Climate Adaptation

DfG26, City of Helsinki, Sustainability transitions, Behavioral design, Policy Project descriptions This year’s new project partners with the City of Helsinki to understand how private housing companies—who control 9.1% of the city’s land—can be incentivized to play a significant role in advancing climate resilience in residential areas. As climate change intensifies heat waves and heavy … Read more

Continuity of Understanding

DfG26, Kela, HUS, Service delivery, Policy Project descriptions Continuity of care is an ongoing, multiyear collaboration between Kela, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland, and Aalto’s Design for Government (DfG) course. The project will expand on the previous concepts of care and knowledge continuity, with a focus on innovation within the healthcare delivery system in Finland. … Read more

Continuity of Knowledge

DfG25, Finnish institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Kela, Ministry of Social Affairs, Service delivery, Policy Project descriptions Continuity of Care is an ongoing, multiyear collaboration between Kela, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland, and Aalto’s Design for Government (DfG) course. The project will build upon last year’s collaboration focused on the Omalääkäri, or “Personal Doctor” … Read more

Pilot project for Personal Budgeting and Mobility Services

Project Description In tandem with the broader social and healthcare reform in Finland, and following the current Government agenda, the Ministry of Social Affairs launched a pilot project on personal budgeting for people with disabilities (Henkilökohtainen budjetointi). This new model aims at providing a more inclusive and flexible choice for persons with disabilities in order to give … Read more