the platform economy are disrupting old practicesPSD2 and Open Banking demand a new mindset in financial services and especially in the banking sector. The ongoing transformation still requires more ...

Deal DynamoSuccessful M&A requires keen focus on execution, proper follow-through – and competitor awareness at all times.

Seven Deadly Misconceptions About Preparing for Mergers and AcquisitionsThe number of acquisitions has risen greatly in recent years. Importantly, companies are increasingly looking to buy outside their traditional industr...

The Transformation of Work Requires Dialogic LeadershipThe transformation of work has changed leadership. Instead of leading organizations, leadership is now about managing people – or emotions. According ...