Areas of expertise
Design thinking, Industrial Design, Product Development, Creativity
Honors and awards
Best Paper Nomination ASME IDETC Design Theory & Methodology conference
Best Paper Nomination in the ASME Design Theory & Methodology conference for a paper titled: Deconstruction of Idea Generation Methods Into a Framework of Creativity Mechanisms
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Energy and Mechanical Engineering
Aug 2020
Best Teaching Paper
The American Society of Engineering Education
Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division
2020 1st Place
Best Teaching Paper
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Design Factory
Jan 2020
Publications
Fostering meaningful relationships: Managing academia and industry interactions in project-based learning
Vikki Eriksson, Sara Figueiredo, Tua Björklund, Senni Kirjavainen
2025
The DS 137: Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education
International Perspectives on Educational Tool Design: A User Testing Toolkit Case
Sara Figueiredo, Senni Kirjavainen, Meri Kuikka, C. C. Ocampo, Gabriel Devia, Felipe Gárate, S. M. Marín, Diana Riveros
2025
SEFI 53rd Annual Conference. European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI)
Scaffolding novelty in product development: Enhancing idea generation and development
Senni Kirjavainen
2025
It ain't over till it's over: Adjusting the intensity and conformity of championing efforts after initial failure
Antti Surma-aho, Senni Kirjavainen, Tua Björklund
2024
Creativity and Innovation Management
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS IN ENGINEERING : SYSTEMIC DIFFERENCES BETWEEN EXPERTS AND NOVICES
Senni Kirjavainen, Sine Celik
2023
Proceedings of the Design Society
Prototyping in practice – Paths and partners for testing novel industrial product and service ideas
Senni Kirjavainen, Simo Lahdenne, Tua Björklund
2023
CERN IdeaSquare Journal of Experimental Innovation
Prototyping in practice – Paths and partners for testing novel industrial product and service ideas
Senni Kirjavainen, Simo Lahdenne, Tua Björklund
2023
2nd Design Factory Research Conference
Student perceptions of the societal linkages of engineering innovation
Senni Kirjavainen, Raimo Vepsäläinen, Vikki Eriksson, Tua Björklund
2022
2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Idea Generation Mechanisms : Comparing the Influence of Classification, Combination, Building on Others, and Stimulation Mechanisms on Ideation Effectiveness
Saurabh Deo, Aimane Blej, Senni Kirjavainen, Katja Holtta-Otto
2021
Journal of Mechanical Design
Peer designers as strong influencers on the design process of food startups
Summer D. Jung, Erika Perttunen, Senni Kirjavainen, Tua Björklund, Sohyeong Kim
2021
Proceedings of the Design Society