立教大学

Miikka J. Lehtonen
Specially Appointed Associate Professor

2014 – D.Sc. (Econ.), Aalto University School of Business (Finland)

Miikka J. LehtonenSpecially Appointed Associate Professor

2014 – D.Sc. (Econ.), Aalto University School of Business (Finland)

I am one of the co-founders of the award-winning Nordic Rebels movement and I received my Ph.D. from Aalto University School of Business (Finland) in 2014. Previously, I worked as an assistant professor and head of strategic design management concentration at Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation (UAE), assistant professor at The University of Tokyo’s multidisciplinary unit i.school (2014-2017), and as a visiting assistant professor at Aalto University (School of Business and School of Arts, Design and Architecture, 2016-2019).

Specialized field

Visual methodologies and knowledge production, management and creativity in game companies, design practices and management in contemporary organizations, and (blended) design pedagogies.

Current Position

Department of Global Business

Educational background

2009 – M.Sc.(Econ.), Helsinki School of Economics (Finland)

Major Research Achievements

Lehtonen, M. J. (2024). Visualizing embodied experiences: drawing as a form of reflective inquiry informed by Gestalt art therapy. British Journal of Management, 35(1), 52-67.
Lehtonen, M. J., Gustafsson, R. & Hassan, L. (2023). The multiplex of value creation and capture logics in the video game industry: An integrative review of 20 years of studies and a future research agenda. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 193, 122756.
Lehtonen, M. J. & Putkonen, S. (2023). Towards “strong” multimodality: how graphic novels can help us rethink modes. Journal of Management Inquiry.
Saintot, V. & Lehtonen, M. J. (2023). Transcendental and material silence: a multimodal study on silence in team meetings. Journal of Management Inquiry.
Koveshnikov, A., Lehtonen, M. J. & Wechtler, H. (2022). Expatriates on the run: The psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on expatriates’ host country withdrawal intentions. International Business Review.

Award Funding

Spring 2019 – Best inclusive and flexible eLearning or blended learning practices 2019, TINEL award
Spring 2019 – Danish Design Award, Better Learning category
Spring 2019 – Course of the Year, Aalto University School of Business
Autumn 2017 – Teaching excellence award (IDBM), Aalto University
June 2014 – Academy of International Business Annual Meeting (Vancouver, Canada), Best Reviewer Award

Professional Activities

Autumn 2019 – Nordic Rebels co-founder
Spring 2018 – Country representative, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
Spring 2017 – Aalto University representative, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
Spring 2016 – spring 2017 – Member of the University Wide Art Studies steering group, Aalto University
October 2015 – She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation, member of the Peer Review Collegium
May 2014 – International Journal of Business Communication, member of the Editorial Board (have also reviewed manuscript submissions for the journal in the past)

Interview media

Blended learning, Aalto University Magazine, April 2019.
Cooperation creates value for students and the City of Mikkeli, Aalto University, March 2021.
How design can transform a post-pandemic UAE. The National 19 June 2020.
Re-imagining Japan? Focus on the youth. The Japan Times 16 August 2017.
Be rebellious! How ANA is Utilizing Design Thinking to Connect its Past with its Future. This is Design Thinking! blog 12 December 2016.

Books

Lehtonen, M. J., Kauppinen, T. & Sivula, L. (Eds.) (2023). Design education across disciplines: Transformative learning experiences for the 21st century. Palgrave Macmillan.

Karjalainen, T-M., Lehtonen, M. J. & Niipola, J. (Eds.) (2014) The Playing Finn: Stories on successful game development and music export. Talentum.

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