Alf Rehn

Alf Rehn
Born (1972-03-21) March 21, 1972 (age 52)
Turku
NationalityFinnish
Alma materRoyal Institute of Technology
Occupation(s)Professor, author, speaker
Children3
Websitealfrehn.com

Alf Rehn (born 1972) is a Finnish professor, author and speaker based in Denmark.[1] He was previously the Chair of Management and Organization at Åbo Akademi University in Finland.[2] Currently, he is a Professor of Innovation, Design, and Management at the University of Southern Denmark. Rehn works as a columnist, and sits on the board of directors for several companies, including Veikkaus.

Rehn was listed as #13 on the 2009 Thinkers 50, in the "Up and Coming Business Thinkers” list. He was listed for a second time in 2011.[3]

Career

After completing his doctorate in industrial management in 2002, he started teaching at the Royal Institute of Technology and later become the Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the institute. Since 2004, he has been the chair of management and organization at Åbo Akademi University, and still holds the position. At the time, he was the youngest chair in Finland.[4] Currently, he is a professor of innovation, design, and management at SDU-the University of Southern Denmark. [1]

Rehn frequently keynotes corporate and other events,[5][6] including TEDx-events[7] and Ciudad de las Ideas. He is also a frequent columnist and media commentator.[8]

Books

Rehn has published several books, articles and columns. In 2011, he published the book Dangerous Ideas: When Provocative Thinking Becomes Your Most Valuable Asset, which discusses how creative ideas are perceived initially as dangerous and inappropriate.[9][10] The book has been translated into eight languages.[11][12] He published the Johtajuuden Ristiriidat in 2018, which is about leadership conflicts.[13] In 2019, Rehn published a book Innovation for the Fatigued: how to build a culture of deep creativity.[14]

Personal life

He currently lives in Denmark.[15] and has three children. [16]

Awards and honors

Rehn was listed as #13 on the 2009 Thinkers 50, in the "Up and Coming Business Thinkers” list. In 2011, he was named on the list for a second time.[3] In the 2012 Finnish Thinkers 20-list, published by Nordic Business Report magazine, he was rated third among business thinkers in Finland. He was voted Speaker of the Year in Finland in 2010.[17]

Bibliography

  • Polygonmakarna – Spelbranschens Högteknologiska Upplevelseekonomi (The Polygon Makers – The Gaming Industry as a High-tech Experience Economy) (2003)
  • Resan, Jobbet Och Metafysiken – Projektledning Och Tidens Problem (Travel, Toil and Metaphysics – Project Management and the Problem of Time) (2004)
  • The Serious Unreal – Notes on Business and Frivolity (2004)
  • Företagsekonomin och “La Trahison des Clercs” (Business Studies and the Treason of the Intellectuals) (2006)
  • The Scholar's Progress – Essays on Academic Life and Survival (2006)
  • Gåvan Idag – Altruismen och den Moderna Ekonomin (The Gift Today – Altruism and Modern Economy) (2006)
  • Vad är Företagsekonomi? (What is Business Studies?) (2007)
  • För Företagsekonomin/Business, Rehnt ut Sagt (For Business Studies) (2009)
  • Makt (Power) (2009)
  • Farliga Idéer (Dangerous Ideas) (2011)
  • Suunnaton Suomi (2012)
  • Trendspotting – The Basics (2013)
  • Frivolous Business – Essays on Excess, Play and Pataphysics in Economy (2013)
  • Unelmien Talous (2014)
  • Innovation. Malmö: Liber (2017)
  • Johtajuuden ristiriidat Jyväskylä: Docendo (2018)
  • Ledarskapsparadoxen. Stockholm: Volante (2019)
  • Innovation for the Fatigued: How to Build a Culture of Deep Creativity (2019)

References

  1. ^ a b Kaj, Sanna (14 December 2020). "Huippusuosittu puhuja Alf Rehn jännitti kovasti ensimmäisiä luentojaan – sitten hän keksi, miten pelosta pääsee eroon". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish).
  2. ^ "Alf Rehn väittää vastaan - nämä eivät ole yleispäteviä totuuksia". Talouselama. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Uusi Thinkers 50 julkistettu: Alf Rehn toistamiseen mukana Guru Radar -poiminnoissa". Nordic Business Forum. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Professor Alf Rehn". ICF Global. Archived from the original on 2015-01-19. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Alf Rehn: Luovuus katoaa Angry Birdsia kopioimalla". DigiToday. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Unternehmen sind gut darin, Ideen zu zerstören". Haufe. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Alf Rehn puhui muutoksesta ja mummoista". Pirkanmaa. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Alf Rehn 2013". Ciudadd de Las Ideas. Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Framtien Personliga Foeretag Och Farliga Ideer". Handelskammaren. Archived from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  10. ^ "Provokateur Alf Rehn über echte Kreativität – Gefährliche Ideen: Von der Macht des ungehemmten Denkens". Coundlumbus. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Alf Rehn: Hyvä idea suututtaa aina jonkun". YLE. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  12. ^ "Åbo Akademi University, Professor Alf Rehn is concerned that only smartphone applications are considered creative products". Economic Times. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  13. ^ Harald, Patrik. "Alf Rehn i ny bok: Ledarskap är fullt av paradoxer". www.hbl.fi (in Swedish).
  14. ^ Dillon, Frank. "Innovation: too much talk and not enough thinking". The Irish Times.
  15. ^ "Näin Tanskassa asuva suomalaisprofessori vertaa maiden suhtautumista koronaan – "Luoja kuinka paljon he rakastavatkaan maataan"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 15 March 2021.
  16. ^ Kaj, Sanna (14 December 2020). "Huippusuosittu puhuja Alf Rehn jännitti kovasti ensimmäisiä luentojaan – sitten hän keksi, miten pelosta pääsee eroon". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish).
  17. ^ "Mainostoimisto pestasi professori Alf Rehnin". Talous Sanomat. Retrieved 17 January 2015.

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