What's Cooking
It's always a little sad to come across a blog that has gone fallow. Sorry, world, but we hope to do a better job of posting regularly in the future.In truth, it's hard for me to accept that it was...
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Clues to Open Helsinki
From time to time we check in on other Sitra projects such as Low2No and today we're happy to announce something new.Last November Helsinki edged out Eindhoven to win the status of World Design Capital...
View ArticleOpportunities: strategic designer and 'gastropreneurs' wanted
The 'Exchange' project we've been referring to for a few months emerges a little, blinking in the shallow light of a cold December morning. We're looking for a strategic designer, with particular...
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Helsinki Street Eats (and hacking Lulu)
This post is part Low2No project update and part design how-to delving into simple customization of the Print On Demand books as a format. First, the update. Low2No is about creating pathways for our...
View ArticleSeeking a Strategic Designer in Helsinki
We are very excited to announce that the Design Exchange Programme is now seeking applicants for our second placement opportunity. This time the selected candidate will work in the Helsinki Department...
View ArticleMoikka from Kalle
As Dan already mentioned in his previous post, I just recently started here at the Strategic Design Unit as an intern. Currently I'm studying marketing at the University of Helsinki's Viikki campus....
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Sitra Coffee Lab
What follows next is a pro barista tip courtesy of Strategic Design Unit. If you want to gather people somewhere, make them stay there longer and boost their creativity - serve them really good, well...
View ArticleHej from Maija
Another newcomer reporting! My name is Maija and I just joined the Strategic Design Unit as an intern. Originally from Finland, I’m currently enrolled in a Master’s course in Gothenburg, Sweden. I...
View Articledesigning spaces for collaboration
Eventually some reflections on the 12th floor... http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/08/is-your-office-building-trying-to-kill-you/
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Seeking two intrepid designers
Note: This is cross-posted from Insidejob.fi since it's relevant to readers of the HDL blog too.Our Design Exchange Programme is growing again. In August we placed Jaana Hyvärinen to work with the City...
View ArticleTracing influence
Some day if we ever write about this.... mention the fact that photos from our events show up on people's socal media profiles. e.g. indy johar's FB page.
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North and South
As Bryan has already noted, a month ago I left Sitra, left Helsinki and moved to Italy, where I’m the now the CEO of Fabrica, a communications research centre and trandisciplinary studio. (You can read...
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