DfG 
Time flies! It’s already only three days before the application deadline, and we’ve been spending much time preparing for Design for Government(DfG) 2015. So, what’s sizzling for DfG 2015? First, we are beginning DfG 2015 with six concurrent workshops inviting a large number of stakeholders. We’ve figured that the teams in the previous year spent … Read more
Registration closed: 31 Jan 2015 (23:55) EET. The announcement will be made on 9 Feb 2015 (9:00) EET We’ve received a good number of great applications during the past weeks. To ensure the best possible teams, however, we are still seeking for applicants from and outside Aalto University especially outside design disciplines. Therefore the application … Read more
This summer, Design for Government (DfG) has joined to participate in an application for the research call (Ohjauksen uudet työkalut ja kokeilukulttuurin tuki VNK/477/48/2014) from the Finnish Prime Minister’s Office (VNK) in collaboration with the Nordic think tank Demos Helsinki and its partner Avanto Helsinki. We are happy to announce that the partnership has been … Read more
Registration closed: 31 Jan 2015 (23:55) EET. The announcement will be made on 9 Feb 2015 (9:00) EET Thanks to the overwhelming interest, we’ve worked hard to come up with a better student selection process for DfG 2015 based on the feedback and lessons from the previous year. First, we threw out the first-come-first-served principle … Read more
Finally we are sharing the final concepts of Design for Government course in video!! The final Show took place on May 28, 2014. If you’re interested in the event itself, see the previous post 1. Shifting Gear (Accessibility Communication) The team: Nina Isabella Wester, Sasha Kazantsev, Lilli Maaria Mäkelä, Bárbara Paz Rebolledo Bustamante, and Eeva-Maria Piiparinen (first … Read more
Design for government (DfG) Final Show took place at Master of Aalto (MOA) exhibition space near Esplanadi park, Helsinki, with a number of experts as guest critic including academics, design professionals, and representatives from the industry.
After many weeks of iteration, student teams have come to a point to make decision – which idea to select and develop further for the client? – Part I
After many weeks of iteration, student teams have come to a point to make decision – which idea to select and develop further for the client? – Part II
The inspiration block started off with a brief Q&A session on Skype with Kit Lykketoft, the Deputy Director of MindLab. Later in the morning, we met Outi Kuittinen, the head of Co-creation at Demos Helsinki. We finished the very intense but inspiring day with an evening with yet another Skype conference with Chelsea Mauldin from the New York based Public Policy Lab.
Human centered design is all about empathic approach to the problem. The HCD Block started with planning our design research. After planning, two days of the HCD block were reserved for field work.