Our Story
🌱 Aarni's Journey
With a PhD in Entrepreneurship and Lic. (econ) in Economics, I've coached hundreds of international companies through transformative change as a CEO and visiting lecturer.
But my real journey began with a personal challenge. Growing up disconnected from nature in a big city, I suffered from recurring health issues. A genetic test revealed C4B complement deficiency - my immune system couldn't fight infections naturally.
This realization led me to understand that regenerative change is a leadership challenge in every organization. Through this course, we'll explore what I call Symbiotic Leadership - leading the process together: you, me, we, and nature.
🌲 Elja's Perspective
Unlike Aarni, I've always felt deeply connected to nature. As a child in countryside of Finland, my mom called me a "little biologist" for my love of identifying plants, animals, and insects. Growing up literally in the middle of a forest shaped my worldview.
Working across tech, business, education, and government - from AI startup founder to developing technology solutions at Finland's largest IT service company - I've witnessed how disconnected many millennials feel from nature, even in a country that's 75% forest!
These experiences fuel my belief that the next wave of technology and organizational development will be driven by regenerative principles. Nature holds the keys to new engineering concepts, value creation, and even company culture redesign.