This blog post reports on work-in-progress within the Design for Government (DfG) course! The post is written in collaboration with the three groups dealing with the project brief ‘Boosting climate education’ provided by the Ministry of Environment (YM) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Finnish National Agency for Education (OPH) and the ORSI … Read more
Design for Government projects for 2020: Just Transition to Post-Oil Heating in Homes by the Ministry of Environment and ORSI research project/consortium Finland has an ambitious target to become carbon neutral by 2035. However, due to the cold climate in Finland, residential heating consumes a relatively high amount of energy. Oil is still commonly used for central heating … Read more
There are multiple ways for civil servants and public authorities to engage with ‘Design for Government’ at Aalto University. In addition to yearly course themes, ministries, municipalities and other public authorities can engage a master’s thesis student! At Aalto’s Department of Design, a master’s thesis is 30ECTS (equivalent of about 4-5 months of work). Hosting a … Read more
DfG runs for 14 weeks each spring – the first day of class in 2019 is Tues 26 Feb! DfG is accepting applications from students until 6 Feb – apply now! Short description of our two DfG projects for 2019: Empowering Citizens through Artificial Intelligence by the Ministry of Finance Finland is currently undergoing a profound digital transformation. … Read more
This blog post reports on work-in-progress within the Design for Government (DfG) course! The post is written by one of the three groups working on the brief, ‘The Future of Finland’s Hiking Areas: New Uses, Users and Identity,’ by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in collaboration with Metsähallitus. The group includes multi-disciplinary students from Aalto … Read more
We’re thrilled to announce the one of the upcoming projects for the Design for Government (DfG) course! DfG projects are the result of proposals made by Finnish ministries, refined by DfG teachers into project-sized ‘briefs’, which will are further focused, specified and addressed by the students during the course. DfG runs for 14 weeks each … Read more
Design for Government (DFG) and CHEMARTS were the 2 projects nominated from Aalto University for presentations at the EU Design Days 2017! Seungho Lee, founder of Design for Government, and Emilija Veselova, one of the alumni of DFG’17, travelled to Brussels in September to represent Aalto University at EU Design Days. Below, Seungho and Emilija reflect upon … Read more
Enter and Encounter Design Museum, Korkeavuorenkatu 23, Helsinki 24 Mar – 22 Oct 2017 Design for Government is featured in an exhibition at the Design Museum in Helsinki! Enter and Encounter is a joint exhibition produced by Design Museum Finland and the Finnish Association of Designers Ornamo featuring contemporary design since Helsinki’s Design Capital Year of … Read more
The above mini-documentary about Design for Government (DFG) was produced in spring 2017. It outlines our approaches and projects commissioned to date from Finnish ministries, overviews motivations for and benefits of DfG from governmental, societal and design points of view. The 10-minute mini-documentary was produced for the ‘Enter and Encounter’ exhibition at Design Museum Helsinki where it … Read more
The Design for Government final show is now open for the public! The event is free, but due to limited seats at the venue, the event requires registration. We’ve previously been fully booked, so register here and now! Design for Government 2017 Final Show 09:00 – 12:00, Tuesday, 23 May 2017 Valkoinen Sali The 2017 Final Show … Read more