Can creativity be measured, managed and thus grow a business? Researchers join forces with Finnish companies
The Creative Leap research project, funded by Business Finland, aims to make creativity visible in business.
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Aalto Creative Demo Day: Inspiring Pitches and the Future of Creative Industry Incubation
Pre-incubator participants from Aalto Digital Creatives pitched their startup ideas on Marsio Stage. Aalto Digital Creatives will continue as the Aalto Creatives program in 2025.
Apply to Designs for a Cooler Planet by 27 January, 2025
Enhance the impact of your research by presenting it to broad groups outside the university. Aaltonian, apply and show how your research or project is changing the world.
'We cannot solve today’s complex challenges with traditional approaches' –– dozens of Finnish organisations support Aalto's radical creativity initiative
Aalto University launches a free online course to make the basics of radical creativity accessible to all
Why should everyone study creativity right now?
Chief Human Resources Officer Riitta Silvennoinen is encouraging employees to be radical by taking time for learning. All staff at Aalto have the opportunity to take a basic course in radical creativity during their working hours.Events
Get to know the on-going projects
Summer School teacher interview: Radical Creativity is a human capacity rather than a super talent
Get to know Natalia Villaman and Ricardo Dutra – the teachers behind the Radical Creativity summer course by Aalto University Summer School.
Aalto strengthens its entrepreneurial ecosystem in creative sectors with the lead of Mikael Huhtamäki
Project manager Mikael Huhtamäki is looking for ideas on how to develop multidisciplinary collaboration within Aalto University’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Cutting the carbon out of concrete
The Radical Ceramic Research Group is pioneering potentially transformative alternatives to traditional concrete, the world’s second largest source of emissions.
How is radical creativity understood at Aalto?
A study will explore how an ambiguously and ambitiously defined strategic focus affects organisational norms, identity and ways of working. Read the interview report or assign a workshop with your unit.
Transdisciplinary strategy tools: Co-How research group's blog (external link)
This blog explores transdisciplinary strategy tools and experimental collaboration methods combining academic and practical activities. Co-How is one of the Aalto University-funded Radical Creativity research projects.
Significant Academy of Finland funding for for the multidisciplinary consortium project PAWWS – People and Animal Wellbeing at Work and in Society
Astrid Huopalainen, Assistant Professor at Aalto University, Linda Tallberg, Assistant Professor at Hanken School of Economics, and Anna Hielm-Björkman, Docent at University of Helsinki, are principal investigators of the project
Space 21
Space 21 offers free project and studio spaces for facilitating collaboration, experimentation and radically new thinking and doing.
Space 21 monthly morning coffees in Spring 2024
Start your day with the best coffee on campus in the living room of radical creativity. The entire Aalto community is invited – check the schedule for Spring 2024 below.
Space 21 coordinator Jason Selvarajan encourages everyone to experiment
Get to know Jason Selvarajan, coordinator of Space 21, Aalto's new project space
Tools for Creative Practices
The big list of machines, tools and workshops across Aalto University campus for Artistic and Creative Practices.
What is radical creativity?
Watch the one-hour long Radical Creatives documentary directed by Emilia Hernesniemi.
A deep dive into radical creativity
Aalto University has produced a film to highlight its creative culture.
Making creativity happen: new documentary shows how to foster a creative mindset
Companies and organisations can arrange screenings to encourage creativity and experimentation
The home page of the Radical Creatives film (external link)
Director Emilia Hernesniemi's document explores the connection between self-confidence and creativity. Discover the cast and creators, or organise a film screening for your team.
Radical creativity
We enable experimental activities that challenge the status quo.
Previous events
Out of Fashion – Aalto LASER Talks
Future visions and concrete steps towards the sufficiency paradigm in fashion
Designs for a Cooler Planet
A glimpse of hope for a better future. The annual Designs for a Cooler Planet festival showcases thought-provoking prototypes, experiments, and perspectives offering a glimpse of hope for a better future.
Radical Collaboration – Aalto LASER Talk
To address the existential challenges we face today, we require truly transformative and border-crossing collaboration. But how can we achieve this? Watch the video recording of our afterwork event.
Are you prepared to explore radical creativity this August?
The Radical Creativity Summer School inspires and guides participants to explore and experiment with innovative methods of working towards a more sustainable future. 'This is a condensed package of inspiration, akin to a candy shop where you can sample a variety of flavours.'
Puppet theatre under the microscope
A tiny show with big ideas
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Radical Creativity
There is no set recipe for changing the world. It takes courage and grit to boldly create something new without fearing failure.
Examples of radical creativity
Radical creativity fundamentally transforms mindsets and ways of operating
Learn radical creativity
Radical creativity is continuous learning: experiments, imagination, and agency.
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