Hellon, the world's most awarded innovation consultancy, has been honored with the Company of the Year title, and got a Grand Prix award, two category wins and five honourable mentions for its client projects at the Grand One competition, which annually rewards the best Finnish digital, design, and marketing projects and creators.

The jury cited the following reasons for the Company of the Year award:

“Hellon's work is based on a deep understanding of users and their contextual setting; this approach paves the way for impactful and successful projects. The work is not built on the idea alone but considers value creation from multiple angles and focuses on what is truly valuable and meaningful to the service user. The design is insightful and catchy. With five honourable mentions and victories in two categories, with two projects, this win is well-deserved.”

Hellon participated in this year's Grand One competition with its clients The Finnish Red Cross, Blood Service, and Novita with two projects and achieved ten shortlists, including the prestigious Company of the Year category.

“Receiving these recognitions, especially the Company of the Year - right now - when we live in volatile and unpredictable times feels excellent and is a testament that our systemic approach works. We need more agile, adaptable, and scenario-based approaches and solutions that focus on delivering customer value. We believe a systemic and human-centred approach is required to create successful, sustainable solutions - and this is where we will focus today and in the future”, says Jaakko Wäänänen, Founder and CEO of Hellon.

In collaboration with Kallan & Co and IONA, Hellon developed a digital service for Novita to attract new generations to the traditional hobby of knitting handicrafts. Hellon conducted the customer understanding, which formed the basis for the service development. The service designed and implemented for Novita won three awards at the Grand One awards gala (Best User Experience, Best Execution, and the Service Category Special Award Grand Prix), as well as three honourable mentions (Best Digital Service, Best Design, and Best Service Design).

Another project submitted by Hellon to the competition is a digital mobile application designed for blood donors, which Hellon designed and built for the Finnish Red Cross Blood Service. The purpose of the service is to activate and engage blood donors and ensure the blood supply for the Blood Service and Finnish healthcare. The Blood Service project received two honourable mentions in the competition for Best Digital Service and Best Service Design.

The annual Grand One Awards celebrate the pinnacle of digital innovation and creativity in Finland, highlighting those who set new standards in the industry.

Hellon in short:

Since 2009, Hellon has been at the heart of driving global change and reaching new horizons by empowering clients to make better decisions for a better world, influencing global innovation, and harnessing the human creative spirit.

Through careful research, AI-powered insights, and the collected expertise of a truly global team of hundred people, Hellon excels at illuminating new ways for its clients to succeed in the future, create new categories, and enable their clients to reach new horizons through change.

For more information:

Jaakko Wäänänen, CEO & Founder jaakko.waananen@hellon.com +358 40 560 4828