WORKGROUP WRAP-UP

WORKGROUP 1: HOW TO IDENTIFY THE

‘RIGHT’ TRENDS AND TRANSLATE

TRENDS INTO STRATEGY, ACTION AND

OPPORTUNITIES?

Chairman: Seppo Heikura, Fonecta

Secretary: Risto Savolainen, Spinverse

WORKGROUP 1: HOW TO IDENTIFY THE ‘RIGHT’

TRENDS AND TRANSLATE TRENDS INTO

STRATEGY, ACTION AND OPPORTUNITIES?

Seppo Heikura, Fonecta

Risto Savolainen, Spinverse

Antti Nivala, M-Files

Mari Tuomaala, Gasum Oy

Matti Sommarberg, Kalmar / Cargotec

Tapani Alasaarela, BroadBit Batteries Oy

Timo Koskinen, IBM Finland

WORKGROUP 1: HOW TO IDENTIFY THE ‘RIGHT’

TRENDS AND TRANSLATE TRENDS INTO

STRATEGY, ACTION AND OPPORTUNITIES?

• Trend cannot be identified too early, but actions might be wrongly timed: recognise + utilize

• Combining trend, customer need and business idea is essential

• Understanding impact into current business and overcoming the issues potentially arising from that

• Technology does not do nothing by itself. Identification of needed capabilities and shortening development cycle critical

WORKGROUP 2: HOW TO DO OPEN

INNOVATION WITH VALUE CHAIN

PARTNERS?

Chairman: Kari Sillanpää, Meyer Turku

Secretary: Markku Heino, Spinverse

WORKGROUP 2: HOW TO DO OPEN INNOVATION

WITH VALUE CHAIN PARTNERS?

Kari Sillanpää, Meyer Turku

Markku Heino, Spinverse

Antti Helminen, Premix Oy

Duncan Mayes, Stora Enso Oyj

Janne Heikkinen, Innofactor

Oleg Podsechin,Toughbyte

Tomas Hedenborg, Fastems Oy Ab

Ulla Reiman, Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions Oy

WORKGROUP 2: HOW TO DO OPEN INNOVATION

WITH VALUE CHAIN PARTNERS?

• For open innovation– recognize common ”big” need/challenge

for more than one player(= common nominator &trigger for OI)

• Open innovation should not be done only with current value chain– Who should be the key partners?– Where to get disruptive ideas?– Create a stakeholder map

• Dont get stuck in your existing value chains!– Open innovation within ecosystems

WORKGROUP 3: HOW TO IDENTIFY

RELEVANT STARTUPS OR

CORPORATIONS FOR COLLABORATION?

Chairman: Tarja Korvenoja, Borealis

Secretary: Laura Koponen, Spinverse

WORKGROUP 3: HOW TO IDENTIFY

RELEVANT STARTUPS OR CORPORATIONS

FOR COLLABORATION?

Tarja Korvenoja, Borealis

Laura Koponen, Spinverse

Janne Ignatius, CSC - IT Center for Science Ltd.

Jarmo Kahala, SLT Oy

Roope Tassberg, TBG-Networks

Tero Kärkkäinen, TreLab Oy

Timo Aspelin, KPA Unicon

Oleg Podsechin, Toughbyte

WORKGROUP 3: HOW TO IDENTIFY RELEVANT

STARTUPS OR CORPORATIONS FOR

COLLABORATION?

• We are moving more towards Software tools (Linkedin, Meetup.com, “Tinder”, google analystics) and events (hackathons, slush, exhibitions, EU-info days) to find a partners

– Still Collaboration happens between people and it is important talk.

• Challenge: Partnering is a trend. Important to understand why you are doing it.

• Action item1. Next time you meet a new potential partner: Consider the partner as equal. At least for while.

2. Turn your [SAP] vendor list into a “work with partners” - process instead

WORKGROUP 4: WHAT CHARACTERIZES

A CULTURE OF INNOVATION AND HOW TO

STIMULATE CREATIVITY?

Chairman: Vlad Grigore, Efore

Secretary: Mikko Salminen, Spinverse

WORKGROUP 4: WHAT CHARACTERIZES A

CULTURE OF INNOVATION AND HOW TO

STIMULATE CREATIVITY??

Vlad Grigore, Efore

Mikko J. Salminen, Spinverse

Aki Siponen, Microsoft

Carl-Gustav Berg, Kumera

Gustaf Järnefelt, Nexstim

Markku Leskelä, Metsä Board

Markku Rossi, SSH Communications Security

Tuukka Ryynänen, Teknos

WORKGROUP 4: WHAT CHARACTERIZES A

CULTURE OF INNOVATION AND HOW TO

STIMULATE CREATIVITY?

• Openness starting from top management.

• You are allowed or endorsed to disagree!

• Positive stress, fighting spirit.

• Encounters of people, ideas and thing. Both inside the company, with other companies and other industries.

• Creativity has to be on the corporate agenda.

• Facilities, tools and culture, like “creativity time” has to support creativity.

• Recognition and rewarding.

WORKGROUP 5: HOW TO BUILD A

CULTURE OF INNOVATION IN A BIG

DIVERSIFIED FIRM?

Chairman: Reijo Salonen, Orion

Secretary: Riikka Paasikivi, Spinverse

WORKGROUP 5: HOW TO BUILD A CULTURE

OF INNOVATION IN A BIG DIVERSIFIED FIRM?

Reijo Salonen, Orion

Christopher Ridgewell, AW-Energy Ltd

Jyrki Ovaska, UPM

Teemu Moisala, Futurice

Riikka Paasikivi, Spinverse

Andras Kovacs, BroadBit Batteries Oy

Ilkka Varjos, Canatu

Jaakko Ala-Paavola, Etteplan Oyj

Veikko Ylimartimo, Tosibox Oy

1. GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED• A Deliberate decision was made to go to the culture of innovation,

and given 10 years to build that• Everyone was engaged in the design of the culture of Innovation

2. IDENTIFIED KEY CHALLENGES• Business in different stages; declining, growing, new businesses -

innovation has different roles in different cases • Making choices between short term (operative issues) goals and

longer term (innovation) goals.

3. ACTION ITEM For THE CTO Community -• Create a culture - “You are allowed to fail” - which brings radical

innovations. • Top management should explain what is expected from the

innovation culture and give their full support

WORKGROUP 6: BEING A START-UP

INSIDE A CORPORATE - HOW DOES IT

WORK?

Chairman: Indrajit Chaudhuri, Tecnotree

Secretary: Eeva Viinikka, Spinverse

WORKGROUP 6: BEING A START-UP INSIDE

A CORPORATION - HOW DOES IT WORK?

Indrajit Chaudhuri, TecnotreeEeva Viinikka, Spinverse

Atte Haapalinna, Okmetic

Erkki Seppäläinen, Skunk Developments Oy

Hannu Kokko, Basware

Jaakko Riihinen, QPR Software Oyj

Reetta Kivelä, Gold&Green Foods

Ville Herva, Bolt.works

WORKGROUP 6: BEING A START-UP INSIDE A

CORPORATE - HOW DOES IT WORK?

• Innovation can happen in a very agile way –

intrapreneurship requires strategic direction and

freedom matched with risk appetite

• Challenges: Corporate governance model,

commitment, freedom, hunger for success, incentives

• CTO should maintain decent level of scanning

&screening the portfolio

• CTOs maintain some risk appetite to have positive

BUZZ

THANK YOU!