magazine 2/2011

Aalto EE’s Profile spoke to Stefan Einhorn, Mika Pantzar and Sari Stenfors to take a look into our future. The three forerunner interviews shared the same goal: to find out where we are in history right now in terms of change.  

Is thIs an era of new eras?

TexT: joanna sinclair, illusTraTion: hans eiskonen

The changes taking place are far from subtle.

The choices we make during the next decade may well mark the path that we, the human race, end up taking.

Are we at the brinks of a revolution

– or is it change as usual?Is thIs an era of new eras?

Is thIs an era of new eras?

Change aCCordIng to sari stenfors

• The world is going through a transformational change.

Is thIs an era of new eras?

Change aCCordIng to sari stenfors

• The world is going through a transformational change.

• We are facing new laws of virtual physics and virtual technology. You can contact people virtually around the globe; speak to one person at a time or address a thousand.

Is thIs an era of new eras?

Change aCCordIng to sari stenfors

• The world is going through a transformational change.

• We are facing new laws of virtual physics and virtual technology. You can contact people virtually around the globe; speak to one person at a time or address a thousand.

• Your businesses’ main product might not bring you any money, although you are drawing in a handsome profit. Google’s primary service is free.

Is thIs an era of new eras?

Change aCCordIng to sari stenfors

• The world is going through a transformational change.

• We are facing new laws of virtual physics and virtual technology. You can contact people virtually around the globe; speak to one person at a time or address a thousand.

• Your businesses’ main product might not bring you any money, although you are drawing in a handsome profit. Google’s primary service is free.

• The fastest change going on right now is cloud business. Now cloud companies are forming cloud networks. If your company is not in a cloud, either get in there or someone will take your place.

Is thIs an era of new eras?

Change aCCordIng to sari stenfors

• The world is going through a transformational change.

• We are facing new laws of virtual physics and virtual technology. You can contact people virtually around the globe; speak to one person at a time or address a thousand.

• Your businesses’ main product might not bring you any money, although you are drawing in a handsome profit. Google’s primary service is free.

• The fastest change going on right now is cloud business. Now cloud companies are forming cloud networks. If your company is not in a cloud, either get in there or someone will take your place.

• As the internet has made the world smaller, social media has given the power to the people.

Is thIs an era of new eras?

Change aCCordIng to sari stenfors

• The world is going through a transformational change.

• We are facing new laws of virtual physics and virtual technology. You can contact people virtually around the globe; speak to one person at a time or address a thousand.

• Your businesses’ main product might not bring you any money, although you are drawing in a handsome profit. Google’s primary service is free.

• The fastest change going on right now is cloud business. Now cloud companies are forming cloud networks. If your company is not in a cloud, either get in there or someone will take your place.

• As the internet has made the world smaller, social media has given the power to the people.

• The power structure of the world is changing. Traditional Western business models are becoming a thing of the past. India, Russia and Asia are pushing through.

Is thIs an era of new eras?

Change aCCordIng to sari stenfors

• The world is going through a transformational change.

• We are facing new laws of virtual physics and virtual technology. You can contact people virtually around the globe; speak to one person at a time or address a thousand.

• Your businesses’ main product might not bring you any money, although you are drawing in a handsome profit. Google’s primary service is free.

• The fastest change going on right now is cloud business. Now cloud companies are forming cloud networks. If your company is not in a cloud, either get in there or someone will take your place.

• As the internet has made the world smaller, social media has given the power to the people.

• The power structure of the world is changing. Traditional Western business models are becoming a thing of the past. India, Russia and Asia are pushing through.

• Digital natives in developing countries are full of innovation, eager to see progress and willing to change the world. With a little help they will.

Is thIs an era of new eras?

Change aCCordIng to Mika Pantzar

• The Western world order is no longer the dominant way. Russian, Indian and Asian social orders, their ways of conducting business, they are taking over the world.

Is thIs an era of new eras?

Change aCCordIng to Mika Pantzar

• The Western world order is no longer the dominant way. Russian, Indian and Asian social orders, their ways of conducting business, they are taking over the world.

• The next global crises will be over raw materials. The global credit crunch showed us the speed at which things can escalate and reach every corner of the earth. We all know the numbers, now all we have to do is do the math.

Is thIs an era of new eras?

Change aCCordIng to Mika Pantzar

• The Western world order is no longer the dominant way. Russian, Indian and Asian social orders, their ways of conducting business, they are taking over the world.

• The next global crises will be over raw materials. The global credit crunch showed us the speed at which things can escalate and reach every corner of the earth. We all know the numbers, now all we have to do is do the math.

• A future that in some aspects takes us a few steps back to the past. We might well see a new rise in protectionism.

Is thIs an era of new eras?

Change aCCordIng to Mika Pantzar

• The Western world order is no longer the dominant way. Russian, Indian and Asian social orders, their ways of conducting business, they are taking over the world.

• The next global crises will be over raw materials. The global credit crunch showed us the speed at which things can escalate and reach every corner of the earth. We all know the numbers, now all we have to do is do the math.

• A future that in some aspects takes us a few steps back to the past. We might well see a new rise in protectionism.

• The home market is becoming increasingly important in our globalized world. Protectionism provides one way of assuring that your own country stays ahead of the game.

Is thIs an era of new eras?

Change aCCordIng to Mika Pantzar

• The Western world order is no longer the dominant way. Russian, Indian and Asian social orders, their ways of conducting business, they are taking over the world.

• The next global crises will be over raw materials. The global credit crunch showed us the speed at which things can escalate and reach every corner of the earth. We all know the numbers, now all we have to do is do the math.

• A future that in some aspects takes us a few steps back to the past. We might well see a new rise in protectionism.

• The home market is becoming increasingly important in our globalized world. Protectionism provides one way of assuring that your own country stays ahead of the game.

• On a macro level, examples of this trend are already gaining popularity, grass-root self-sustainability is a growing trend.

Is thIs an era of new eras?

Change aCCordIng to Mika Pantzar

• The Western world order is no longer the dominant way. Russian, Indian and Asian social orders, their ways of conducting business, they are taking over the world.

• The next global crises will be over raw materials. The global credit crunch showed us the speed at which things can escalate and reach every corner of the earth. We all know the numbers, now all we have to do is do the math.

• A future that in some aspects takes us a few steps back to the past. We might well see a new rise in protectionism.

• The home market is becoming increasingly important in our globalized world. Protectionism provides one way of assuring that your own country stays ahead of the game.

• On a macro level, examples of this trend are already gaining popularity, grass-root self-sustainability is a growing trend.

• Much of what we still call management is based on a belief that employees will obey orders. This is history. The way people view work is taking a rather radical leap.

Is thIs an era of new eras?

Change aCCordIng to Mika Pantzar

• The traditional rule-following worker citizen has an opposite, the consumer citizen.

Is thIs an era of new eras?

Change aCCordIng to Mika Pantzar

• The traditional rule-following worker citizen has an opposite, the consumer citizen.

• She does not obey commands.

Is thIs an era of new eras?

Change aCCordIng to Mika Pantzar

• The traditional rule-following worker citizen has an opposite, the consumer citizen.

• She does not obey commands. • She is aware of her own value, suspicious

toward line-organizations and speaks highly of self-leadership.

Is thIs an era of new eras?

Change aCCordIng to Mika Pantzar

• The traditional rule-following worker citizen has an opposite, the consumer citizen.

• She does not obey commands. • She is aware of her own value, suspicious

toward line-organizations and speaks highly of self-leadership.

• She is an individual and by no means as loyal to a company as her mother or grandfather before her.

Is thIs an era of new eras?

Change aCCordIng to Mika Pantzar

• The traditional rule-following worker citizen has an opposite, the consumer citizen.

• She does not obey commands. • She is aware of her own value, suspicious

toward line-organizations and speaks highly of self-leadership.

• She is an individual and by no means as loyal to a company as her mother or grandfather before her.

• To retain her talent, a leader needs to treat her as an equal and make sure she is enjoying herself.

Is thIs an era of new eras?

Change aCCordIng to Mika Pantzar

• The traditional rule-following worker citizen has an opposite, the consumer citizen.

• She does not obey commands. • She is aware of her own value, suspicious

toward line-organizations and speaks highly of self-leadership.

• She is an individual and by no means as loyal to a company as her mother or grandfather before her.

• To retain her talent, a leader needs to treat her as an equal and make sure she is enjoying herself.

• Work environments need to be both productive and enjoyable, even fun.

Is thIs an era of new eras?

Change aCCordIng to Mika Pantzar

• The traditional rule-following worker citizen has an opposite, the consumer citizen.

• She does not obey commands. • She is aware of her own value, suspicious

toward line-organizations and speaks highly of self-leadership.

• She is an individual and by no means as loyal to a company as her mother or grandfather before her.

• To retain her talent, a leader needs to treat her as an equal and make sure she is enjoying herself.

• Work environments need to be both productive and enjoyable, even fun.

• Bosses learn how to entertain and show true empathy.

Is thIs an era of new eras?

Change aCCordIng to stefan einhorn

• Traits such as knowledge, wisdom, love and ethics or kindness, are most meaningful to our existence.

Is thIs an era of new eras?

Change aCCordIng to stefan einhorn

• Traits such as knowledge, wisdom, love and ethics or kindness, are most meaningful to our existence.

• When we look at our world today, it seems changes are taking place in terms of kindness.

Is thIs an era of new eras?

Change aCCordIng to stefan einhorn

• Traits such as knowledge, wisdom, love and ethics or kindness, are most meaningful to our existence.

• When we look at our world today, it seems changes are taking place in terms of kindness.

• Being kind means that you have a wish to do-good to others and the courage to turn this wish into actions. It means the integrity to do the right thing, although it sometimes calls for tough decisions.

Is thIs an era of new eras?

Change aCCordIng to stefan einhorn

• Traits such as knowledge, wisdom, love and ethics or kindness, are most meaningful to our existence.

• When we look at our world today, it seems changes are taking place in terms of kindness.

• Being kind means that you have a wish to do-good to others and the courage to turn this wish into actions. It means the integrity to do the right thing, although it sometimes calls for tough decisions.

• What is really changing in our time is the social acceptance toward being evil. Evil is no longer tolerated – not from individuals or for money-making businesses. We are making a major change toward good.

Is thIs an era of new eras?

Change aCCordIng to stefan einhorn

• Traits such as knowledge, wisdom, love and ethics or kindness, are most meaningful to our existence.

• When we look at our world today, it seems changes are taking place in terms of kindness.

• Being kind means that you have a wish to do-good to others and the courage to turn this wish into actions. It means the integrity to do the right thing, although it sometimes calls for tough decisions.

• What is really changing in our time is the social acceptance toward being evil. Evil is no longer tolerated – not from individuals or for money-making businesses. We are making a major change toward good.

• Ethical matters weigh more and more in investment decisions on the stock markets, for example.

Is thIs an era of new eras?

Change aCCordIng to stefan einhorn

• Traits such as knowledge, wisdom, love and ethics or kindness, are most meaningful to our existence.

• When we look at our world today, it seems changes are taking place in terms of kindness.

• Being kind means that you have a wish to do-good to others and the courage to turn this wish into actions. It means the integrity to do the right thing, although it sometimes calls for tough decisions.

• What is really changing in our time is the social acceptance toward being evil. Evil is no longer tolerated – not from individuals or for money-making businesses. We are making a major change toward good.

• Ethical matters weigh more and more in investment decisions on the stock markets, for example.

• Leaders get better results by doing-good for their employees. Companies make more money and individuals feel better about themselves and their lives.

Is thIs an era of new eras?

Change aCCordIng to stefan einhorn

• Traits such as knowledge, wisdom, love and ethics or kindness, are most meaningful to our existence.

• When we look at our world today, it seems changes are taking place in terms of kindness.

• Being kind means that you have a wish to do-good to others and the courage to turn this wish into actions. It means the integrity to do the right thing, although it sometimes calls for tough decisions.

• What is really changing in our time is the social acceptance toward being evil. Evil is no longer tolerated – not from individuals or for money-making businesses. We are making a major change toward good.

• Ethical matters weigh more and more in investment decisions on the stock markets, for example.

• Leaders get better results by doing-good for their employees. Companies make more money and individuals feel better about themselves and their lives.

• We have the power to do almost anything we wish. Hopefully what we do is choose to be kind.

magazine 2/2011

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