Design as a tool for social change
Design is often promoted as an approach to navigating complex landscapes and solving wicked problems. But what is the role of design in transforming businesses and societies towards sustainable futures? I have been invited to talk at Sitra Fund’s Heräämö Breakfast Event about barriers and opportunities of design industry for social change.
Creative practices for transformational Futures.
Sustainability is (in) everything. What kind of power can creative practices have as the change-making energy towards a more sustainable future? Aalto University and Design Museum’s business network, the Design Club, invited CreaTures chief Tuuli Mattelmäki and Zeynep Falay von Flittner to share their thoughts on sustainable futures in the business context. The online event was organised on September 23rd 2020, as part of Aalto University’s Designs for Cooler Planet event.
In this Nodus talk, Zeynep Falay von Flittner and Dr. İdil Gaziulusoy are discussing about the risks and opportunities around sustainability and design business.
Circular Design HOW TO? EcoDesign tools in practice
In the event, organised by Estonian Design Centre, we have talked about the Circular Service Design Framework we have developed as part of EcoDesign Circle project. Speakers: Ronja Scholz (Fraunhofer IZM), Harri Moora (EKJA), Juha Kronqvist & Zeynep Falay von Flittner (Hellon) Moderator: Tapani Jokinen (Fraunhofer IZM)
Co-imagining Sustainable Futures.
Zeynep Falay von Flittner is hosting Hellon’s Sonja Nielsen and Kirsikka Vaajakallio, in Dare to Share webinar, where they talk about the importance of imagining alternative futures and give a practical example of a tool called: Sustainability Futures Game.
How design can improve peoples ́ everyday life?
Live-stream recording from a two-day conference “RESHAPE – Designing the future of the library” in Helsinki, Finland on September 26-27, 2016. This video includes a presentation by Zeynep Falay von Flittner on How design can improve peoples ́ everyday life?
