Aalto DFI recently defended my PhD thesis looking into managing for knowledge creation in exploratory projects. My research got started at the Design Factory and the data was gathered from Design Factory-based industry project courses and from companies involved in research projects based at DF. Below is the transcript of the introductory lecture I gave at my defence.
Full postDESIGN FACTORY
Educating the world’s best product designers
WHAT'S COOKING
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OLARIN PANIMO: THE AGILE CRAFT OF CRAFT BEERSWith the brand heritage stemming from the suburban underground scene in Olari, Espoo, the namesake Olarin Panimo has not only street credibility, but also upbeat methods for their product development. Full post -
I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM, (VEGAN) ICE CREAMSince its founding, 3 Friends has established a permanent place in customers’ hearts and freezers with its delicious ice cream. However, when the three founders decided to venture into the realm of vegan products, they faced a completely new development challenge: how to create a vegan ice cream on a par with their quality standards? Full post -
Empathic engineers go global
DF Researcher 04/09/2019Empathic engineers go globalWhat happens when our team project is presented to an international community of designers? The word gets spread!
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DESIGN BITES REPORT 2018/2019
Erika Perttunen 27/08/2019DESIGN BITES REPORT 2018/2019Learn about experimentation, co-creation, product development, the role of design amongst other topics from our study of Finnish food and beverage entrepreneurs. We’ve compiled interesting case examples and learnings in this document for everyone to look into.
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FIRST CONTACT
Contact These Guys First
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Kalevi “Eetu” Ekman DF Director & PDP Professor
kalevi.ekman@aalto.fi
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Martti Jerkku Project Manager
martti.jerkku@aalto.fi
+358 44 025 1088 -
Vesa “Vesku” Saarijärvi Practicalities
vesa.saarijarvi@aalto.fi
+358 50 525 0273 -
Serpil Oguz Media and Communications
serpil.oguz@aalto.fi
+358 465 469187