Alf Rehn
| Alf Rehn | |
|---|---|
 Rehn at Turku Food and Wine Fair, 2012. | |
| Born |
March 21, 1972 Turku |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Alma mater | Royal Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Professor, author, speaker |
| Website |
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Alf Rehn is a Finnish professor, author and speaker based in Finland. He currently holds the Chair of Management and Organization at Åbo Akademi University in Finland.[1] 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 2011.[2]
Career
After completing his doctorate in industrial management in 2002, he started teaching at the Royal Institute of Technology and later become the SSES 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.[3]
Rehn frequently keynotes corporate and other events,[4][5] including TEDx-events[6] and Ciudad de las Ideas. He is also a frequent columnist and media commentator.[7]
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.[8][9] The book has been translated into eight languages.[10][11]
Personal life
He currently lives in both Finland and Denmark.[3]
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.[2] 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.[12]
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)
References
- ↑ "Alf Rehn väittää vastaan - nämä eivät ole yleispäteviä totuuksia". Talouselama. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- 1 2 "Uusi Thinkers 50 julkistettu: Alf Rehn toistamiseen mukana Guru Radar -poiminnoissa". Nordic Business Forum. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- 1 2 "Professor Alf Rehn". ICF Global. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ↑ "Alf Rehn: Luovuus katoaa Angry Birdsia kopioimalla". DigiToday. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ↑ "Unternehmen sind gut darin, Ideen zu zerstören". Haufe. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ↑ "Alf Rehn puhui muutoksesta ja mummoista". Pirkanmaa. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ↑ "Alf Rehn 2013". Ciudadd de Las Ideas. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "Framtien Personliga Foeretag Och Farliga Ideer". Handelskammaren. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ↑ "Provokateur Alf Rehn über echte Kreativität – Gefährliche Ideen: Von der Macht des ungehemmten Denkens". Coundlumbus. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ↑ "Alf Rehn: Hyvä idea suututtaa aina jonkun". YLE. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ↑ "Åbo Akademi University, Professor Alf Rehn is concerned that only smartphone applications are considered creative products". Economic Times. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ↑ "Mainostoimisto pestasi professori Alf Rehnin". Talous Sanomat. Retrieved 17 January 2015.