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Organized jointly by the Design Factory Grasping creativity exhibition and Radical Creativity summer school, this open event and exhibition invites you to reflect on how organizations can organize and collaborate for radical creativity - striving beyond current development practices to co-create a better future. Learn from the experiences of different types of organizations in the keynote event, explore the exhibition showcasing creative practices and student work on reimagining the future and interact with other participants to exchange experiences over some refreshments.

Keynote program 14.30-16

• Welcome and research insights on striving for radical creativity - prof. Tua Björklund / Aalto Design Factory
• Seeking radical creativity in development - Head of investment management Riitta Silvennoinen / St1 
• Collaborating for radical creativity - Director of Economic Development Harri Paananen / City of Espoo and Head of Design Niall Shakeshaft / VTT
• Radical creativity as strategy - Communications manager Tiina Toivola / Aalto University

• Closing words and introduction to the exhibition - Design Coordinator Anna Kuukka and Radical Creativity Summer School teachers Dr Vikki Eriksson and Floris van der Marel

Refreshments and exploring the exhibition 16-17

• Grasping creativity illuminates the invisible social, mental and material practices that contribute towards creativity. The exhibition builds on Design Factory teaching and research to showcase Aalto University faculty reflections on radical creativity as well as a range of creative practices to support exploring new solutions.
• Furthermore, the exhibition showcases some of the work that the Radical Creativity summer school degree student and life-long learner participants from across the world have done during the two-week summer school. Their work explores tackling future energy use and promoting professional belonging in Finnish work-life with the course industry partners, St1, City of Espoo and VTT.

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