Research and development
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Ana Raposo, Minna Kaihovirta
Episode 3: Communicating across Europe
In this European connections podcast Minna Kaihovirta and Ana Raposo delve into the topic of communication. All European Universities aim to communicate as effectively as possible and spread the word about what they are doing. The goal is to activate students to make the most out of offered opportunities and at the same time inform a broader audience on how they can participate. As usual there is some struggle in finding the right channels and to reach the right audiences.
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Saija Heinonen
From classroom to game studio – The role of badges in game industry competence mapping
As the game industry evolves, the ability to demonstrate concrete competences is becoming more important than traditional qualifications alone. The Gamebadges project introduces a competence-based open badge ecosystem that helps connect education and game industry by recognising skills in a structured, transparent, and flexible way.
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Eija Raatikainen, Nea Vänskä, Linda Dinda
Reflections on collaboration and co-creation in international digital environments
Leading complex projects online demands significant commitment, careful planning, and a strong sense of shared purpose.
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Pamela Spokes
From fixing problems to preventing them: Why service design is not customer service
Service design is a proactive business development approach that creates well-functioning services, reducing the need for customer service. This article explains the difference between service design and customer service.
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Pamela Spokes, Juha Järvinen
Episode 3: Prototyping – Turning ideas into reality
In this episode of Innovators at work podcast, we will be looking closer at Prototyping and how to take intangible ideas and make them into something tangible. This process of creating tangibility is so important in the innovation process. It is a form of communication. This is why it is vital to incorporate prototyping into everyday activities in the workplace.
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Koen Van Damme, Minna Kaihovirta
Episode 1: Promoting European values
Values guide our everyday work and interaction. How can we create shared values, when the community consists of several universities throughout Europe? And is it possible to include students and staff in the process of defining values? The European Commission wants all European University Alliances to promote European values. What are those values and how are they reflected in education? In this European connections episode Minna Kaihovirta dives into this topic with Koen Van Damme.
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Kati Marin, Virve Oksanen
Designing modular and learner-centered microcredentials for lifelong learning
Modular, learner-centered microcredentials are the key to build meaningful, stackable pathways for lifelong learning in a rapidly changing world.
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Pamela Spokes
What is U!REKA and why it matters to our universities and communities
What happens when universities from around Europe decide to work together and not compete? They can create something greater than the sum of their parts.
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Pamela Spokes, Juha Järvinen
Episode 2: How ‘innovation events’ shape future thinkers
In this episode of Innovators at work podcast, Pamela Spokes and Juha Järvinen will be looking closer at Innovation events: challenges, hackathons, service jams, design sprints, etc. and how these can quickly and effectively change mindsets around innovation and innovators. And how identifying with this mindset is the biggest step towards becoming an innovator that there is.
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Amir Dirin, Toini Harra
The critical role of usability and user experience in healthcare and agetech in the AI era
To ensure safety, usability and user experience must be prioritized in products when human users are involved, regardless of the development methods or technology used. What do we need to consider when developing AI and using it in service design processes in healthcare, agetech and beyond?