Our aim is to promote an open arena for innovation leadership and plant seeds for an active innovation culture in organizations.
Innovation Practitioners Community is an association that aims to bring together innovation-minded leaders and makers, business and design thinkers. The IPC is a platform for innovation leadership and management, providing practical experience, broad knowledge and a peer network for all innovation practitioners, regardless of role, industry or size of organization. IPC works to promote innovation capabilities and knowledge in organizations.
ADVISORY BOARD
Innovation Practitioners Community is curated and driven by an Advisory Board. Collectively they have decades of experience of the pitfalls and successes of innovation and they share versatile insights on how to lead innovation, how to implement systematic innovation practices to fit into organizational structures and how to spark an empowering innovation culture across the organization.
Advisory Board has a solid track record on how systematic innovation management can create competitive edge and new business opportunities. Their will to share their thoughts and experiences openly is a valuable asset to the whole Innovation Practitioners Community.
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Etti Seppä – Advisory Board
Head of Innovation, Asia Pacific, Middle East Africa, KONE
Strong global background in managing and leading teams focused on new business development and innovation. Skilled in strategic processes, navigating complex structures, and leveraging market insights. Passionate about fostering a curious and creative culture.
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Janne Pulkkinen – Executive Director
Chief Innovation Officer at KELA
Wide experience in innovation processes, portfolio, strategy, foresight & growth connection. Special focus to design, strategy and emerging technologies such as AI, machine learning, blockchain and use of data in customer centric and accountable way.
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Tanja Kotro – Member of the Board
Head of New Solutions at Helen
Versatile experience in strategic leadership on product development and innovation. Knowledge of software industry, consumer research and innovation management. Focus on management, strategic design, digital solutions, research design and implementation, user-centered design and customer experience.
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Antero Kivikoski – Chairman
New Ventures, LAB University of Applied Sciences
Versatile experience in strategy, innovation, business design and digital transformation. Skilled in leadership, coaching, facilitation, and applying human-centered mindset for digital, customer experience, and product strategies. Expertise in productization, commercialization, and branding.
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Reetta Andolin – Advisory Board
Chief Innovation Officer at Raisio
A food innovator, having versatile experience in corporations and academics and the research at the interface. Has founded and exited value-driven food startups and being involved in various startups as an advisor or a board member. Believes in testing and bottom-up thinking, but also dreaming and intuition.
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Kevin Deegan – Advisory Board
VP, Innovation at Valio
Wide experience in leading the innovation and insight organization, implementing consumer insights and market intelligence in concept development, marketing, communications and sales, covering both B2B and B2C. Driving an innovation culture of experimentation, renewal and empowerment.
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Lauri Leino – Advisory Board
SVP, New Services, Strategy and ICT at Retta
Versatile experience combining strategy, ICT and new service development, with focus on innovating, building and running new services from idea to P&L. Skilled in new business development, growth acceleration, SaaS development, innovation management, strategic planning.
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Heikki Rautila – Advisory Board
Head of OP Lab at OP
Wide leadership experience in innovation, strategy, M&A, and emerging tech in highly competitive industries. Track record in making impactful change happen at the larger ecosystem. Currently focused on pioneering innovation in the financial services sector, and beyond.
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Mervi Hynönen – Advisory Board
VP, Innovation and Venturing at Fortum
Broad experience in leading the development of efficient organizations and creating new business opportunities through lean thinking and lean startup methodologies. Current focus on exploring emerging technologies and business models, innovation, venturing and research collaboration
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Jari Lahti – Member of the Board
Head of Innovations at YLE
Broad experience in strategic innovation, business design with strong focus on digital service strategy and customer experience in media environment. Expertise in experiments, building innovation culture and driving cultural change across the organization.
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Oskari Tinkanen – Advisory Board
VP, Innovation and Venturing at Posti
Demonstrating a broad proficiency in strategic planning and execution, I have honed my skills in business development, adeptly managing processes and elevating customer experiences. My expertise is further reinforced by a solid foundation in financial analysis, a commitment to continuous improvement, and a thorough understanding of project management and Lean Six Sigma methodologies.
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Eeva Tiainen – Member of the Board
Nordic Head of Services at If
Versatile experience from various industries in corporate innovation, transformation, strategy work and driving new business development within established corporations. Building bottom-up innovation culture while maintaining a strong link to corporate strategy and growth ambitions.
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Kaisa Suutari – Advisory Board
Director of Innovation Services at Stora Enso
Versatile experience covering the digital innovation arena with innovative solutions that drive growth, improve operational efficiency, and enhance customer experiences. Fostering a culture of collaboration, user centric experimentation, transparency, startup collaboration, open innovation and strategic foresight.
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Anna-Kaisa Huttunen – Member of the Board
Director of Partnerships at Rester
Wide experience on combining design and innovation as a driver for strategic growth. Focus on human centric design, sustainable design thinking, circular economy, exploratory co-design and business strategies. Has experience also as a fashion designer.
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Jukka Tukiainen – Advisory Board
Focus on strategic foresight and systematic corporate growth, developing and implementing innovative strategies to accelerate corporate innovation. Broad experience in digital business operations, building and mentoring cross-functional and high-performance team setups.
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Timo Tiainen – Advisory Board
Head of Ideation and Incubation at Fortum
Wide experience in strategic foresight, innovation and design featuring user and customer centric concepts on both B2C and B2B businesses. Experience in building and leading global design and innovation teams. Deep industry knowledge on customer centric open innovation.
FAQ
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Innovation Practitioners Community (IPC Registered Association) is a forum for innovation management, providing practical experience, broad knowledge and a peer network for all innovation practitioners, regardless of role, industry or size of organization.
IPC delivers concrete understanding and awareness of how systematic innovation management can enable companies to anticipate, exploit creative experiments, build competitive advantage and eventually create significant new business. It promotes active dialogue and the renewal of organizations to ensure future competitiveness.
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Innovation leaders in companies face very similar challenges, tackling the same issues regardless of their sector or size of organization. There is a clear need for an open dialogue and sharing of best practices, approaches and experiences - both the successes and the challenges - in a broader context. There is also a need to plant seeds for an innovation culture that is both creative and experimental and systematically managed.
We want to spark an open dialogue with business leaders and business owners on how investing in innovation can increase employee retention, strengthen product and service development and create conditions for growth in organizations.
Innovation education and competence is also a topic that is increasingly gaining ground. Developing innovation leadership capabilities, investing in career paths for innovation leadership and raising the profile of these capabilities in organizations are essential to be able to keep up with global competition.
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IPC actively builds relationships with organizations and leaders who want to increase their understanding of innovation leadership and better grasp the business opportunities created by systematic innovation management and its impact on growth.
Would you like to collaborate with IPC?
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IPC focuses on collaborating with organizations and educational institutions, offering keynotes, presentations, open dialogue with executives and in board rooms and sharing of best practices of innovation models and methodologies.
We also collaborate with influencers, academia, and media to highlight innovation leadership topics and to promote a thriving innovation culture as an essential component of business development and growth in organizations.
CONTACT
Are you interested in collaboration with the IPC? Do you want to hear more about gaining competitive edge through systematic innovation management and by sparking a creative and entrepreneurial innovation culture in your organization? IPC Advisory Board is at your service – inviting you to an energizing discussion around growth, innovation and renewal. Let’s begin!
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