CreaTures (Creative Practices for Transformational Futures)
2020-2023
The EU Horizon 2020 funded transdisciplinary research project highlights how creative practices can contribute to addressing climate change and associated effects. The project aims at demonstrating effective paths to achieving sustainability, social cohesion and peaceful co-existence at a time of rapid change. This will be achieved by identifying existing, often hidden transformational creative practices, by supporting new experimentation and direct audience engagement around these practices, and by evaluating their impact.
The three-year research project is coordinated by Aalto University Department of Design and the scientific coordinator of the project is professor Tuuli Mattelmäki. Key researchers from Encore team are post doc Marketa Dolejsova and post doc Namkyu Chun. Other Aalto key personnel in the project include research fellow Andrea Botero, professor of artistic practice Julia Lohmann, professor Sampsa Hyysalo, and project manager Riikka Raitio from the Aalto Research and Innovation Services.
Contact: Tuuli Mattelmäki
For more information, visit the official project webpage https://creatures-eu.org/
CBCR - Capacity building of Creative Radicals
(2021-2022)
Building an outstanding creative community for new thinking
Empowering an experimental culture by building the spaces and practices that encourage us to break boundaries and create novel perspectives
The aim of the project is to empower the whole of the Aalto community in developing a culture of radical creativity.
The project supports Aalto’s strategic goal of an outstanding creative community for new thinking and the target state of a creative culture that empowers students, faculty, and staff to take risks, experiment, and celebrate diversity and debate.
Contact: Kirsi Hakio
CAPE
2020-2023
Nils Ehrenberg from Encore and Professor Turkka Keinonen are working together with Danish and Swedish Universities and libraries to explore Civic Agency in Public E-Governance. In the CAPE project, we explore how libraries can function as Civic Innovation centres. We work together with libraries as they represent public spaces open for everyone that maintain communities, support democracy, and have a strong tradition of supporting participation.
Universities: Aalto University, Aalborg University, IT University of Copenhagen, Malmö University
Website: cape.itu.dk
The CAPE project is funded by Nordforsk via the Academy of Finland.
Contact: Nils Ehrenberg
Sea4Value
2020-2022
Aarne Leinonen and Virpi Roto from Encore group will study new digital services for the first and last miles of the seaway in a new Sea4Value/Fairway research program. The new services should help e.g. the work of pilots. This program relates to Aarne’s Ph.D. studies on the interplay of service and experience design.
The project will run until 31.1.2022 with the following partners:
Companies: Awake.ai, Brighthouse, Ericsson, ESL Shipping, Finnpilot, Meyer Turku, Neste, Tieto
Authorities: Finnish Border Guard, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finnish Shipowners\' Association, Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency, Traficom
Research units: Aalto University, Jyväskylä University, Novia, Tampere University, University of Turku
Contact: Virpi Roto
ENACT 2021-2023
Education network for automated and connected transport for sustainable cities (ENACT) is is a joint education development project between Finnish universities.
Project partners are Tampere University, University of Lapland, LUT University, University of Turku, University of Vaasa, and Metropolia University of Applied Sciences.
Contact: Virpi Roto and Teija Vainio
InDEx - Dimecc
Industrial Data Excellence (InDEx) researches the value of data as an enabler for the next industrial revolution centered around artificial intelligence in the Finnish manufacturing industry. The project is funded by Business Finland 2020-22. Partners include Danfoss, Elekmerk, Fastems, HT-Laser and KoneCranes..
For more information, visit https://www.dimecc.com/dimecc-services/index/
Contact: Virpi Roto and Aarne Leinonen
Accessible Magnetic Resonance Imaging AMRI
AMRI project is a three-year project funded by Technology Industries’ Future Makers instrument. The project is led by assistant professor Ilkka Laakso in Aalto ELEC, and the project focuses on studying and developing a novel MRI concept and technology.
Contact: Severi Uusitalo and Markus Ahola
Latest publications
CreaTures Framework
Towards panopticons of convenience: Power in the Nordic smart home assemblage
Interconnected Agencies For Sustainable Futures : A Discourse on the Notion of Adaptation and Space
Intervening, Teaming, Delegating: Creating Engaging Automation Experiences
Turning inwards for change : The role of inner conditions in transformative co-design
Turning Inwards in Transformative Co-Design - Cultivating the Interconnectedness of Internal and External Change
Evaluating Social Impact of Smart City Technologies and Services: Methods, Challenges, Future Directions
Whom do we include and when? participatory design with vulnerable groups
Renewal of the immigrant recruitment model: Supporting long-term employment with service design methods
Design types in diversified city administration: The case City of Helsinki
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