Aalto DF
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Katrina Nordström
Joel 11/03/2020
Jani Kalasniemi
Joel 09/10/2019
Serpil Oguz
admin 13/06/2019
Sine Celik
Tua Björklund 04/06/2019Sine is a design researcher with a PhD in Industrial Design Engineering, exploring the DF network, community dynamics and creative collaborations.
While being particularly interested in systems thinking, Sine is getting increasingly curious about social network analysis from a methodological perspective. Her doctoral thesis focused on the role innovation plays for the sustainable development of underprivileged regions.
Sine is also an architect.
Anna Kuukka
Tua Björklund 06/04/2019Translating insight and creating tools for understanding
Anna has a multidisciplinary design background and she is accustomed to switching perspectives between research, trend forecasting, concept design, design management, product development and brand building. In Design Factory she focuses mainly on DesignBites project both as a researcher and in the development of insight. Anna is passionate about creating design solutions that bridge abstract and concrete ideas, enable stakeholders to share understanding, and, above all, improve the life of their end-users.
Anna has a MA in design from Aalto University (2013) including International Design Business Management as her Minor.
Teo Keipi
Tua Björklund 04/04/2019Social aspects of innovating design thinking
Teo is a social scientist with a background in social psychology, economic sociology and behavioural economics. His past research has involved group decision making, attitudes and behavioural patterns linked to identity including issues of trust, wellbeing, risk assessment, accountability and social tie effects among others. His research at the Design Factory focuses on mapping contextual factors that influence motivational, performance and cooperative aspects of organisational decision-making that can be enhanced by the design thinking approach.
In terms of Design Factory projects, Teo contributes primarily to Design+, DesignBites and DRIVE, studying how the design thinking approach and nuanced group dynamics can be leveraged for innovating business strategy.
In the private sector, Teo has been involved with building cooperative strategies between corporations and start-ups in addition to studying corporate experiences of innovating and integrating start-up expertise within complex and well-established companies.
Teo has a PhD in Economic Sociology from the University of Turku (2016).
Erwin Laiho
Joel 20/03/2019
Jaana Suviniitty
admin 18/02/2019
Marthe Dehli
admin 18/02/2019Communications, storytelling, entrepreneurship development
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