Innovation for development and cultivating smart living talents in higher education, Rome, ENoLL FAO Workshop 25-26 January 2011

1. Laurea with multiple Centre of
Excellence awards
in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area
Innovating for Development
Cultivating Smart Living Talents in
Higher Education
Tuija Hirvikoski, PhD, Laurea University of Applied Sciences
European Network of Living Labs, co-coordinator of the thematic domain
Join ENOLL-FAO workshop
Rome, January 26th 2011

2. http://www.newsweek.com/feature/2010/the-world-s-best-countries.html
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3. Societal
innova,on
Business
innova,on
Managerial
innova,on
Designing
and
orchestra,ng
the
system
of
Process
innova,on
innova,on
systems
Product
&
service
innova,on
Social
innova,on
Technological
innova,on
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4. The world without borders
Diversity nurtures innovation while innovation
travels from country to country

5. Active Innovation Net
bridges the East with the West and the North with the South
• The Eastern - Western collaboration, originated by the researchers,
professors and lecturers of Tohoku Fukushi Univeristy (Japan), Laurea and
Aalto (Finland), and was supported by the Laurea IAB members,
• National Taiwan University, Hallym University (South Korea), Technical
University of Eindhoven (the Netherlands) ; Xiamen University (China) ...
ENoLL members
• the network will provide a co-creation platform for those who are eager to
develop different types of innovation from the micro to the macro level,
and especially innovation that tackles issues related to ageing societies
• the network has adopted the principles of open and user driven innovation
(the so called LivingLabs approach) next to the more traditional RDI
methodologies.
• conference, summer 2012, planning workshop 14.6.2011
• next steps to be taken in South Africa Tuija Hirvikoski 5

6. Innovation travels and
evolves from country
to country
• NORDIC
WALKING
IN
JAPAN
• Clinical
Art
(CA)
of
TFU
become
Encounter
Art
in
Laurea
• CaringTV
• Eco-­‐City
|
Bike
|
Chong-­‐Wen
Lin|
NCTU
• Zen
Lab
|
Dharma
Drum
Mountain
|
Huimin
Bhiksu
image Tuija

7. Integrating RDI and Education National
Enablers
& EU
case Asian-European Aging Societies Funding
study-path
User centred wellbeing and e.g. Laurea LL
Core competences RDI projects and
related methods TUE
Knowedge production
Wellbeing technology
e.g. NTU
education
Quality of wellbeing services
e.g. TFU
Business models and industry e.g. Aalto/
transformation
SF
Anticipation and evaluation e.g.
Hallym Unv.
resources
Human
Nursing Processess
professionals
KIBS international expertice
with the students Accountancy ehealth user centerd methods
RDI portfolio and
Educational servises
Business innovations
Innovation
services
Development of Nursing and related service
(user centred, proactive,)
Wellbeing technology (e-health services)

8. Laurea and South Africa
ENoLL, European Network of LivingLabs
▶ http://www.openlivinglabs.eu/
▶ http://www.openlivinglabs.eu/news/enoll-5th-wave
▶ http://vimeo.com/17515676
▶ http://www-sop.inria.fr/teams/axis/LLSS2010/ecoleLL/
Laurea Learning by Developing (LbD) model with the best employment rate.
FINHEEC: “the model can set an example for the whole Finland”
▶ The Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council http://www.kka.fi/index.phtml?l=en&s=82
Laurea University of Applied Sciences International Advisory Board; Rolf
Stumpf, PhD, Emeritus Vice Chancellor and Rector, Nelson Mandela
Metropolitan University; Chairman, Higher Education Quality Committee;
Professor Extraordinary, Institutional Research, University of the Free State
http://www.laurea.fi/internet/en/03_information_on_Laurea/02_group/06_News/97_2010/
International_experts_invited_as_Laurea_s_Honorary_Research_Fellows/index.jsp
Cultivating Smart Living Talents in Higher Education International Forum
on Smart Living Summer School Initiatives in Asia
Living Lab network in Southern Africa (LLiSA) www.meraka.org.za http://llisa.meraka.org.za
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9. Laurea and (South) Africa
• FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL - THE POSSIBILITIES OF CROSS-
CULTURAL FRANCHISING OF A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
INNOVATION, CASE: RLABS, THE RECONSTRUCTED LIVING LAB, SA
▶ Minna.Fred@laurea.fi
• Living Lab network in Southern Africa (LLiSA) www.meraka.org.za http://
llisa.meraka.org.za
• Collaboration@Rural – Aalto CKIR, Patricia Hongisto
• IRSES with Stellenbosch University (South Africa), to explore the
impact of neoliberal policy and management on the professional
decision making of social work professionals and the impact on
vulnerable users of these services. Paivi.marjanen@laurea.fi
• In Laurea with the African students:
• Service Innovation Lab Condrad.Lyaruu@laurea.fi
• BarLaurea Minna.Fred@laurea.fi
• Multisensory environment for Internationalisation Minttu.raty@laurea.fi
Finnish Rectors of UASs – Evaluation and benchmarking with SA
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10. Finnish Research and innovation policy
guidelines for 2011–2015
The Research and Innovation Council, chaired by the Prime Minister, has adopted the policy report on education,
research and innovation policy. The objective is for Finland to strengthen its position among the
top knowledge and competence-based countries. The basic requirement for balanced and sustainable
development is growth in productivity. Education, research and innovation policy supports economic growth and
the positive development of the national economy, the sustainable renewal of society and the well-being of
Finnish citizens. The programme will accelerate the reform of the research and
innovation system initiated under the current government.
- non-technological & social innovation
- involve all stakeholders into practical solutions & new businesses
- public sector promote the emergence of lead markets (policy tools like public procurement)
- internationalisation
- Centres of Expertise Programme (OSKE) and Strategic Centres of Excellence (SHOKKI)
- The level of education will be raised
- R&D funding share of GDP 4% + increase of public funding a minimum 4.0%per annum => e.g.
promotion of demand and user-based innovation activities and experiments
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11. Human centric innovation ecosystem
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12. Structured self-organising system -
shared leadership & both bottom-up and top-down
“Great
Resets
evolve
organically:
“Spontaneous harmony”,
“order without careful crafting” new
innova,ons
emerge,
new
systems
of
technology
and
infrastructure
are
put
in
place,
and
new
paXerns
of
living
and
working
gradually
take
shape
and
begin
to
remake
the
economic
landscape.”
Hamel ((2002),253) Leading the revolution
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13. Final report of the Country Brand Delegation
http://www.tehtavasuomelle.fi/documents/TS_Report_A4_EN.pdf
VISION 2030
What will Finland’s place and role be in the world ?
...
4/7 Finland will bring clean water and schooling to areas ravaged by conflicts
Finland will be involved in peace mediation all over the world, with a particular focus
on water-related expertise and the provision of basic education in areas ravaged by
conflicts. Finland’s expertise and efforts will be appreciated, and our views will be
carefully listened to in the framework of international cooperation.
In 2030, Finland and Finns will play a prominent role in finding solutions to the
world’s most wicked problems: together with others, teaching one another and
focusing on the solution. That is, blatantly, openly and sometimes in a somewhat
strange manner. The way only a Finn can.
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14. we
need
a
system
of
learning
and
human
development
that
mobilizes
and
harnesses
human
crea,ve
talent
en
masse
Smart
Living
Master
Program
integrated
to
R&D&I
=
PPPP

15. harnessing
human
crea,ve
talent
• to be successful in the world of work we need:
full
crea,ve
talents
capable
• to
apply
prac,cal
or
scien,fic
oriented
methodologies
to
whatever
they
are
doing
and
innova,ng
•
to
work
in
interna,onal
teams
to
achieve
diverse
skills
Personality
• to live a satisfying life in the turbulent as a working tool in
professional life
environment we have to be:
capable
to
enjoy
the
life
long
learning
and
the
growth
of
personality
and
character
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16. Smart Living Education Solutions
Student centric RDI
• Learning by Developing (LbD) in the LivingLabs
• Orchestration table for facilitating the system of innovation systems
Image Tuija
January
14,
2011,
Taipei
,
Taiwan
Interna,onal
Forum
on
Smart
Living
Summer
School
Ini,a,ves
in
Asia
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Hirvikoski
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17. LbD = student-centric research and
development work integrated into
learning
• LbD is a system of learning and human development that
mobilizes and harnesses human creative talent en masse. It is a
learning system that integrates education with research,
development and innovation operations (RDI); consequently, it
fuels our collective creativity. In addition, it provides each
student the tools to develop and utilize his or her creative
talents fully in order to generate a livelihood for him or herself
and to foster productivity for society as a whole
• http://www.laurea.fi/internet/en/031_quality/01/05_development/02_operational_development/
05_benchmarking_evaluation_audit/centre_of_excellence_evaluation_2009.jsp
La http://www.slideshare.net/tuihirv/laurea-living-labs
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18. Learning by Developing – a
Unique Way to Study
• The working life oriented learning method Learning by
Developing is a pedagogical innovation developed by Laurea.
• The LbD -projects are conducted in partnership
with the world of industry and commerce, which
means that authentic workplace issues are
selected as subjects of studying.
• For students LbD is a new way to get the
competence needed in working life: they grow
from learners into experts with excellent
employment opportunities within their specific
fields.
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19. LbD – student-centred R&D
profiling Laurea
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20. Constant
development
of serves as
the basis
for Laurea’s
quality
assurance system.
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21. Feedback on Laurea Centre of
Excellence (FINHEEC)
• The students‘ participation in R&D has been raised to a new level,
so that they are now the main activating forces in the process
• supported by Laurea's management and it is purposefully developed
throughout the organisation
• a vision-based management model - incentivising for staff -
communities of experts based on the interests of the parties
involved
• a regional operator and partner in the metropolitan area - in
continuous interaction with the environment
• many of the articles and conference presentations have involved
students
• Laurea has determined the core competences included in all of its
degree programmes, taken into account the context of each degree
in curriculum development, and improved competence evaluation
procedures
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22. Feedback on Centre of Excellence
• Laurea has defined its core competence in relation to the operating
environment's competence needs in terms of areas of focus, from which it has
also derived the core competences for each degree programme
• The Learning by Developing core process strives to bring together employers
and the workplace, employment-related research and development, and
learning. Student-centric R&D is the connecting link between Laurea's three
main tasks, when the students' projects are aimed at developing employment
in the local region.
• In feedback, students especially mentioned the possibility of doing the right
tasks in projects, and the appropriateness of their studies. Another strength
that was mentioned was the improvement of team work and interaction skills,
although imbalances in the degree of participation appear to be a challenge
for teachers to tackle in the active student community and the commitment-
demanding study model.
• One of the particular strengths of R&D activities at Laurea University of
Applied Sciences is the role of students as central actors and takers of
responsibility.
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23. Feedback on Centre of Excellence
• Despite the strong emphasis on R&D, theory and practice are well balanced
in the education. Student-centric R&D is particularly well suited to
universities of applied sciences, and Laurea can set an example for the whole
of Finland.
• The generally high level of results indicates that student-centric R&D is a
good choice for pedagogy
• Laurea produces the highest number of ECTS credits from R&D. In addition,
the students' participation in publication, project preparation and even
project management activities proves that they are central actors in Laurea's
R&D operations.
• Other strengths are Laurea's open interaction with its operating environment,
its agility in responding to the needs of the environment, and the apparent
functionality of its management model.
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24. Pisa vs. “to grow by helping others to grow in to
their own fullest potential”
Education of teachers:
• learning to understand the reality of school and teachers
work is more important than managing it
• A prerequisite for the success of the training is that the
trainers and students are able to build a community with
which it is possible and safe to begin to do research.
• “In education and training, you will learn in an authentic
situation how to understand and face phenomena related to
learning, teaching, as well as being an individual or a
member of the community”
• Experience and diversity of the team are the starting point
for training
• Kasvatus 5/2010, Rautiainen-Räihä, Suomalaisen koulutuksen osallistumiskulttuurin on muututtava
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25. When you have only 50M€ for 8000 students (and you’re going up
against 900 M€ for 16 000 students), you have to be real creative and
productive, and to engage your friends to generate synergies
Lbd & LivingLabs
organisational level
encourage holistic approach
regional level involve the multilayer
national level environment from micro to
the most macro level (be part
of the ecosystem)
international level
integrate
▶ learning and RDI
▶ different types of innovations
▶ bottom-up and top-down appr.
engage people in their different
roles
▶ build trust, provide interaction
forums

26. Membership in Major Innovation
Networks
• Service Design Network
• European Network of Living Labs
• Cambridge Network
• Baltic Sea Network
• HMEA – Helsinki Metropolitan
Entrepreneurship Academy
• HMIP – Helsinki Metropolitan
Innovation Platform
• Active Innovation Net
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27. producing meanings and creating value at the “orchestration
table” (system of innovation systems)
Institutional Strategic Business Execution Design Personal
enviroment environment environment professional development enviroment environment meanings
orchestration
table
Political Enablers Utilizer licenses, franchiser, spin-offs Developer
guidelines User

28. Grand Challenge Driven Innovation
in the Global RDI and Business Ecosystem
1. Global
warming
and
,ghtening
supplies
of
energy
2.
Water
and
food
3.
Ageing
socie*es
and
public
health
4. Pandemics
and
security
Institutional Strategic Business Execution Design Personal
enviroment environment environment professional development enviroment environment meanings
orchestration
table
Political Enablers Utilizer licenses, franchiser, spin-offs
Developer User
guidelines
ENoLL
Aalto
Asian-­‐European
UAS
-­‐
Security
and
Quadruple
FUAS
Ac,ve
Innova,on
Europe
Safety
RDI
net
Net
&
Ac,ve
Aging
Helix
USA
Forum
Asia
Virium
Africa
HLL
Sendai-­‐Finland
Helsinki
Wellbeing
Centre
LL
network
in
Southern
Africa
Virtual
Village

29. SidLabs
&
BarLaurea
with
a
Master
programme
on
service
innova,on
and
design
LbD & LivingLabs Doctor
Seppo
Leminen
|
FinLab
and
UDOI
|Doctor
Katri
Ojasalo|
Ecosystem
Minna
Fred
Senior
lecturer|
Doctor
Jyri
Rajamäki
|
Research
and
Educa,on
on
Security
and
Safety
|
|Rob
Moonen
|
Project
Manager
Guarantee
and
DiYSE
|
Julius
Tuomisto
|
Project
Manager
Renderfarm.fi
|Mika
J
Kortelainen
Senior
lecturer
User
Driven
Innova*on
Centre UniC
with
a
Master
Personal
meanings
Institutional
enviroment
Strategic
environment
Business
environment professional development
Execution
enviroment
Design
environment
programme
on
user
centric
methodologies,
hXp://
unic.laurea.fi/home.php
Doctor
Satu
Luojus
|
Doctor
Ou,
Cavén-­‐Pöysä
|
|Doctor
Olli
Vilkki
|
PeXeri
Suckman
|
Project
Manager
Ballad
Project
and
Quadruple
Helix
|
Ac*ve
Life
Village
&
CaringTv
in
Finland,
Japan
and
China
|
www.caringtv.fi|
orchestration Doctor
Paula
Lehto
|
Doctor
Maria
Suokannas
|
Pia
Kiviharju
|
table Senior
lecturer/Development
Manager
|
Laurea/Ac,ve
Life
Village
Ltd
|
Doctor
Mal
Hämäläinen
|
Laurea
Medical
and
Care
Simula*on
Centre
|
hXp://www.lamesse.laurea.fi/eng/index.html|
Political
guidelines
Enablers Utilizer licenses, franchiser, spin-offs Developer
Doctor
Jorma
Jokela
|
Doctor
Päivi
Marjanen
Konkkaronkka User
Care
Innova*on
and
Design
Hub
CIDe & Express
to
Connect
|www.express2connect.org|
Doctor
Anne
Äyväri
|
Doctor
Katariina
Raij
|
Primary Labs & Developers & Master
programmes

30. Shared leadership based on interaction
Leaders and professors provide Crewmembers (staff and students)
• an empowering vision and • participate into the interactive
meaningful storylines leaderships e.g. by forecasting,
• support and trust those with ideas proposing, carrying the
and an entrepreneurial anxiety and responsibilities
capabilities to make the ideas to • are curious about opportunities and
work in reality search for solutions
• create platforms and trust based • empower their peers and leaders
opportunities for collaboration and
co-creation
True
transforma,ons
evolve
organically:
new
innova,ons
emerge,
new
systems
of
technology
and
infrastructure
are
put
in
place,
and
new
paXerns
of
living
and
working
gradually
take
shape
and
begin
to
remake
the
economic
January 14, 2011,
Taipei , Taiwan School Initiatives in Asia landscape.
International Forum on Smart Living Summer
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31. Thank you
for listening!
tuija.hirvikoski@laure
a.fi
image Tuija
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