Yo! As promised, here we unveil one of the project themes of DfG 2015. Possibly, two teams will work on this them. Note that the other two projects, which we cannot disclose just yet, are radically different from this one. Where are we now? Finnish government is in need of a platform where information about … Read more
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
During the first week, we have got a tremendous input from our teachers – Seungho, Hella, and Juha – as well as guest speakers including Marco Steinberg, Tiina-Kaisa Laakso-Liukkonen, Jaana Hyvärinen.
*DfG course students, you are automatically in, so please do not RSVP. DfG has prepared two lectures for the public. Unfortunately we have very limited seats, so please RSVP by using the following links. Part I – Strategic Design, Mar 24, 2014 10:30 Marco Steinberg Marco Steinberg runs the strategic design practice, Snowcone & Haystack, … Read more
Three Sub-themes under each umbrella theme DfG 2014 has two umbrella themes – Accessibility of Buildings and Reducing the Use of Plastic Bags – each of which has three sub-themes. Each team will take one sub-theme, which means the three teams will form a bigger team under one umbrella theme. Biweekly the teams will share … Read more
Are you interested in designing with the public sector? We think Helsinki Design Lab of Finland, MindLab of Denmark, and Public Policy Lab of New York are just the beginning, Helsinki soon hiring three city designers is just the beginning, and the emerging domain of design requires a new sets of tools, skills, most importantly, … Read more