Radical Creativity

Community of radical creativity

Participate in our events or visit the living room of radical creativity, Space 21.
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You can also follow our Instagram accounts @aaltoradicalcreativity and @aaltospace21.

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Call for applications: Aalto University’s next creative industry pre-incubator programme starts in October 2024

The application period for the Aalto Digital Creatives pre-incubator program is open until 16.9.20234
Designer Noora Yau's shimmering wood chrystals. Photo: Mikko Raskinen
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From space technology and shimmering wood to shapeshifting textiles – explore world-changing research in the brand new Marsio building

The Makers of the Impossible exhibition and the Designs for a Cooler Planet festival will kick off the autumn season at Marsio – Aalto University’s brand new, open-to-all campus venue.
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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.
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5 ways to train your creativity this Spring and Summer

To celebrate the United Nations World Creativity Day on April 21, we made a list of five tips to boost your creativity this Spring/Summer

Events

Wooden crystals
Exhibitions

Bioeconomy 2.0

Unseen bio-based materials.
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Exhibitions

Cybersecurity skills for Europeans

Learn to safely navigate in the digital world.
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Exhibitions

Future visions in fashion

Imagining ethical fashion futures and making them a reality.
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Exhibitions

BioColour: sustainable colour aesthetics

Transforming fashion by getting rid of toxic colours.

Get to know the on-going projects

Tuomas Auvinen Photo: Mikko Raskinen

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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Portaits of Ricardo Dutra and Natalia Villaman

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.

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Mikael Huhtamäki.

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.

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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.

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Radical creativity and its axis: Outcome - process, individual – collective and intentional - serendipitous.

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.

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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.

A dog and two researchers. Photo: Aalto University/Mikko Raskinen

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

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Space 21

Space 21 offers free project and studio spaces for facilitating collaboration, experimentation and radically new thinking and doing.

Visit the living room of radical creativity
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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.

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Space 21 coordinator Jason Selvarajan encourages everyone to experiment

Get to know Jason Selvarajan, coordinator of Space 21, Aalto's new project space

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Tools for Creative Practices

The big list of machines, tools and workshops across Aalto University campus for Artistic and Creative Practices.

Services

What is radical creativity?

Watch the one-hour long Radical Creatives documentary directed by Emilia Hernesniemi.

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A deep dive into radical creativity

Aalto University has produced a film to highlight its creative culture.

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In the film Radical Creatives, creativity is found by diving below the surface. Photo: Hayley Lê

Making creativity happen: new documentary shows how to foster a creative mindset

Companies and organisations can arrange screenings to encourage creativity and experimentation

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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 build an outstanding creative community for new thinking.

Aalto's strategy
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Previous events

Out of Fashion event LaserTalk

Out of Fashion – Aalto LASER Talks

Future visions and concrete steps towards the sufficiency paradigm in fashion

Events
Wood crystals on a black fabric.

Designs for a Cooler Planet

This fall, the festival celebrates innovative and collaborative designs addressing the impossible sustainability challenges. Experience tomorrow in Otaniemi on 6 Sept – 3 Oct 2024!

LaserTalks: Radical Collaboration

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.

Events
Aalto Radical Creativity summer school. Original image: George Atanassov

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.'

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Kaksi ihmistä ja pöytiä esiintymislavalla, takana valkokangas, jossa näkymä mikroskoopista.

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.

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Examples of radical creativity

Radical creativity fundamentally transforms mindsets and ways of operating

Radical Creativity
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Learn radical creativity

Radical creativity is continuous learning: experiments, imagination, and agency.

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