Hellon Receives Triple Recognition at Fast Company Design Awards
Nordic AI transformation consultancy Hellon has been honored three times at Fast Company's Innovation by Design Awards for client collaborations with Metso and iLOQ.
Helsinki-based Hellon, a consultancy specializing in human-centric AI transformation, has received three recognitions at Fast Company's prestigious Innovation by Design Awards 2026. The awards were given for collaborations with clients Metso and iLOQ, focusing on the use of AI, data, and digital technologies to enhance safety for people, environments, and critical operations.
The Metso Safety Performance Platform, an AI-native solution developed by Hellon, was named a finalist in two categories: Enduring Impact and Small and Mighty. Hellon's work with iLOQ, a pioneer in battery-free digital and mobile locking, received an Honorable Mention in the Home category. The competition recognizes businesses addressing urgent challenges and anticipating future problems through design and innovation.
Hellon highlights that these recognitions underscore its human-centric approach to AI transformation, where business strategy, user insights, data, and technology delivery are integrated from the outset. "AI creates value only when it solves the right problem and becomes part of how people and organizations actually work," stated Jaakko Wäänänen, Founder and Group CEO of Hellon.
For Metso, Hellon developed an AI-enabled safety performance platform for a complex global industrial environment. With iLOQ, a data foundation was built to enable scalable AI capabilities for secure access and connected living. Hellon has previously been recognized in Fast Company's awards, including for its work with Yara in 2022.