Perttu Pölönen is a futurist, inventor and author. He has studied future technologies at Singularity University, based at NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, co-founded an edtech company in Myanmar and won EU’s biggest science competition for youth with his patented MusiClock invention. In 2018 MIT Tech Review honored him among the 35 Innovators Under 35 in Europe. Perttu has written three books and given over 1000 keynotes in more than 20 countries about the future.
INVENTOR
Perttu is an innovator at heart. At 15 he turned his frustration, music theory, into a simple teaching tool called MusiClock (Fin. Sävelkello). The invention was patented and recognized internationally, followed even by an invitation to the Nobel Prize Festivities.
AUTHOR
Perttu’s book Future Skills explores the essential skills for thriving in an uncertain future. Blending practical insights with a personal perspective, he examines how we adapt to a rapidly changing technological world. Future Skills has been translated into seven languages.
SPEAKER
Perttu is an inspiring and thought-provoking speaker. He has received excellent feedback on his ability to spark new thinking about AI, future skills, disruptive technologies and evolution of work. A complete list of Perttu's previous clients can be found below.
FUTURIST
Perttu received a full scholarship to study at Singularity University, a think tank located at NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, CA. He has a profound knowledge of the future megatrends, disruption, emerging technologies and exponential mindset.
COMPOSER
Perttu is a classically trained composer, graduated from Sibelius Academy. His compositions have been performed in Finland, Hungary, Japan and the USA. Perttu plays the cello and the piano – also in seminars and events!
Books
FUTURE SKILLS
The next revolution is a human revolution. To counterbalance the world we digitalized, we need to develop creativity, perseverance, compassion, and curiosity—those same soft skills that give our lives meaning and set us apart from machines. What can we get from you that we can’t get from Google?
”Our capacity for problem solving is a vital attribute of humankind – and Perttu Pölönen has captured the very essence of what our future depends on. Future Skills is an insightful and encouraging book about what skills we as a society should cultivate in the coming years and why. Filled with inspiring personal stories and thought-provoking examples, this is a book I would make my students read. Perttu is a visionary young thinker. ” – Esther Wojcicki, Educator and Best-Selling Author of How to Raise Successful People: Simple Lessons for Radical Results
Rights sold to the USA (World English), Turkey, South Korea, Portugal, Indonesia, Hungary, Armenia.
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Finnish Media
Tässä podcastissa testataan tekoälyn kykyä suoriutua erilaisista työtehtävistä. Sarjan juontajana toimii futuristi, kirjailija ja tietokirjallisuuden Finlandia-palkintoehdokas Perttu Pölönen, joka johdattaa kuulijat etsimään uusimpien tekoälysovellusten kykyjä ja puutteita. Jokaisessa jaksossa Perttu ja asiantuntijavieras arvioivat tekoälyn työsuoritteita eri aloille kuuluvista tehtävistä. Jaksojen vieraat vaihtelevat juristeista ekonomeihin ja papeista lääkäreihin. Mitä kaikkea algoritmit voivat tehdä? Mikä jää ihmiselle?