Design for Social Change - Participation
Designing for Social Change (DSC) courses provide students basic understanding and competences to build design projects aimed towards social change.
Sampsa Hyysalo is Professor of Co-Design at the Aalto University School of Art, Design and Architecture in Helsinki, Finland. His research focuses on designer-user relations in sociotechnical change. This includes engagement in participatory design, codesign, open and user innovation, open design, peer knowledge creation, user communities, citizen science and user knowledge in organizations, design ethnography, longitudinal ethnography, social shaping of technology, process studies of innovation, practice theory, and sustainability transitions.
Sampsa has published over 70 full lenght articles and book chapters. Topically most of his research has been on renewable energy, health technology, organizational software and social media. He has authored several books, the latest being 鈥淭he new production of users: Changing innovation communities and involvement strategies鈥 (with Elgaard Jensen and Oudshoorn, Routledge, 2016) Health Technology Development and Use: From practice-bound Imagination to evolving Impacts (Routledge, 2010). Sampsa鈥檚 research orientation is multidisciplinary, science & technology studies, innovation studies and collaborative design being his main fields of reference. He received his PhD in behavioral sciences in University of Helsinki, working with activity theory. His docenture in is user-centered design of information systems. He was the chief editor of Science & Technology Studies journal 2007-2016 and was awarded the Academy of Finland price for social impact of research in 2010 and EASST Freeman Price for the 鈥淣ew production of Users鈥.
Courses
Latest publications
Marika Silvikko de Villafranca, Sini Numminen, Sampsa Hyysalo
2025
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
Mona Enell-Nilsson, Maija Faehnle, Sampsa Hyysalo, Jouni Juntunen, Jani Lukkarinen, Sini Numminen
2024
Hella Hernberg, Sampsa Hyysalo
2024
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
Sampsa Hyysalo, Mikael Johnson
2024
Design Journal
Sampsa Hyysalo, Jouni K. Juntunen
2024
Technological Forecasting and Social Change
Torben Jensen, Sampsa Hyysalo
2024
Elgar Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Studies
Goeun Kuu-Park, Cindy Kohtala, Jouni K. Juntunen, Sampsa Hyysalo
2024
Energy Research and Social Science
Sini Numminen, Marika Silvikko de Villafranca, Sampsa Hyysalo
2024
Energy Strategy Reviews
Karoliina Auvinen, Teemu Meril盲inen, Laura Saikku, Sampsa Hyysalo, Jouni K. Juntunen
2023
SUSTAINABILITY: SCIENCE, PRACTICE, AND POLICY
Sampsa Hyysalo, Tatu Marttila
2023
15th International Conference of the European Academy of Design
Sampsa Hyysalo, Kaisa Savolainen, Antti Pirinen, Tuuli Mattelm盲ki, P盲ivi Hietanen, Meri Virta
2023
The Design Journal
Jani P. Lukkarinen, Miikka Salo, Maija Faehnle, Heli Saarikoski, Sampsa Hyysalo, Karoliina Auvinen, Satu L盲hteenoja, Tatu Marttila
2023
Energy Research and Social Science
Satu L盲hteenoja, Tatu Marttila, 陌dil Gaziulusoy, Sampsa Hyysalo
2023
Design Studies
Tatu Marttila, Jani Lukkarinen, Sampsa Hyysalo, David Lazarevic, Helena Valve
2023
The Routledge Handbook of Catalysts for a Sustainable Circular Economy
Sini Numminen, Marika Silvikko de Villafranca, Sampsa Hyysalo
2023
Alue ja ymp盲rist枚
Helena Valve, David Lazarevic, Sampsa Hyysalo, Jani Lukkarinen, Tatu Marttila
2023
Environmental Science and Policy
Wouter Boon, Thomas Magnusson, Sampsa Hyysalo
2022
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
Wouter Boon, Thomas Magnusson, Sampsa Hyysalo
2022
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
Sampsa Hyysalo, Tatu Marttila
2022
Designing Change : New Opportunities for Organisations
Sampsa Hyysalo, Kaisa Savolainen, Antti Pirinen, Tuuli Mattelm盲ki, P盲ivi Hietanen, Meri Virta
2022
The Design Research Society Conference (DRS2022)
Sampsa Hyysalo, Satu L盲hteenoja, Tatu Marttila, Kaisa Savolainen, Ari-Pekka Auvinen, Jani Lukkarinen, Juuli N盲rhi, Joona Lehtom盲ki, Kirsi-Marja Lonkila, Kristiina Niikkonen, Olli Ojala, Marina von Weissenberg
2022
Sampsa Hyysalo, Eva Heiskanen, Jani Lukkarinen, Kaisa Matschoss, Mikko Jalas, Paula Kivimaa, Jouni K. Juntunen, Fanni Moilanen, Pekka Murto, Eeva Primmer
2022
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
Satu L盲hteenoja, Sampsa Hyysalo, Tatu Marttila
2022
Kest盲v盲n kehityksen toimikunnan Agenda2030 -tiekartta
Satu L盲hteenoja, Sampsa Hyysalo, Jani Lukkarinen, Tatu Marttila, Heli Saarikoski, Maija Faehnle, Lasse Peltonen
2022
SUSTAINABILITY: SCIENCE, PRACTICE, AND POLICY
Antti Pirinen, Kaisa Savolainen, Sampsa Hyysalo, Tuuli Mattelm盲ki
2022
International Journal of Design
Antti Silvast, Robin Williams, Sampsa Hyysalo, Kjetil Rommetveit, Charles Raab
2022
The Routledge Handbook of Smart Technologies
Pieter Jan Stappers, Carlos Teixera, Lucia Rampino, Weston Baxter, Sampsa Hyysalo, Jonathan Chapman
2022
DRS2022: Bilbao
Svetlana Usenyuk-Kravchuk, Sampsa Hyysalo, Alexandra Raeva
2022
CoDesign: International Journal of CoCreation in Design and the Arts
Sampsa Hyysalo
2021
Kaisa Savolainen, Sampsa Hyysalo
2021
Science & Technology Studies
Armi Temmes, Tiina Ohrling, Sampsa Hyysalo
2021
Andrea Botero, Sampsa Hyysalo, Cindy Kohtala, John Whalen
2020
International Journal of Design
Cindy Kohtala, Sampsa Hyysalo, Jack Whalen
2020
Design Studies
Jani Lukkarinen, Tatu Marttila, Heli Saarikoski, Karoliina Auvinen, Maija Faehnle, Sampsa Hyysalo, Hanna-Liisa Kangas, Satu L盲hteenoja, Lasse Peltonen, Miikka Salo
2020
Pekka Murto, Sampsa Hyysalo, Jouni K. Juntunen, Mikko Jalas
2020
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
Kaisa Savolainen, Sampsa Hyysalo
2020
Journal of Usability Studies
Armi Temmes, Antti Majava, Jero Ahola, Kimmo Ollikka, Karoliina Auvinen, Hanna-Liisa Kangas, Samuli Honkapuro, Miimu Airaksinen, Ilkka R盲s盲nen, Samuli Rinne, Francesco Reda, Salvatore Ruggiero, Eva Heiskanen, Sampsa Hyysalo, Saara J盲盲skel盲inen, Eeva Primmer, Mikael Hild茅n, Jenni Happonen, Paula Kivimaa, Phil Johnstone, Kaisa Matschoss
2020
Svetlana Usenyuk-Kravchuk, Nikita Klyusov, Sampsa Hyysalo, Viktor Klimenko
2020
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J. Tuomas Harviainen, Sampsa Hyysalo
2019
TOUCHPOINT: THE JOURNAL OF SERVICE DESIGN
Sampsa Hyysalo, Tatu Marttila, Sofi Perikangas, Karoliina Auvinen
2019
Design Studies
Sampsa Hyysalo, Jani Lukkarinen, Paula Kivimaa, Raimo Lovio, Armi Temmes, Mikael Hild茅n, Tatu Marttila, Karoliina Auvinen, Sofi Perikangas, Allu Pyh盲lammi, Janne Peljo, Kaisa Savolainen, Louna Hakkarainen, Mikko Rask, Kaisa Matschoss, Timo Huomo, Annukka Berg, Mari Pantsar
2019
Sustainability (Switzerland)
Sampsa Hyysalo, Petteri Repo, P盲ivi Timonen, Louna Hakkarainen, Eva Heiskanen
2019
Managing Innovation
Sampsa Hyysalo, Sofi Perikangas, Tatu Marttila, Karoliina Auvinen
2019
Design Journal
Sampsa Hyysalo, Neil Pollock, Robin Williams
2019
Science & Technology Studies
Sampsa Hyysalo, Virve Hyysalo, Louna Hakkarainen
2019
International Journal of Design
Paula Kivimaa, Sampsa Hyysalo, Wouter Boon, Laurens Klerkx, Mari Martiskainen, Johan Schot
2019
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
Paula Kivimaa, Wouter Boon, Sampsa Hyysalo, Laurens Klerkx
2019
Research Policy
Jonathan K枚hler, Frank W. Geels, Florian Kern, Jochen Markard, Anna Wieczorek, Floortje Alkemade, Flor Avelino, Anna Bergek, Frank Boons, Lea F眉nfschilling, David Hess, Georg Holtz, Sampsa Hyysalo, Kirsten Jenkins, Paula Kivimaa, Mari Martiskainen, Andrew McMeekin, Marie Susan M眉hlemeier, Bjorn Nykvist, Elsie Onsongo, Bonno Pel, Rob Raven, Harald Rohracher, Bj枚rn Sand茅n, Johan Schot, Benjamin Sovacool, Bruno Turnheim, Dan Welch, Peter Wells
2019
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
Ville Lauttam盲ki, Sampsa Hyysalo
2019
SUSTAINABILITY: SCIENCE, PRACTICE, AND POLICY
Pekka Murto, Mikko Jalas, Jouni Juntunen, Sampsa Hyysalo
2019
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Pekka Murto, Mikko Jalas, Jouni Juntunen, Sampsa Hyysalo
2019
Energy Policy
Sampsa Hyysalo, Sofi Perikangas, Tatu Marttila, Karoliina Auvinen
2018
Proceedings of DRS 2018
Sampsa Hyysalo, Jouni K. Juntunen, Mari Martiskainen
2018
Research Policy
Virve Hyysalo, Sampsa Hyysalo
2018
Design Issues
Sampsa Hyysalo, Jouni Juntunen
2018
The Oxford Handbook of Energy and Society
Luisa Mok, Sampsa Hyysalo
2018
Design Studies
Samuli M盲kinen, Sampsa Hyysalo, Mikael Johnson
2018
Technology Analysis and Strategic Management
Sofi Perikangas, Sampsa Hyysalo
2018
Antti Silvast, Robin Williams, Sampsa Hyysalo, Kjetil Rommetveit, Charles Raab
2018
Sustainability (Switzerland)
Pia Hannukainen, Samuli M盲kinen, Sampsa Hyysalo
2017
International Journal of Business Excellence
Sampsa Hyysalo, Jouni Juntunen, Mari Martiskainen
2017
International Sustainability Transitions Conference
Sampsa Hyysalo, Mikael Johnson, Jouni Juntunen
2017
Journal of Cleaner Production
Sampsa Hyysalo, Tatu Marttila, Armi Temmes, Raimo Lovio, Paula Kivimaa, Karoliina Auvinen, Allu Pyh盲lammi, Jani Lukkarinen, Janne Peljo
2017
Mikko Jalas, Sampsa Hyysalo, Eva Heiskanen, Raimo Lovio, Ari Nissinen, Maija Mattinen, Jenny Rinkinen, Jouni K. Juntunen, Pasi Tainio, Heli Nissil盲
2017
Journal of Cleaner Production
Samuli M盲kinen, Pia Hannukainen, Sampsa Hyysalo
2017
Passion-based Co-creation
Louna Hakkarainen, Sampsa Hyysalo
2016
Technology Innovation Management Review
Sampsa Hyysalo, Petteri Repo, P盲ivi Timonen, Louna Hakkarainen, Eva Heiskanen
2016
International Journal of Innovation Management
Sampsa Hyysalo, Torben Jensen, Nelly Oudshoorn
2016
The New Production of Users
Sampsa Hyysalo
2016
SOSIOLOGIA
Sampsa Hyysalo, Torben Jensen, Nelly Oudshoorn
2016
Sampsa Hyysalo, Mikael Johnson
2016
The New Production of Users
Luisa Mok, Sampsa Hyysalo, Jenni V盲盲n盲nen
2016
Svetlana Usenyuk, Sampsa Hyysalo, Jack Whalen
2016
Technology and Culture
Sampsa Hyysalo, Pia Helminen, Samuli M盲kinen, Mikael Johnson, Jouni K. Juntunen, Stephanie Freeman
2015
International Journal of Innovation Management
Sampsa Hyysalo
2015
Nordic Contributions in IS Research - 6th Scandinavian Conference on Information Systems, SCIS 2015, Proceedings
Sampsa Hyysalo, M Johnson
2015
Information Technology and People
Sampsa Hyysalo, Svetlana Usenyuk
2015
Research Policy
Jouni K. Juntunen, Sampsa Hyysalo
2015
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
Cindy Kohtala, Sampsa Hyysalo
2015
Journal of Cleaner Production
Maija K. Mattinen, Ari Nissinen, Sampsa Hyysalo, Jouni K. Juntunen
2015
Journal of Industrial Ecology
Eva Heiskanen, Sampsa Hyysalo, Mikko Jalas, Jouni Juntunen, Raimo Lovio
2014
The highways and byways to radical innovation : design perspectives
Sampsa Hyysalo, Cindy Kohtala, Pia Helminen, Samuli M盲kinen, Virve Miettinen, Lotta Muurinen
2014
CoDesign: International Journal of CoCreation in Design and the Arts
Sampsa Hyysalo, Mikael Johnson, Jouni Juntunen, Samuli M盲kinen, Stephanie Freeman, Louna Hakkarainen
2014
TEM raportteja 3/2014
Sampsa Hyysalo, Louna Hakkarainen
2014
World Wide Web-Internet and Web Information Systems
Mikael Johnson, Sampsa Hyysalo, Samuli M盲kinen, Pia Helminen, Kaisa Savolainen, Louna Hakkarainen
2014
8th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (NordiCHI'14), Helsinki, Finland, 26-20 October, 2014
Mikael Johnson, Hajar Mozaffar, Gian Marco Campagnolo, Sampsa Hyysalo, Neil Pollock, Robin Williams
2014
INFORMATION COMMUNICATION AND SOCIETY
N Pollock, Sampsa Hyysalo
2014
MIS Quarterly
Antti Silvast, Hannu H盲nninen, Sampsa Hyysalo
2014
Science and Technology Studies
Andrea Botero, Sampsa Hyysalo
2013
CoDesign: International Journal of CoCreation in Design and the Arts
Louna Hakkarainen, Sampsa Hyysalo
2013
Technology Innovation Management Review
Sampsa Hyysalo, Sebastian Greger, Zagros Hatami
2013
Living+ for better living environments
Sampsa Hyysalo, Jouni K. Juntunen, Stephanie Freeman
2013
Science and Technology Studies
Sampsa Hyysalo
2013
Nordic Journal of Science and Technology Studies
Sampsa Hyysalo, Mikael Johnson
2013
Co-Create 2013 The Boundary-Crossing Conference on Co-Design in Innovation, Espoo, Finland, June 16-19, 2013
Sampsa Hyysalo, Jouni K. Juntunen, Stephanie Freeman
2013
Energy Policy
Petteri Repo, P盲ivi Timonen, Eva Heiskanen, Sampsa Hyysalo
2013
Proceedings of the 2013 ISPIM Innovation Conference
Antti Silvast, Hannu H盲nninen, Sampsa Hyysalo
2013
Science & Technology Studies
Eva Heiskanen, Sampsa Hyysalo, Mikko Jalas, Jouni Juntunen, Helka Kuusi, Raimo Lovio, Jenny Rinkinen
2012
International Conference on Sustainability Transitions (IST) 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 29-31, 2012
Sampsa Hyysalo
2012
Phenomenology, organizational politics, and IT design: the social study of information systems
Sampsa Hyysalo, Jouni Juntunen, Stephanie Freeman
2012
Second Aalto Event on Science and Technology Studies: Energy in Society, Helsinki, Finland, 5-6 November, 2012
Sampsa Hyysalo, Mikael Johnson
2012
Biennial Conference of the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST), Copenhagen, Denmark, October 17-20, 2012
Sampsa Hyysalo, Jouni Juntunen, Stephanie Freeman
2012
Second Aalto Event on Science and Technology Studies: Energy in Society, Helsinki, Finland, 5-6 November, 2012
Mikael Johnson, Sampsa Hyysalo
2012
12th Participatory Design Conference (PDC), Roskilde, Denmark, August 12-16, 2012
Sampsa Hyysalo
2011
Ihmisen ja tietokoneen vuorovaikutus
Eva Heiskanen, Sampsa Hyysalo, Tanja Kotro, Petteri Repo
2010
Technology Analysis and Strategic Management
Sampsa Hyysalo
2010
Mikael Johnson, Sampsa Hyysalo, Sakari Tamminen
2010
SYMBOLIC INTERACTION
Sampsa Hyysalo
2009
Sampsa Hyysalo
2009
Research Policy
Sampsa Hyysalo
2009
R & D MANAGEMENT
Maria H枚yss盲, Sampsa Hyysalo
2009
Research Policy
James Stewart, Sampsa Hyysalo
2008
International Journal of Innovation Management
Sampsa Hyysalo, Mikael Johnson, Eva Heiskanen
2007
Human Technology
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