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  • Inspirational reading

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    MASTER'S THESIS:


    2019

    Lerkkanen, Laura. 2019. Design leadership in Finnish government: Understanding the qualities through person, position and responsibilities. MA thesis, International Design Business Management. Link to abstract and PDF download. 

    Marton, Helén. 2019. Design capability in Finnish governmental organizations: Perspectives of design-minded civil servants. MA thesis, Creative Sustainability. Link to abstract and PDF download. 

    2018

    Kokki, Anna (2018) Experiments on experiments – Service design explorations in the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri). MA thesis in Creative Sustainability, Aalto University. Link to abstract and PDF download.

    Krivtsova, Anna (2018) Empathy through public spaces. Designing with the community in a developing country. MA thesis in Product and Spatial Design, Aalto University. Link to PDF download.

    Swan, Kristin (2018) Leading with Legitimacy in Government Design Labs. MA thesis in International Design Business Management, Aalto University. Link to abstract and PDF download. 

    2017

    Laitinen, Ilari (2017) What works: Evidence-based practices in public service design. MA thesis, International Design Business Management, Aalto University. Link to abstract and PDF download.

    2016

    Hylerstedt, Richard (2016) Being Very Human: Designerly ways of working in public sector city development as social changemaking. MA thesis, Creative Sustainability, Aalto University. Link to PDF download.

    Lee, Fang-Yi (2016) What do they really mean by “design”? A textual analysis of the reports from design-led labs that strive for better service provision and policymaking. MA thesis, Creative Sustainability, Aalto University. Link to abstract and PDF download. 

    2015

    Kalsi, Jaakko (2015) Kela Through a Macroscope – Application of multilevel service design framework in unemployment security services. MA thesis, International Design Business Management, Aalto University. Link to abstract and PDF download.

    Jäätinen, Maria (2015) Decision-makers in design: A case study on the roles and communication between civil servants and municipal politicians in a service design project. MA thesis, Collaborative and Industrial Design, Aalto University. Link to abstract and PDF download. 

    Österlin La Mont, Amanda (2015) Facilitating climate transition: co-designing future scenarios and pathways to build social capacity for change among citizens and policy makers. MA thesis, Creative Sustainability, Aalto University. Link to abstract and PDF download. 


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