Geoffrey Pororo
Turku
Summary
Academic researcher and lecturer with a background in service design, branding strategy, sustainable business design, and industrial design. Currently teaching Sustainable Business Design at Novia University of Applied Sciences while developing doctoral research focused on sustainability transitions, organisational change, and emotional infrastructure. Professional practice informs a qualitative, design-led research orientation concerned with transition readiness, participation, and organisational sensemaking.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lecturer
Novia University of Applied Sciences
01.2025 - Current
- Assisted in developing instruction and grading for three MBA level Service Design and Sustainable Business Design courses, improving student performance by 15%.
- Held weekly office hours, providing one-on-one support to 15+ students per semester.
- Developed study materials ( sustainability-driven transformation, business design, and organisational change) and interactive lesson plans, increasing student engagement by 20%.
- Supervised and graded student projects and theses.
- Continously invited as guest lecturer in Service Design for BBA students, being a judge for their Service Design hackathons.
Lecturer
University of Botswana
06.2011 - 05.2012
- Taught courses in Industrial Design process and Product innovation
- Conducted research and data analysis for faculty projects.
- Assisted in establishing rapid prototyping capability for the department.
- Assisted in preparing reports and presentations for conferences and faculty meetings.
Education
MBA - Service Design
Novia University of Applied Sciences
Turku, Finland01-2024
Master of Arts - Design & Branding Strategy
Brunel University London
London, United Kingdom09-2005
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Design
University of The Arts
Philadelphia, USA05-1999
Skills
- Curriculum Development
- Classroom Management
- Instructional Design
- Student Assessment
- Educational Technology
- Communication
- Team Collaboration
- Research Methodologies
Certification
- Sustainable transitions & organisational change
- Emotional Infrastructure and transition readiness
- Organisational sensemaking & participation
- Design research and service design in sustainable contexts
- Practice-based and qualitative research methodologies
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Finnish
Elementary
Timeline
Lecturer
Novia University of Applied Sciences
01.2025 - Current
Lecturer
University of Botswana
06.2011 - 05.2012
MBA - Service Design
Novia University of Applied Sciences
Master of Arts - Design & Branding Strategy
Brunel University London
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Design
University of The Arts