Upcoming presentation at IS554 PhD Conference
28 May 2009 in AnnouncementsI will give an update on my PhD thesis project on 23 June 2009 at LSE DoM ISIG IS554 PhD Conference.
The British Scholarships Award Ceremony 2009
18 May 2009 in Events, NotesThe British Scholarships is a small but effective program that supports Finnish students’ postgraduate studies in the UK. I like the program (not only because they gave me some money in 2006) and was happy to give a short speech at the annual award ceremony on 11 May hosted by HMA Dr Valerie Caton at the British Embassy in Helsinki. In my address I made a simple argument why it is important both for the Finnish public sector and the business community to send young Finns to study degrees abroad. You can download my speaking notes from here.
Social entrepreneurship in Finland - a view from the UK
11 May 2009 in Events, Think piecesSocial entrepreneurship is an increasingly discussed topic in Finland. The Finnish society has traditionally incorporated an extensive public sector, which has, to some degree, monopolized initiative for societal renewal. The public sector squeeze since 1980s, citizens’ changing attitudes towards employment and consumption and, of course, the current economic recession has, however, motivated a search for new mechanisms that could provide solutions for the challenges of the 21st century. I jotted down few thoughts (in Finnish, sorry) on the topic for a mini-seminar organized by Demos Helsinki think tank on 4 May 2009.
Upcoming presentation at ECIS 2009
9 May 2009 in Announcements, EventsI will present the paper Exploring the impact of real-time communication on media choice in the context of distributed work (with Benjamin Eaton from LSE) at the 17th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) on Monday, 8 June 2009 in Verona, Italy.
Workshop about peer-fundraising
3 May 2009 in Events, NotesI recently joined a discussion on peer-to-peer banking in an informal workshop hosted by Demos Helsinki. To begin with, I am a total amateur on the topic. Fortunately there were people present who actually knew something about peer-to-peer lending and funding. These are the introductory notes I prepared for the event. The workshop documentation can be found from here.
Collaborative Innovation Learning Day
18 September 2008 in EventsI will be speaking on Social Innovation Camp at Collaborative Innovation Learning Day on 18 September. The workshop is organized by NESTA with an aim to understand themes cutting across various approaches to social and collaborative innovation.
Report on the first Social Innovation Camp
17 September 2008 in Events, PublicationsReport on the first Social Innovation Camp: Organising the moment of self-organisation is now available for download.
2gether08 festival
6 July 2008 in EventsI was speaking on the first Social Innovation Camp in 2gether08 festival on 3 July. The session “Ideas into Action: What Comes Next” was organized by NESTA. You can download my speaking notes and slides.
Triangular Post-Graduate Conference 2008: I will try to sneak in also next year…
24 June 2008 in Events, NotesI attended 5–6 June the Triangular Post-Graduate Conference 2008 organized jointly by University College Dublin, Lancaster University and Cambridge University. If you are doing a Ph.D. in information systems and looking for constructive critique on your project try to sneak in next year. Why? Read more »
Organizing control in real-time environment: The use of RTC tools in an educational startup
1 June 2008 in Events, PublicationsThis is a conference paper for the 24th EGOS Colloquium at Vrije University Amsterdam 10–12 July 2008. The paper discusses some preliminary findings from the first interviews and observation sessions for my Ph.D. thesis. Read more »
