Aalto DFCollaborating for creativity
We explore how novel ideas, solutions and approaches can be realized in collaboration. This includes research on championing, participatory change efforts, issue selling, idea generation and development, and much more in a range of research efforts, from design and education to product development, technological innovation and entrepreneurship. Taken together, this stream of research aims to understand how we can effectively come together to turn good intentions into actual improvements in products, processes and organizations.
Advancing greener solutions
At the moment, we are looking into how social acceptance is built in the context of ammonia as a green energy alternative in the Veturi research project AINA (Ammonia Energy Conversion and Social Acceptance). Funded by Business Finland, the three-year project is a collaboration between Aalto University, the University of Vaasa, Åbo Akademi, the University of Turku and VTT. Industrial partners include Wärtsilä, YARA, Andritz, Flexens, Elcogen, Convion and Elomatic.
Conceptualizations of creativity
In 2022, our research team conducted 54 interviews with Aalto faculty members to gain insights on the perceptions of this key user group on Aalto’s Radical Creativity strategy theme. The report investigates the conceptualization and framing of radical creativity and it contains fascinating insights and vivid examples on the role of Radical Creativity across research and teaching. For example, did you know that multidisciplinarity is a key feature of radical creativity? You can download the report “Toward Radical Creativity” below, and check out the Aalto news piece.
Recent publications
- Feng, X., Santos Figueiredo, S., Mattila, P., Keskinen, M. & Björklund, T. (2024). Navigating Dilemmas: University Educators’ Journeys in Creativity Teaching. Teaching in Higher Education.
- Eloranta, V., Hakanen, E. & Shaw, C. (2024). Teaching for paradigm shifts: Supporting the drivers of radical creativity in management education. Educational Research Review, 45.
- Eriksson, V. & Björklund, T. (2024). Conceptualising and recognising radical creativity in art, architecture and design. NordDesign 2024.
- Toward radical creativity report (2022)
- van der Marel, F. (2024). Amplifying Unheard Voices – Towards Inclusive Innovation and Development. Aalto University publication series DOCTORAL THESES, 126/2024.
- van der Marel, F. (2024). Implications of hospital workers’ sense of safety and effectiveness in participatory design. The Design Journal, 27(6), 1252–1269.
- Perttunen, E., Jung, S., Talvinko, M. & Björklund, T. (2024). Opportunities amidst adversity: The enabling impact of Covid-19 for entrepreneurial value creation. The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
- Surma-aho, A., Kirjavainen, S. & Björklund, T. (2024). It ain’t over till it’s over: adjusting the intensity and conformity of championing efforts after initial failure. Creativity and Innovation Management, 33(4), 781-798.
- van der Marel, F., Björklund, T., & Sheppard, S.D. (2024). Moments that matter: Early-career experiences of diverse engineers on different career pathways. Engineering Studies, 16(1), 33-55.
- Björklund, T.A., Gilmartin, S.K. & Sheppard, S. (2023). The dynamics of innovation efforts in the early career. Creativity and Innovation Management, 32, 80-99.
- Eriksson, V., Keipi, T. & Björklund, T. (2023). Identifying and framing potential stakeholders in complex innovation ecosystems. CERN IdeaSquare Journal of Experimental Innovation, 7(3), 8-13.
People
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Tua Björklund DF Director, Associate Professor
tua.bjorklund@aalto.fi
+358 50 511 3182 -
Senni Kirjavainen Researcher
senni.kirjavainen@aalto.fi
+358 50 521 5964 -
Vikki Eriksson Head of Research
vikki.eriksson@aalto.fi
+358 50 466 8713