DRIVING SOCIAL AND CORPORATE VALUE

THROUGH DIVERSITY AND KNOWLEDGE

Project Management Forum, 19.5.2016Dr Linda Laatikainen, COO, Rinnekoti Foundation

How important are diversity and knowledge in teams?

Diversity

(personality, education, ethnicity, age, gender, )

Low High

Knowledge

(amount, level,

breadth)

Low

High Solving a complex problem

Pushing your own agenda

Completing a specialized task

Exploring and brainstorming

True

Success

today

Diversity: Personality

How can you

build on your

team’s strengths?

Diversity: Geography

How can you take advantage of virtual teams and cultural differences?

Diversity: Gender

Diversity: Age & EducationLife experience

Contenteducation

and

experience

Project education

and

experience

Knowledge

management

Process

management

”The big

picture”

Knowledge ≠ Truth

Me

Society

Understanding

Science

Truth

Knowledge = Team dialogue

LOGICAL

ARGUMENTATION

INNOVATION

EVIDENCE-BASED

DECISION MAKING

GOAL/SOLUTION

ORIENTATION

RESPONSIBILITY

Literal knowledge protectionEU's new data protection rules impact every entity

that holds or uses European personal data both

inside and outside of Europe. Financial penalties

up to €20m or 4% of annual worldwide turnover.

Nordic nationals have strong trust in research

and government (data storage & transfer).

Privacy is a fundamental human right.

BUSINESS GAIN

OBLIGATION

TRANSPARENCY

Intellectual property rights, patents and value

of intangible assets.

Competitive edge: security, innovation,

attracting, building and retaining best talent.

Wikileaks, Panama, Snowden.

Cayman islands, Jersey, Luxembourg.

Volkswagen, Nokia tyres, Mitsubishi.

Fast-track knowledge in & out

Could open

source be an

option for you?

How can you

diversity and

renew your

talent?

Society

What tools could

enable more

efficient knowledge

flow?

Vesala:

-Simplify & demystify

-Brand & build

Corporate and social value

Social enterprises

Private sector

Public sector

Charities

Diversity Knowledge

Many wish for change, but few want to change themselves.

Yet when I change, everything changes.

Knowledge and diversity is the key.