I am an adult educator and a researcher in the School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, with a focus on adult learning, creativity, and well-being. In my research, I explore individual and group learning and creativity in various workplace contexts. I am currently leading the research project funded by the Academy of Finland, focusing on employee-driven innovations. The aim is to generate knowledge about the connections, prerequisites, and consequences of learning and innovation processes in different industries.
I also lead the Continuous Learning in the Working life (JATKOT) research group, which investigates continuous learning and adult competence in Finnish private and public sector organizations.
I follow with interest the societal discourse on continuous learning and adult competence. Through national and international networks, I aim to share research-based insights on my themes in an accessible manner for the benefit of organizations and society.
(Profile picture: Jenni Oranen / Jenora Design)
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Kuka vastaa ja kuka maksaa, kun oppimisvaatimukset työelämässä kasvavat?
Lemmetty, Soila. 2024. Työelämän tutkimus. 22: 261-276 -
Organizational learning starting points and presuppositions: a case study from a hospital’s surgical department
Jaakkola, Marianne; Lemmetty, Soila; Collin, Kaija; Ylönen, Minna; Antikainen, Teuvo. 2024. Learning organization. 31: 337-357 -
Sustainability of learning at work: experiences of police, hospital, and ICT personnel
Collin, Kaija Marjukka; Jaakkola, Marianne; Keronen, Sara; Lemmetty, Soila. 2024. Studies in continuing education. [Epub ahead of print 07 Feb 2024]: 1-19 -
Adult learners in police and technology work in Finland: Andragogical features behind learning at work
Lemmetty, Soila; Hämäläinen, Kaisu; Collin, Kaija. 2023. Australian journal of adult learning. 63: 399 - 423 -
Editorial Transformative Learning as a Catalyst for Innovation in Times of Uncertainty
Lemmetty, Soila; Brem, Alexander. 2023. IEEE engineering management review. 51: 6-9 -
Employee-driven learning and innovation (EDLI) as a phenomenon of continuous learning at work
Lemmetty, Soila; Billet, Stephen. 2023. Journal of workplace learning. 35: 162-176 -
Employees’ Self-Determination in Collegial Learning Situations at Work: A Comparative Study of a Finnish ICT Organization and a Central Hospital
Keronen, Sara; Lemmetty, Soila; Collin, Kaija. 2023. Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 8: -
Esihenkilöiden tarinoita ammatillisen osaamisen johtamisesta hajautetuissa organisaatioissa : Intuitiolla mennään ja verkostoissa johdetaan
Köykkä, Katja; Vähäsantanen, Katja; Lemmetty, Soila. 2023. Aikuiskasvatus. 43: 26-41 -
Learning in the technology field: How to capture the benefits of self-direction?
Lemmetty, Soila. 2023. IEEE engineering management review. 51: 123-128 -
Lektio avaa väitöskirjan kaikelle kansalle
Lemmetty, Soila. 2023. Työelämän tutkimus. 21: 333-337