Challengingthe
This acknowledgement is awarded to:
for participating in
Challenging the Mindset SUMMER WORKSHOP
Held in Helsinki, Finland from June 03 to June 14, 2013through the collaboration of Creative Sustainability Programme
with Aalto Service Factory, Aalto Media Factory, Aalto Design Factory,and Design Research teams NODUS and ENCORE.
Tiina Laurila Programme Director
Susu Nousala Workshop Teacher
Pamela Chantiri Dorantes
Challenging the mindset:
Challenging the mindset:Method or Madness?
Challenging the mindset:Method or Madness?
NO!
Challenging the mindset:Method or Madness?
NO!Just a different context!
Challenging the MINDSET was a workshop held in Helsinki, Finland from
June 03 to June 14, 2013.
It brought together students and mentors from various fields of Aalto University,
Monterrey Institute of Technology, and the National Autonomous University of Mexico
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Aalto UniversitySchool of Arts, Designand Architecture
Architecture
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Engineering inSustainable
Development
IndustrialDesign
IndustrialDesign
UNAM
CreativeSustainability
Aalto UniversitySchool of Economics
MechanicalEngineering
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CreativeSustainability
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ComputerScience andEngineering
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SocialAnthropology/
Ethnology
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MechanicalEngineering
UNAM
Media andjournalism
The industry: Greenfain and
Finnish Consulting Group
and the public sector:Viikinmäki Water treatment plant,
GovJam
It was all about towers, dragons, grassroots,
dungeons, dirt, and silence.
TOWERS
Tower Challenge 1
Building a tower out of 3 A4 paper sheets, it should carry a weight on its top. Appearance also counts
Tower Challenge 2
Imagine and frame everyday challenges in a slum.Then be challenged by reality: look at this tower built greatly without architects.
Tower Challenge 3
1 Marshmallow 20 spaghetti sticks1m. tape1m. thread
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DRAGONS
Professor Pekka KorvenmaaAalto ARTS Vice Dean
Professor Tuuli Mattelmäki Aalto ARTS-DOD Head of Research, Vice Head
Mikko Heiskala Aalto Service Factory Education Coordinator
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Tiina LaurilaCreative Sustainability Study Coordinator
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Kalevi EkmanAalto Design Factory Director
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Jung Joo LeePosdoc Researcher / Aalto ARTS
Susu NousalaPostdoc Researcher/ Aalto ARTS
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GRASSROOTS
Sandra ViñaDoctoral student in design / Aalto ARTS
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Elina (and Venla) LappalainenMA Social Policy
Suvi HjorthWater specialist / FCG
Janne SalovaaraCreative Sustainability student / Aalto ARTS
Claudia GarduñoDoctoral student in design / Aalto ARTS
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DUNGEONS&
DIRT
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and SILENCE
and SILENCE
They were not immediately aware of it, but it was about
developing capabilities.
Learning how to work alone
And how towork in groups
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and how to work as groups that are a
part of larger groups.
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In groups, they were critical with themselves
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and they were critical with others,
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and in doing so, they gained not only self awareness
and in doing so, they gained not only self awareness
but group awareness.
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Brainstorming,
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scenario building,
rapid prototyping,
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role playing.
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They experienced the process of learning how to follow
methods that work against preventive thinking system of
‘immediate solution’.
And they had a quick dive into complexity and complex systems, even within their own groups.
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They learned how to take a snapshot of mindsets in
a current situation
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and they imagined what to do about it from wherever
they were standing.
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And there was a moment when they got lost
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and doubted if it would actually work, if they
weren’t creating more damage instead of changing for good.
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They have learnt that no one knows all, and it shouldn’t stop them
from trying!
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And they have learnt what they don’t know or why it is important to be comfortable with being
uncomfortable.
HC SVNT DRACONES
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DRAGONS?!
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They learned to experience the process
(which is all that mattered)
because no one learns on their own.
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Oh! And we’re very proud they have learnt to use Helsinki transportation
system!
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And just when they thought we could no longer challenge
them, we restricted their verbal communication!
And we eagerly watched their group work on
Governance and Water outcomes!
Challengingthe
This acknowledgement is awarded to:
for participating in
Challenging the Mindset SUMMER WORKSHOP
Held in Helsinki, Finland from June 03 to June 14, 2013through the collaboration of Creative Sustainability Programme
with Aalto Service Factory, Aalto Media Factory, Aalto Design Factory,and Design Research teams NODUS and ENCORE.
Tiina Laurila Programme Director
Susu Nousala Workshop Teacher
Pamela Chantiri Dorantes
Thanks!
Text by Susu Nousala and Claudia GarduñoPhotos by Jan Ahlstedt, Claudia Garduño and
Johanna LaukkanenPresentation by Claudia Garduño
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