NEW YORK, USA – Co-creation is one of those topics that never fails to ignite sparks of enthusiasm here in the Conversations camp. So today’s news that Nokia has partnered with Microsoft to closely collaborate in the creation of innovative software services for Symbian devices marks an exciting evolutionary step for pocket productivity apps.
ESPOO, Finland - This was the year that Nokia really engaged with their most passionate users over new and future products and services. Two of the best examples of this are the Nokia Beta Labs and Nokia Pilots. Fascinated by their progress, we visited the respective teams repeatedly over the past year. Both are driven by the growing understanding at Nokia that the company can’t do all the innovation alone, that it helps to involve real users in the process.
GLOBAL – Back in July we talked about the birth of the N-Gage Feedback Forum, a fresh approach that encourages anyone to make suggestions and vote on ways to make N-Gage better. It was a little sink or swim back then, but this next-gen suggestion box has turned out to be a great tool that the mobile gaming community has keenly adopted, and most importantly is actually affecting real changes and developments.
Read on to find out what’s happening as a result…
ESPOO, Finland – This week will be a lot about innovation in the mobile world (James and I are at The Way We Live Next, Nokia Research Center’s geek-fest for journalists of all stripes).
HELSINKI, Finland – I was invited to come check out the Nokia Open Labs workshops here in Helsinki today. Last night I met some of the attendees and, must say, I am impressed with the roster.
The Nokia Open Labs is a discussion of the future, the kind of discussion you get when you pack 40-plus people in a small room, 40-plus people who live at the cutting-edge and have no reservations when it comes to sharing their thoughts. These workshops are a way for Nokia to get a fresh dose of ideas and new topics to think about.
Read on to see how you can follow this event online.
INTERNATIONAL – Totally revamping the way Nokia does email on the move is by no means an overnight change. It’s one of those exciting and delicate developments that obviously requires smart thinking, and a seriously committed team to create what we, as users, want. A couple of weeks back I chatted in depth to the man heading up the new Nokia Email service, Andrew Mahon, to get a better idea of the vision behind the fresh-faced emailing app – it was clear that the nuts and bolts are done, but the refinement process is key and just about to hit a higher gear.
INTERNATIONAL – Here on Conversations we’re always on the hunt for examples of new ways that help enable co-creation and more open communication between those making Nokia products and those of us using them day-to-day. So it was cool to see a brand new approach called the N-Gage Feedback Forum pop up on the scene. Spotted by the eagle-eyed team over at allaboutsymbian.com, this smart interactive feedback tool is a little hidden on the N-Gage site, so here’s the direct link. Read on…
ESPOO, Finland – Finns are renowned for their silence and modesty, so it’s understandable that a Finnish company like Nokia is not a loud and flashy company. Nonetheless, when we see something that benefits our customers, we go for it.
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