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Creative Collaborations

Last updated 04 November, 2012

An easy to read book containing 19 practical rules of thumb for individuals who are collaborating. Available as a free dowload.

introductionTruly creative collaborations are ones that result in unexpected outcomes. Working on projects like this require all participants to step outside of...

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Clues to Open Helsinki

Last updated 18 March, 2012

A set of 19 'postcards from the future', written in 2010 to provoke thinking about the role of strategic design during Helsinki's World Design Capital 2012 year.

Design Ethnography Field Guide

Last updated 23 May, 2011

We created this sample "field guide" for participants of HDL Studios to use when venturing out to see the reality of a system as it is truly lived and experienced. Available in Finnish and English.

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notesStuff to incorporate (treat this as a notepad): http://www.servicedesigntoolkit.org/templates/ Lots here... seems like we should figure out a way...

AIGAMaking the case for design ethnography →aiga.org The AIGA and commercial consultancy Cheskin Added Value provide a joint document which lays...

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intro textAn essential part of any design activity is understanding the context one is working in, particularly the social context. Eventually when proposals...

Growing Västerbotten (HDL x UID)

Last updated 17 January, 2011

Umeå Institute of Design invited HDL to be part of their 'Prototyping the Future' experiment, a week where the school tests out new design practices. We hosted an Studio model looking at regenration of Sweden's Västerbotten county where Umeå is located.

10 ideas10 Ideas for action

VB is peopleVästerbotten is a people not a place Although the county is diverse and beautiful, what's most unique about this place is the people....

TuesdayTuesday 09:00-12:00 Synthesis session: what do we know? 12:00-14:00 Lunch 14:00-18:00 Field visits / fact finding

Ageing Studio (2010)

Last updated 12 August, 2010

Most developed nations are going gray as their large boomer cohorts enter the later stages of life, and Finland will be amongst the first. HDL hosted a Studio on Ageing in the summer of 2010 to help understand what this will mean for Finland.

The ChallengeThe Challenge Rethinking welfare for an ageing society

9. Honour Volunteering9. Honour Volunteering Could volunteerism flourish if there were more social rewards for participating?

National Wisdom Bank6. National Wisdom Bank Use the Wisdom Bank to enable generational knowledge/skill transfer. What would a government supported Time Bank look like?

DIVIDER10 IDEAS (in no particular order)

Older workers, who typically fared better than their younger counterparts in recessions, have been hit just as hard by layoffs this time around. As a result, the fraction of people 65 or older who are working has leveled off after a long period of growth.

Education Studio (2010)

Last updated 12 August, 2010

Finland has one of the best education systems in the world. But how useful will this status be in an era with new challenges and new criteria for success? HDL developed the Studio on Education to think about the future of education by beginning with an unlikely starting point: school dropouts.

Population At A GlancePopulation At A Glance Finland's population of 5.3 million is getting older, becoming more diverse with foreign nationals, and achieving...

DIVIDER 10 IDEAS10 ideas (in no particular order)

Opportunity SpaceOpportunity Space to frame the transformation identify the key dynamics within education toward developing an improved system for today and the...

10. The New Suomi School for the 21st Century 10. The New Suomi School for the 21st Century The studio further sketched out the prototype of a new learning environment that could become the...

9. Strengthen international networks and collaboration 9. Strengthen international networks and collaboration Within education, Finland has an opportunity to use its PISA status to lead internationally...

Sustainability Studio (2010)

Last updated 10 August, 2010

Sitra has been focused on sustainability with its Low2No competition and other efforts. The HDL Studio on Sustainability built upon these by sketching a national strategy for a carbon neutral built environment.

Humanity shares a common fate on a crowded planet.

DIVIDER 10 IDEAS10 IDEAS (in no particular order)

42 million tonnesof CO2 from the atmosphere was removed by Finland's forests in 2008.

The ChallengeThe Challenge To decouple development from combustion, which is not just about protecting ecological systems: it is about creating an opportunity...

6. Adopt Mixed Use6. Adopt Mixed Use Intensify live, work, shopping, and leisure spaces to reduce travel needs.