Aalto DFAlthough tea has been around for thousands of years, there can still be room to innovate. Taking a stance on changing the way we drink tea in the Nordics and raising awareness over the remarkable natural resources in our backyards, NORD-T has created the first of a kind Finnish Tea Ceremony.
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WHAT'S COOKING
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CHANGING CULTURE: A FINNISH TEA CEREMONY -
MEET THE EMPATHIC ENGINEERING TEAM
DF Researcher 22/05/2019MEET THE EMPATHIC ENGINEERING TEAMRarely (if ever) big endeavors are achieved in solitude. This premise fully embodies the nature of our collaboration. In this post, we want to introduce ourselves to all of our readers. We want to show who we are, what do we bring into the project and why were we interested in being part of it. Full post -
GETTING A TASTE OF TREND FORECASTING
Anna Kuukka 08/05/2019GETTING A TASTE OF TREND FORECASTINGAnyone can be a trend forecaster! Read on for some bite size insights from our Design+Community event on what’s up and coming in the realm of food, and learn the first steps for doing your own forecasting.
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What is this thing we call Empathy
admin 26/04/2019What is this thing we call EmpathyEmpathy is important. Empathy is a key skill in the future. Empathy is….What is it? And, what is it in technology and product development? Full post -
SOCIAL MEDIA – ENTREPRENEURS’ DIVERSE TOOLKIT FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND MORE
Maria Mikkonen 18/03/2019SOCIAL MEDIA – ENTREPRENEURS’ DIVERSE TOOLKIT FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND MOREThrough interviews with 18 innovative Finnish food companies and learning about their development activities, we realised that social media, particularly instagram and Facebook, are used for much more.
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INTERTWINED AGENDAS WHEN YOU GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BOTTOM LINEThe more we talked with different founders, the more evident it became that modern ventures do not need to make a stark distinction between business and a wider impact.
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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