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Towards circular prototyping – Part 1

DF Researcher 21/04/2021

Today, makerspaces are becoming increasingly popular on university campuses by providing an opportunity to design, fix, and prototype physical artifacts to a growing number of makers. This quick increase in the maker initiatives has also brought up the discussion around environmental impacts of the makerspaces.

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CATALY(C)ST, News, Research

Inside the empathic brain

DF Researcher 07/01/2021

User understanding is a key part of empathic design, but have you thought about what happens in the brain when we try to understand another person?

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Empathic Engineers, News, Research

Welcome to our Experimentation Platform

Erika Perttunen 14/12/2020

How about exploring ideas beyond the easy and creating successful solutions? Feel like you need more inspiration for your experimentation amidst calm and crisis? Ever wondered whether there is untapped potential for collaboration and co-creation in your networks? If your answer to any of the above is yes, we have got you covered. Full post

DesignBites, News, Research

Being in sync, being connected

DF Researcher 06/11/2020

For designers it is important to connect, build trust and a good relationship with the user. Building a relationship has been studied elsewhere. Let’s see what we can learn.

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Empathic Engineers, News, Research

From Crisis to Creativity at the Global Specialty Coffee Market

Erika Perttunen 30/09/2020

We all know that the Covid-19 pandemic has affected many businesses globally and locally. When lockdowns and government restrictions were put in place, especially the food and beverage entrepreneurs globally needed to act quickly and find creative ways to survive the crisis.

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DesignBites, News, Research

DESIGNBITES REPORT 2020 OUT NOW

Erika Perttunen 08/09/2020

Ever wonder about what the state of Finnish food and beverage entrepreneurship is? Well, we did, interviewing 90+ entrepreneurs, wading through piles of statistics and keeping an eye on ventures’ online presence. Based on this, we’ve compiled a very palatable package of insights!

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