The Rise and Fall of Nokia: How One Inventor Left His Mark on Mobile
Christian Kraft recently left his position as Principal Innovation and User Experience expert at Nokia Beijing, having spent 14 years previously as Senior Manager, Concept Innovation and User Experience at Nokia Denmark.
Prior to Nokia, Kraft worked at Cetelco/Hagenuk as a Software Engineer and User Interface Designer, and at Sony as a User Interface Specialist. Kraft has also written a book, User Experience Innovation: User Centered Design that Works, which was published by Apress in 2012. A visionary with over 100 patents to his name, Kraft was behind both threaded SMS Chat and the front-mounted roller-key, among many other Nokia innovations.
Newnham: What first excited you about technology?
Kraft: As a child growing up in a town called Fredericia in Denmark, I would say Lego was a key element in my interest in creativity. I was very fond of playing with Lego far into my teenage years. Today, it is difficult to say what was so fascinating about it, but looking back, it was about creating something not seen before and about pushing the narrow limits of Lego further.
