Aalto DFDESIGN FACTORY
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WHAT'S COOKING
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Changing an organization without a mandateThe process of a professional group gaining a mandate and adopting their practice to an organization includes a variety of complementary actions. Introducing and adopting a practice simultaneously on multiple levels of an organization enhances the fit of the practice and provides opportunities to gain a mandate. Thus, the role of a change agent take shape in multiple ways in such contexts. Full post -
Managing for knowledge creation in exploratory projectsI recently defended my PhD thesis looking into how practitoners with little or no experience on creative problem-solving practices approach ambigious problems and, on the other hand, how this type of work should be supported. 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.
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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!
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