Episodes 15
Avg. Duration 48m
Activity Highly Active
Since Oct 2024
Latest Episode Feb 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Monthly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
46%
Hosting
uudistajat-podcast.new.sites.aalto.fi

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About This Podcast

Driving Renewal is an AI translated version of the "Uudistajat" podcast series, originally in Finnish. This podcast series delves into organizational renewal through conversations with various experts. The goal is to understand what renewal looks like in different work environments, what it entails in practice, and what it requires from us as people. The podcast is originally hosted by Satu Rekonen, a university lecturer at Aalto University's Department of Industrial Engineering and Management. In these episodes, you'll hear Satu, and her podcast guests, speaking in an an AI-generated voice, as we wanted to experiment with an artificial intelligence translation and a text-to-speech service. The editing and sound design for the series were done by Tuomas Ahva: https://www.tuomasahva.net/ Photo: George Atanassov Transcripts of the episodes can be found at: https://www.aalto.fi/en/podcasts/driving-renewal

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Recent Episodes

S2E6 –  Every bit of sparkle has another side to it – guest Nina Nissilä, Kela

Feb 20, 2026 49m

In this episode, my guest is Nina Nissilä, who works at Kela as the Director responsible for IT and shared services. Kela is currently undergoing one of the largest technology transformations in…

S2E5 Live: On Artificial Intelligence, Organizational Renewal, and Leadership in Times of Change – Guest Charlotte Guillou, WithSecure and Tuomas Syrjänen, Futurice

Jan 30, 2026 1h 11m

In this live episode, my guests are familiar faces from the first season: Tuomas Syrjänen, Chief AI Officer at Futurice and one of the company’s founders, and Charlotte Guillou, Chief Culture and…

S2E4: By starting small – Guest Tua Björklund, Aalto Design Factory

Nov 19, 2025 40m

In this episode, my guest is Tua Björklund, Director of Aalto University’s Design Factory and Professor of Product Development. Design Factory is known as a multidisciplinary experimentation and…

S2E3: When you think that the world can be changed – guest Annu Nieminen, Upright Project

Nov 19, 2025 45m

In this episode, my guest is Annu Nieminen, founder and CEO of the data company The Upright Project. Upright has developed a leading mathematical model that measures the impact of companies and…

S2E2 Plumbing and poetry – guest Tuomas Manninen, Finnair Oyj

Jun 10, 2025 54m

In this episode, my guest is Tuomas Manninen, Vice President of Brand and Customer Experience Design at Finnair. With over 20 years of leadership experience in design and customer experience at…

S2E1 To turn left, you sometimes have to steer right – guest Timo Rinne, Sanoma Media

May 26, 2025 43m

In this episode, my guest is Timo Rinne, Vice President in Products at Sanoma Media Finland. Timo has been at the forefront of digital transformation ever since international internet giants began…

S1E9 A change happens within – guest Niklas Nordling, Mercuri Urval

May 19, 2025 46m

In this episode, my guest is Niklas Nordling, a seasoned developer and change leader, and an expert in HR management and organizational development. Niklas works at Mercuri Urval as a senior…

S1E8 Being heard, hearing back – Guest Pia Hannukainen, OP Group

May 19, 2025 45m

In this episode, my guest is Pia Hannukainen, Head of Customer Experience at OP Financial Group. At OP, she leads the development of customer experience across digital channels. Pia has over 15 years…

S1E7 Head first into situations – guest Tuomas Syrjänen, Futurice

May 19, 2025 56m

In this episode, my expert guest is Tuomas Syrjänen, a trailblazer in leveraging data and artificial intelligence and the Chief AI Officer at Futurice. Tuomas is one of the founding members of…

S1E6 Why do we want to change and why do we have to – guest Ilkka Lipasti

May 19, 2025 47m

In this episode, we explore questions such as: What is the leader’s most crucial role in organizational renewal? How can potential resistance to change be proactively addressed? And why is it…

S1E5 Underdog to challenger – guest Juha Äkräs

May 19, 2025 1h 11m

In this episode, my expert guest is Juha Äkräs, co-founder and board member of Hintsa Performance. Juha leads his own leadership consulting firm, which supports organizations in developing collective…

S1E4 Comprehensive Transformation Without Silver Bullets – Guest Olli Salo, McKinsey & Company

Dec 12, 2024 55m

In this episode, my guest is Olli Salo, a partner at McKinsey & Company, with nearly 18 years of experience in leading transformations for large organizations across various industries and…

S1E3 When Everyone Changes How They Act – Guest Marika Parvinen, OP Financial Group

Dec 12, 2024 45m

In this episode, our expert guest is Marika Parvinen, Head of Renewal at OP Financial Group, who shares her experiences from OP’s transformation journey toward an agile way of working and scaling it…

S1E2 Show Interest in People’s Experiences in Times of Change – Guest Charlotte Guillou, WithSecure

Dec 12, 2024 30m

n this episode, we explore questions such as: How can organizations support human-centered renewal? How can the root causes of resistance to change be identified and understood? And how can leaders…

S1E1 Always Ready, Never Finished – Guest Tiina Tuulos, Futurice

Oct 24, 2024 43m

The pilot episode of the Driving Renewal podcast delves into questions such as: Where does the need for organizational renewal come from? What factors promote renewal in different organizations? And…

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Driving Renewal has published 15 episodes since October 2024, covering topics in Business, Education.

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