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Helsinki Design Lab helps government see the 'architecture of problems.' We assist decision-makers to view challenges from a big-picture perspective, and provide guidance toward more complete solutions that consider all aspects of a problem. Our mission is to advance this way of working. We call it strategic design. HDL is now closed.


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Helsinki Design Lab helps government see the 'architecture of problems.' We assist decision-makers to view challenges from a big-picture perspective, and provide guidance toward more complete solutions that consider all aspects of a problem. Our mission is to advance this way of working. We call it strategic design.


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As an initiative of the Finnish Innovation Fund, also known as Sitra, Helsinki Design Lab (HDL) was one of the first design teams in the world located within national government, and the first to focus exclusively on strategic design.


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The New Work - Helsinki Design Lab HDL is now closed. For more info, click here. HDL Studios The New Work As we mentioned previously, last month we were working with the Synergize Finland team to run three concurrent studios on the theme of "new work".


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View Sanna-Mari's full profile. Curious, creative, empathic, analytical, lifelong learner. I'm strategic thinker, communication and branding professional as well as leading expert in creating human insights and understanding.

User understanding, analytical thinking and strategic design, concept development as well as communication.


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Project details Partners Client team: Finnish Innovation Fund; SRV (commercial developer); VVO (social housing developer) Design team: Arup; Sauerbruch Hutton Architects; Experientia Sitra/HDLs Role Designed and funded Low2No competition; lead project team through city block design phases; initiated related projects (e.g. Open Kitchen) Schedule


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The full book is available for download as PDF (12mb). Download PDF Buy (print on Demand) Tweet This book explores the HDL Studio Model, a unique way of bringing together the right people, a carefully framed problem, a supportive place, and an open-ended process to craft an integrated vision and sketch the pathway towards strategic improvement.


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Bryan Boyer - Helsinki Design Lab All posts by Bryan Boyer Bryan Boyer was Strategic Design Lead at Sitra and project manager of all things HDL. Competencies How did HDL choose projects? This might be the most common question we've received lately, so as we prepare to close out HDL and this blog we want to share some thoughts on the subject.


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Helsinki Design Lab seeks to expand the practice of design beyond of the realm of cultural affairs. Although many of us have backgrounds in architecture or other fields of traditional design, HDL's work is focused on honing the skill set and mindset of the designer to help solve the challenges faced by the interdependent world.


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Helsinki Design Lab helps government leaders see the "architecture of problems." We assist decision-makers to view challenges from a big-picture perspective, and provide guidance toward more complete solutions that consider all aspects of a problem. Our mission is to advance this way of working—we call it strategic design.


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Helsinki Design Lab helps government see the 'architecture of problems.' We assist decision-makers to view challenges from a big-picture perspective, and provide guidance toward more complete solutions that consider all aspects of a problem. Our mission is to advance this way of working. We call it strategic design.


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All also built in the past seven or eight years, Helsinki's Oodi central library, Dokk1 in Denmark's Aarhus, and Deichman Bjørvika in Oslo share much the same vision of the library: in effect a.


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Legal Tech Lab's research areas include: (1) foundations of legal digitalisation, (2) algorithmic fairness and justice by design, (3) legal approaches to information, (4) societal change in institutions and profession, and (5) digital access to justice and governance.


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1. Build design/innovation capability within national and municipal government in Finland 2. Prepare a new generation of promising, capable strategic designers in Finland 3. Create career paths for designers to work in the public sector 4. Help develop more design-enlightened public servants 5.


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LAB University of Applied Sciences Aalto University Blog About Sara Ikävalko, is a City and Strategic Designer. She is especially interested in working on bringing public administration, design.


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Ethnography Fieldguide - Helsinki Design Lab HDL is now closed. For more info, click here. Publications Legible Practises In Studio Posters Ethnography Fieldguide Creative Collaborations Case Studies Videos Download PDF (EN) Download PDF (FI)

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