Antti Pitkänen

Antti Pitkänen

Finland
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Antti Pitkänen is an award-winning design leader with 20 years of professional experience leading multidisciplinary design projects through collaborative networks from strategy to implementation in spatial, product, brand and service design.

As the Co-founder, Chief Experience Officer (CXO) and Chairman of the Board of Agile Work, his role is to develop the company's products and service offerings and guide its strategy and culture. He orchestrates and curates the holistic employee-, workplace- and the customer experience in customer projects to support companies' future direction and growth.

Antti holds an MA in Industrial and Strategic Design with International Design Business Management from Aalto University, with previous studies in the UK and Spain. He also holds an active relationship with academic institutions and has been invited lecturer and student project mentor at various programmes and universities.

Until recently , Antti was the Chairman of the board of the IFMA Finland Chapter and part of the leadership group of WE Workplace Evolutionaries, through which he shares insights on the future of work and workplaces. Antti also actively participates in the workplace and design community through expert panels, keynote presentations and as a jury member at national and international design awards.

In the past, he has also co-founded and acted as a member of the Finnish Design Business Association board and managed the Design ROI- research project. With a team of researchers from Aalto University, he developed a methodology and tool to measure the economic impact of design.

During his career, he has worked with over +70 companies on over +100 international projects. Over the years, he has worked with many leading companies in their sectors, such as Nokia, Rovio, Comptel, Sanitec, GE Healthcare, Renfe, Navteq, Martela, Danfoss, Biogena, Vaisala and Airbus.

Antti’s approach to design leadership is methodological, collaborative, process and business centred. He believes in the ability of design to resolve practical problems that delight the users and facilitate organisational and wider societal transformation.

On a personal level, He is a Finn with a Spanish twist that enjoys combining the best of different worlds and cultures. Beyond family responsibilities, he has launched Finland's first handcrafted vermouth in his spare time, produced by The Vermutti Company, which he co-founded in 2021.

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Experience

  • Agile Work Graphic

    Agile Work

    Helsinki Metropolitan Area

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    Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland

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    Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland

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    Helsinki Area, Finland

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    Helsinki Area, Finland

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    Finland

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    Finland

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    Madrid Area, Spain

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Education

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    - International Design Business Management (IDBM) Programme 2005-2008, project work for Nokia
    - Invited Overseas Designers Programme, Oribe Design Centre, Japan. 2006-2007

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    - Exchange to University of Techno Bangmut, Bangkok, Thailand

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Publications

  • The Finnish workplace approach to coping with the COVID-19 pandemic

    Henry Stewart Publications

    Finland and Finnish organisations have been coping well with the COVID-19 pandemic when it comes to business continuity, economic effects and health issues. This paper shares some of the key learnings, context and practical ideas from Finnish companies and culture on how to thrive during moments of turmoil.
    #CREJ #COVID-19, pandemic, #workplace, #workenvironment, #Finland, #workculture, #resilience, #trust, #digital #tools, #flexiblework, #wellbeing

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  • Muotoile Suomi -ohjelman väliarviointi

    Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö

    Muotoiluohjelman toteutusaikana muotoilun käsite on laajentunut. Samalla muotoiluun liittyviä uusia ilmiöitä on syntynyt ja muotoilun merkitys muutoksen tekijänä on lisääntynyt. Väliarvioinnissa tarkasteltujen aineistojen valossa muotoilu on ohjelman toteutusaikana vakiinnuttanut asemaansa osana suomalaista elinkeino- ja innovaatiopolitiikkaa. Muotoiluosaamisen käyttö on vahvistunut julkisella sektorilla, erityisesti niin kutsutuissa edelläkävijäkunnissa ja valtionhallinnossa. Se ei kuitenkaan…

    Muotoiluohjelman toteutusaikana muotoilun käsite on laajentunut. Samalla muotoiluun liittyviä uusia ilmiöitä on syntynyt ja muotoilun merkitys muutoksen tekijänä on lisääntynyt. Väliarvioinnissa tarkasteltujen aineistojen valossa muotoilu on ohjelman toteutusaikana vakiinnuttanut asemaansa osana suomalaista elinkeino- ja innovaatiopolitiikkaa. Muotoiluosaamisen käyttö on vahvistunut julkisella sektorilla, erityisesti niin kutsutuissa edelläkävijäkunnissa ja valtionhallinnossa. Se ei kuitenkaan ole odotetulla tavalla edennyt strategisen päätöksenteon tasolla yrityksissä ja julkisella sektorilla

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  • Forerunning innovation support in the field of non-technological innovation. Evaluation of Non-technological Programmes.

    Tekes Report 2/2016.

    This is the evaluation of non-technological programmes of Tekes, which was carried out between February and May 2016 by Owal Group Ltd. Antti Pitkänen (S.E.O.S Design Ltd), Rama Gheerhawo and Leevi Parsama have also con- tributed to the evaluation. The evaluation focused on three programmes Muoto (2002–2005), Liito (2006–2010) and Serve (2007–2013).
    The evaluation has focused on overall review of op- erating environment of the programmes and comparison between Finnish programmes and some…

    This is the evaluation of non-technological programmes of Tekes, which was carried out between February and May 2016 by Owal Group Ltd. Antti Pitkänen (S.E.O.S Design Ltd), Rama Gheerhawo and Leevi Parsama have also con- tributed to the evaluation. The evaluation focused on three programmes Muoto (2002–2005), Liito (2006–2010) and Serve (2007–2013).
    The evaluation has focused on overall review of op- erating environment of the programmes and comparison between Finnish programmes and some other countries. For Serve and Liito, the achieved results, relevance and effi- ciency is analysed. For Liito and Muoto, an impact analysis is made. Conclusions and recommendations in Chapter 2 are structured in two parts. Firstly, we look at what are the learnings from the programme for innovation policies and activities in more general sense and second part focuses more in the activities inside Tekes.
    Introducti1on
    The evaluation design combined realistic evaluation and service design thinking. As we are dealing with subjects that were new to Tekes, and to some extent to the partic- ipant companies, most of the available data is qualitative by its nature.
    This report consists of five main chapters. Chapter two presents key conclusions and recommendations from what can be learned from the non-technological programmes. Chapter three describes the programmes and discusses their context. Chapter four includes main findings from desk review and interviews concerning Liito and Serve programmes, and chapter five includes findings and case examples of the impacts of Muoto and Liito programmes. Chapter six describes related development phases in other countries.

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  • Muotoiluajattelu

    Teknologiateollisuus

    Muotoiluajattelu -kirja antaa puheenvuoron muotoilusta ja muotoiluajattelusta sen pitkäaikaisille toimijoille ja kehittäjille. Kirja taustoittaa muotoiluajattelua, julkisten palveluiden muotoilua, muotoilua aluekehittämisessä sekä muotoiluajattelua kansainvälisenä toimintana.
    Muotoiluajattelu-kirja on suunnattu sekä yrityksille auttamaan muotoilun hyödyntämisessä, kilpailukyvyn lisäämisessä ja arvon luomisessa muotoilun avulla että muotoiluopetuksen peruslukemiseksi. Kirjan kirjoittajat ovat…

    Muotoiluajattelu -kirja antaa puheenvuoron muotoilusta ja muotoiluajattelusta sen pitkäaikaisille toimijoille ja kehittäjille. Kirja taustoittaa muotoiluajattelua, julkisten palveluiden muotoilua, muotoilua aluekehittämisessä sekä muotoiluajattelua kansainvälisenä toimintana.
    Muotoiluajattelu-kirja on suunnattu sekä yrityksille auttamaan muotoilun hyödyntämisessä, kilpailukyvyn lisäämisessä ja arvon luomisessa muotoilun avulla että muotoiluopetuksen peruslukemiseksi. Kirjan kirjoittajat ovat eturivin muotoilijoita ja muotoiluajattelijoita.
    Kirja esittelee muotoiluajattelua erilaisista näkökulmista konkreettisten case-esittelyjen ja puheenvuorojen avulla: Mitä muotoiluajattelu on? Kuinka sitä mitataan? Miten sitä kehitetään osana yrityksen liiketoimintaa? Miten muotoilu on tuottamassa arvoa yrityksen toimintaan?
    Kirja nostaa esiin myös muotoiluajattelua taustoittavia artikkeleita. Muotoiluajattelua tuodaan esiin alueellisen innovaatiotoiminnan, aluekehittämisen ja alueiden yritysten näkökulmasta. Yritykset ja muotoilijat puolestaan tuovat muotoiluajattelun konkreettiselle tasolle:
    Miten muotoilu on hyödyttänyt yritysten toimintaa ja kilpailukykyä? Miten muotoiluajattelu on parantanut yrityksen toimintaedellytyksiä ja kasvua? Muotoiluajattelua esitellään myös kansainvälisen kilpailukyvyn kasvattamisen näkökulmasta. Muotoiluajattelu on kansainvälinen ilmiö, mutta myös keino suomalaisille yrityksille kilpailla markkinoista maailmalla.
    Lisätietoja: kristiina.kaski(a)teknologiateollisuus.fi

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  • Design ROI - Measurable Design

    © Design ROI Research Project 2012

    The Design ROI project was a research project conducted between September 2011 and September 2012 with the aim of developing a model and a set of metrics for measuring the return on investments in design.
    The project was funded by Aalto University, the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (Tekes) and fifteen member agencies of the Finnish Design Business Association (FDBA).
    DROI – Measurable Design is a summary of the information gathered, the main findings and the…

    The Design ROI project was a research project conducted between September 2011 and September 2012 with the aim of developing a model and a set of metrics for measuring the return on investments in design.
    The project was funded by Aalto University, the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (Tekes) and fifteen member agencies of the Finnish Design Business Association (FDBA).
    DROI – Measurable Design is a summary of the information gathered, the main findings and the solutions developed during the research project.

    The original project report was published in Finnish in October 2012. Publication and translation was funded by the Arts Promotion Centre Finland

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  • The Finnish Design ROI Project

    SEE Platform

    Assessing the impact of design is a worldwide challenge and a subject of research interest.
    What better way to argue for the benefits of investing in design than with reference to
    robust facts and statistics? However, design return on investment (ROI) is relatively
    under researched. On this premise, in 2011, the Finnish Design Business Association
    (FDBA), Aalto University and Tekes - the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and
    Innovation, launched a research project with the…

    Assessing the impact of design is a worldwide challenge and a subject of research interest.
    What better way to argue for the benefits of investing in design than with reference to
    robust facts and statistics? However, design return on investment (ROI) is relatively
    under researched. On this premise, in 2011, the Finnish Design Business Association
    (FDBA), Aalto University and Tekes - the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and
    Innovation, launched a research project with the ambition of developing a methodology
    and tool to measure the ROI of design. Here Anne Veinola (communications manager at
    Design Forum Finland - the national design promotion organisation), and Antti Pitkänen
    (managing director of Seos Design, founding member and board member of the FDBA and project manager of the research team at Aalto University) present the first stage of the project, a review of previous research, a framework of assessment and the first version of the Design ROI tool.

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  • Design ROI – Mitattavaa muotoilua

    © Design ROI Tutkimusprojekti 2012

    Design ROI -tutkimusprojekti on aikajaksolla 09/2011-09/2012 toteutettu hanke, jonka tarkoituksena on ollut kehittää malli sekä mittaristo muotoiluinvestointien hyötyjen mittaamiseen.
    Hankkeen rahoittivat Aalto-yliopisto,Teknologian ja innovaatioiden tutkimuskeskus Tekes sekä Suomen Muotoilutoimistot ry:n (FDBA) 15 jäsentoimistoa.
    Design ROI - Mitattavaa muotoilua on yhteenveto tutkimushankkeen aikana kerätystä tiedosta, keskeisimmistä löydöksistä ja kehitetyistä ratkaisuista.

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Projects

  • Pr and communications campaign Design ROI

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    The objective of the campaign was to communicate and improve the understanding of the benefits and economic impact of design investments to professional customers and economic life. The project main focus was on the association’s research project Design ROI, which developed a prototype of a tool for companies and design agencies for measuring and predicting financial outcomes of design. It was funded by Aalto University, TEKES – The Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation and…

    The objective of the campaign was to communicate and improve the understanding of the benefits and economic impact of design investments to professional customers and economic life. The project main focus was on the association’s research project Design ROI, which developed a prototype of a tool for companies and design agencies for measuring and predicting financial outcomes of design. It was funded by Aalto University, TEKES – The Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation and fifteen members of the Finnish Design Business Association. The pr campaign in cooperation with the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 and communications agency Miltton. Budget 300 000 €

    Successfull launch of results of the research project Design ROI at Restaurant Yume (Helsinki) 25.10.2012 with attendance of 108. Representatives of some of these organisations:: Nokia, TEM, Helsingin kaupunki, Deloitte, SRV, TEKES, Kone, Outotec, Martela, Ornamo, World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 etc.

    Design ROI media hits in following media publications: Kauppalehti 29.10.2012, Yrittäjäsanomat joulukuu 2012, Dezeen.com 25.10.2012, Ornamo jäsenlehti 6/2012 and BEDA –The Bureau of European Design Associations newsletter Winter 2012

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Languages

  • Finnish

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  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • German

    Limited working proficiency

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