Author: Laura Saksala

  • Co-creating a City Family Centre

    Co-creating a City Family Centre

    Kallio Family Centre Workshop for Residents 28.1.2019 Caisa Cultural Center, Leipätalo, Helsinki For some time already, I have been interested in how the residents of Helsinki are engaged in developing the city and city services. I have participated e.g. in the Participatory Budgeting planning sessions targeted for the residents in November 2018. This time, I…

  • Latest Trends of Destination Marketing

    Latest Trends of Destination Marketing

    Digital Tourism Think Tank – #DTTT2018 Helsinki, Bio Rex 29.-30.11.2018 I visited one of the most intriguing events in the traveling field the Digital Tourism Think Tank 2018 last November. Helsinki had the honor to host around 300 participants from all over the world in the event held in fabulous Bio Rex facilities.  #DTTT global is…

  • Can Design Solve Everything?

    Can Design Solve Everything?

    Design Forum Talks: Design, Value and Meaning Valkoinen Sali 28.11.2018 In late November 2018, I attended a seminar organized by Design Forum Finland, which, once again, discussed design and its overarching possibilities in solving complex problems in business, innovation and life in general. Many interesting keynotes were expected, such as Berlin-based phi360 consultant Arndt Pechstein’s “Hybrid…

  • Let’s Play Participatory Budgeting!

    Let’s Play Participatory Budgeting!

    Event: “OmaStadi” Participatory Budgeting Ideation Workshop Organized by the City of Helsinki, hosted by the city coach Antti Sarpo Place: Vallila Library, Helsinki Time: 13.11.2018 The latest Helsinki City Strategy sets the outlines for city decision-making in the years 2017–2021. The strategy emphasizes participation of the citizens and interaction between the citizens and the city. Having…

  • Future Service Design: Designing Solutions for Systemic Problems

    What kind of future is waiting for us service innovation and design students? How service design is transforming and what kind of skills are needed when working in the service design field in the future? These questions were discussed from several perspectives in the super interesting Palmu Society 10 + 10 event organized in Tennispalatsi.…

  • ‘People-Driven City’ – Co-creating the City

    Have you ever thought about who owns the city where you live in? That was a striking question for many of us attending ‘People-Driven City’, the international seminar of the urban festival ‘Lähiöfest2017’ (‘Festival for Neighbourhoods’) at the University of Helsinki. Are the owners the ones who have the political power, the businesses, or are…