My current research and consulting focus on participation and self-management in strategy processes, exploring how organizations can navigate complexity through co-creative and future-oriented methods.

Aalto University & Oxford Collaboration: I am a Project Researcher in the Wallenberg-funded Open Strategy project, hosted by Aalto University School of Science in collaboration with the University of Oxford. This project studies the participatory strategies of creative communities (like Burning Man and Wikipedia) and leading Finnish tech companies (Reaktor and Futurice). Openstrategy.fi

I study open strategy, participation, and self-management — focusing on how large groups can engage meaningfully in strategic and organizational processes. My work combines rigorous scientific research with practical experimentation in real-world communities.

Focus Areas

• Open strategy and participatory decision-making

• Self-managing and decentralized organizations

• Entrepreneurship in extreme settings

• Collective intelligence

• Festival communities as experimental laboratories

• Science communication through creative and immersive methods

What is open strategy?

Open strategy refers to designing strategy processes that are more transparent, participatory, and inclusive than traditional top-down approaches. Instead of limiting strategy to senior executives, open strategy invites employees, communities, and sometimes wider publics to contribute insight, challenge assumptions, and co-create new strategic directions. My research investigates how organizations can do this effectively — balancing openness with coordination, creativity with structure, and emergence with strategic intent.

Publications in Top-Tier Journals

My research has been published in leading peer-reviewed outlets, including ABS 4–ranked journals, such as: Journal of World Business; Organization Science; Environment & Planning ; Journal of Strategic Information Systems. 

ABS 4 journals are internationally recognized as top-tier publications in business and management research. Additional publications include Science & Diplomacy (a sister journal to Science) and Academy of Management Discoveries, among others. Full list available here. 

Academic Leadership in Extreme Contexts

I have held academic positions across diverse and challenging environments, including:

• Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship (2022–2023) at Universidad de los Andes, a Triple Crown–accredited business school in Colombia.

• Associate Professor (volunteer, 2012–2017) at Pyongyang University of Science & Technology, where I taught entrepreneurship and innovation in one of the world's most extreme contexts.

Fieldwork in Extremes & Unique Initiatives 

My work is defined by designing and executing complex initiatives in challenging settings, focusing on science diplomacy, education, and social impact.

Pyongyang Startup Week (DPRK): Founder (2016-2017). This was the first-ever startup event in North Korea. The purpose was to enable science diplomacy and pilot new, more democratic, business education concepts. Financial Times video here, publications from the work in Science & Diplomacy and Academy of Management Discoveries 

WTSUP! Beirut: Co-founder/Lead (2018-2020). Initiative focused on transferring Nordic values of equality via entrepreneurship education, in partnership with the Finnish Foreign Ministry and Lebanese ministries, supported by Honorary Council and The Shortcut Finland. Video is available here, publication here 

Tech-Art: Lead artist of the Story Sharing Cubes techart project, piloting methodological data collection in art festival environments. Publication available here 

Societal Impact Events: Lead organiser of events focused on knowledge transfer and participatory decision-making, such as The Open Strategy Science-Practice Seminar (200 participants), conference available here. and the Academic & Association Day in Reykjavík, where Nordic associations signed a Collaboration Manifesto.