Side Events
Looking for more ways to make the most out of your conference experience? Look no further than our exciting lineup of side events! From members only events to sauna, these events are the perfect way to connect with fellow attendees and gain valuable insights outside of the main conference. Don't miss out on these unique opportunities to enhance your conference experience!
DESIGN.ED, Future of Service Design in Education
Join us at Alto University on October 1, 2024, for DESIGN.ED, a pioneering event dedicated to exploring the future of service design in education. This dynamic gathering will feature a panel discussion on the latest trends in service design education, two interactive workshops, and insights from students on their educational experiences. Tailored for service design educators from around the globe, DESIGN.ED promises to inspire and equip you with innovative strategies to shape the future of education. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and transform the landscape of service design in education.
Audience: Educators and researchers
Date: October 1st, 2024
Venue: Aalto University, Espoo, and streaming online via Zoom.
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International Design in Government
The International Design in Government conference will take place on Tuesday, 1, and Wednesday, 2 October 2024, in person at venues around Helsinki. Commemorating the remarkable journey and influential contributions of designers in government roles, acknowledging the complex backdrop they navigate—marked by political, economic, and security uncertainties, the burgeoning impacts of climate change, and the relentless advancements of new technologies. Come and contribute to an event that promises to inspire and empower public sector design professionals from around the world.
Audience: Designers in government
Date: October 1-2nd, 2024
More about location and program: https://international.gov-design.com/helsinki2024/
SDN Member Workshops
We are thrilled to announce that we will have two fantastic workshops at this year's conference, exclusively for our attending SDN members, and they are completely free of charge! These workshops have been thoughtfully designed to provide you with valuable skills and knowledge. They will be highly interactive, featuring enjoyable activities and discussions to actively engage and facilitate practical learning. And that's not all! We have enlisted expert facilitators who are eager to share their wealth of experience and knowledge with you. We strongly encourage you to fully participate in these workshops, ask plenty of questions, share your thoughts, and take advantage of the opportunity to connect with your fellow attendees.
SDN Members attending the conference will receive an email with instructions with how to register to the workshops. If you don't receive this email by September 17th, contact sdgcworkshops@service-design-network.org
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Designing for Impact - Cities and Environmental Sustainability
Facillitated by Emma Berg and Jaakko Hannula
City of Helsinki
Location: Helsinki City Hall Lobby, 1st floor
Theme: Elevating impact | Impact beyond design
The time to act for a sustainable future is now. Strategic leadership and design thinking are crucial to accelerate progress. While great initiatives are underway, we need to collectively harness their impact.
Join us to hear how Helsinki is leading the change and be inspired by real-world stories from sustainability practitioners. In our interactive workshop, we'll explore a method for choosing impactful directions and leave with actionable steps to drive positive change.
#CaseStudies #TheFuture #Sustainability #PrinciplesOfDesign #Methods #Theory #PositiveChange
Registration for this event has ended.
Facilitators
Emma Berg
Service designer, energy expert
When she is not gardening in her yard in the nearby small town Porvoo, Emma Berg works as a service designer and an energy expert for the city of Helsinki. During her career in service design Emma has been mainly involved with different projects related to energy use, behavior change and sustainability in the built environment. Emma is passionate about good leadership. Her interests lie in creating a positive impact in the world through her work, mainly in combatting climate change.
Jaakko Hannula
Service Designer
Jaakko is a service designer whose heart beats for the development of planet-centric sustainable services and impactful collaboration. He is working for the city of Helsinki developing services and internal processes citywide from healthcare through built environment to culture and beyond. Jaakko strives to connect sustainable strategies to actions and firmly believes that multidisciplinary co-creation is the key element to achieving lasting impact on both a short and long timeframe.
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Weak Signals &
Design Fiction Workshop
Facillitated by Lilli Poussa and Terhi Ylikoski
The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra
Location: Paasitorni
Theme: Changing impact | Theory of impact
Have you heard of weak signals? What about design fiction? In this workshop, you will learn about both and try it out yourself.
Design fiction means creating tangible artefacts from the future to help discover possible futures. In this workshop we'll explore a range of weak signals and speculate on what they might mean in our everyday lives if they became mainstream. The end result will be a set of futures artefacts that challenge us to think about alternative futures.
Link to the registration: Sent via email to the SDN member attendees.
#TheFuture #Collaboration #PrinciplesOfDesign #FuturesThinking #Methods #Theory #Mindset
Lilli Poussa
Foresight Specialist, Sitra
Lilli is a foresight specialist working in Sitra’s Foresight team, which produces studies and other information to anticipate future trends and strengthen people’s thinking about the future and their ability to influence it. Lilli's expertise lies in developing futures thinking methods and tools, e.g. the Futures Frequency workshop method and Cards of Hope game. She has master’s degrees in social sciences and in service design.
Terhi Ylikoski
Foresight Specialist, Sitra
Terhi works in Sitra's Foresight Team, which aims to popularise futures thinking and and democratize futures. She wants to make futures thinking part of every change-maker’s toolbox. Terhi's expertise lies in developing futures thinking methods and tools, e.g. the Futures Frequency workshop method and Cards of Hope game. She holds Master’s Degrees in service design and intercultural communication.
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Saturday Extras
Staying in Helsinki for the weekend?
We are partnering with two amazing people and members of our design community to bring their knowledge of two things that we know will make your weekend here in the city even better! A sauna experience with a design taste and a city tour of the design besties. Limited seats are available.
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Design Walking Tour
Starting point: Senate Square, Aleksanteri II statue
Price: 49 €
Host: Arto Mieskolainen
Experience the magic of Helsinki with Arto, a passionate Service Designer, as he guides you through a mesmerizing 3-hour tour of the city’s historical landmarks and innovative design spaces. Begin your journey with a walk through Helsinki’s storied streets, followed by an in-depth exploration of the cutting-edge Oodi Library, a marvel of modern service design and sustainability. Enjoy the freedom of personal wireless audio receivers to hear everything said. Rain or shine, this tour will run, so book your spot now and immerse yourself in the heart and future of Helsinki.
Book before September 15th, and receive -10% off with a Promo Code EBSDGC24.
Registration: Seats are limited – visit helsinkiwalkingtours.com/design-tour to secure your ticket today!
Sauna Experience
Finnish Sauna Experience with a Professional Guide!
The mindful and sophisticated, sweaty afternoon
Immerse yourself in the heart of Finnish sauna culture in a safe and authentic setting with professional guides. Experience the Finnish sauna tradition just like the Finns do at the unique sauna location, Löyly Helsinki. Enjoy a safe and healthy sauna experience in a venue renowned worldwide.
Join for an enriching event where Dr. Lassi Liikanen (he/him), a leading expert in Finnish sauna design, will introduce you to the history, culture, and architecture of Finnish saunas. You'll even learn how to pronounce "sauna" and discover what "löyly" truly means! Dr. Liikanen is an active designer and author of sauna design books available in multiple languages.
In a 30-minute briefing, Dr. Liikanen will prepare you for an unforgettable experience at Löyly Helsinki's glorious wood-fired saunas, celebrated by international media such as Time, The New York Times, Vogue, The Hollywood Reporter, and The New York Post. This facility boasts several large saunas, as well as a bar and restaurant under the same roof, where a variety of drinks can be purchased (drinks not included in the tour price).
This experience offers both heat and coolness! For those seeking adventure, take a dip in the Baltic Sea to experience the invigorating hot-cold contrast therapy.
Join us for an unforgettable journey into the world of Finnish saunas—both a hot and cool adventure awaits!
We guarantee you a very relaxing and healthy encounter at an excellent Finnish sauna location.
What you should know about the facility:
Löyly Helsinki is a sauna,in which everyone must wear swimming wear. Facility provides a binary dressing rooms and showers.
Price:
75€ Includes admission, talk, bottled drink and a small surprise. Tax included in the price.
Time:
Saturday 5th October noon sharp, (12pm) until 3pm
Address for the starting point:
Qvik, 4th Floor, Urho Kekkosenkatu 5c, 00100 HELSINKI
Next to Kamppi shopping center (close to subway, tram, and bus stops)
Sign-up:
Reservations available immediately using a Google Form, payments due by 13th September. First 30 people who buy the ticket will be admitted.
Payment instructions will be provided over email starting 6th September and the first signups will have the priority for buying the tickets. Ticket availability is not guaranteed after 3rd October.
Sign up link:
What’s included:
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Towels
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Bottle of water
What to bring or prepare for:
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Swimming suit (can be rented at the facility)
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Flip flops
Last time to purchase the experience ticket: Thursday 2nd October
Detailed schedule:
Get together and a short lecture at Qvik Office in Kamppi
Transit to Löyly (walking, public transit, any means available)
Löyly time begins
Terms:
Payments will be processed on the Saunologia.fi website, PayPal & common card payments accepted.
Cancellation will be refunded 100% until 3rd October. Non-refundable from 4th October. Tickets are transferable between same gender attendees.
Looking for something more extreme? If there is interest, we can also take you to the “anarchist”, grass roots sauna called Sompasauna (https://www.sompasauna.fi/in-english/sompasauna-tutorial) which is a non-binary, clothing optional location at the east side of HElsinki center region. This would happen after Löyly tour, around 5 pm the same evening.
Questions or difficulties with the schedule?
More information and personalized tours available from the organizer over email: lassi@saunologia.fi
Museum of Finnish Architecture and Design Museum Helsinki ticket discount.
Get ready to step into the world of Finnish design and architecture! All of our Service Design Global Conference attendees in Helsinki can get a special rate of just 5 euros (normally 20 euros) showing their conference pass.
Discover the captivating "FIX: Care and Repair" exhibition, plus three others, at the Museum of Finnish Architecture and Design Museum Helsinki. The discount is valid from October 1 to October 6 2024.
Location: Kasarmikatu 24 / Korkeavuorenkatu 23
More info from www.designmuseum.fi
Ateneum Art Museum 25-ticket giveaway
Ateneum Art Museum invites Service Design Global Conference participants to visit the museum and its exhibitions on Saturday, October 5, 2024.
25 tickets are given on first a come-first serve basis. Sign up to reserve your ticket and pick it up at SDGC registration counter at the conference venue Paasitorni during the Thursday and Friday conference hours (have your sign-up confirmation on your mobile device)
Be ready to converse, listen to music, create art and be inspired!
Sign-up here: https://lu.ma/xao4wc21
