STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE & EXPLORATION OF FUTURES AT TKK

Newsletter December 2009

Dear all,

1. StraX Welcomes Uffe Elbaek.
Uffe Elbaek, the founder of KaosPilots, the radical novel educational programme in Denmark, and the Knight of Danneborg has joined StraX board. This further strengthens StraX´s position as a cutting-edge non-military intelligence and operational analysis research unit in the world. Read more.

2. 50 Narratives with Rolf Jensen.
StraX initiates a strategic research project with Dream Company Chief Imagination Officer Rolf Jensen to create 50 narratives, or conceptual worlds that represent the major changes around us to help us to benefit from them. Read more.

3. StraX Spins Off.
Mika Aaltonen and former US intelligent officer and government secretary Michael S. Loescher have established The Research and Analysis Corporation of Finland (RAC Finland) with immediate global reach. The first report “Three Ideas for Finland” consists of three parts: The Finnish Innovation Service, Securing and Mastering Logistics, and The Finnish Patent Exchange. Read more.

4. Towards the Aalto University in January 2010
StraX continues to contribute building up a more sustainable world within the BIT Resarch Centre and the new Aalto University.

Merry Christmas and a Successful 2010!

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StraX - the Research Unit for Strategic Intelligence and Exploration of Futures

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Helsinki University of Technology
StraX Research Unit
BIT Research Center
Otaniementie 17, 02015 TKK
Head, Ph.D. (Econ.) Mika Aaltonen
Tel. +358 40 590 2131
Email: mika.aaltonen@tkk.fi
Internet: http://strax.tkk.fi