Topic outline

  • Welcome

    Welcome to the Process Management for Media and Design (PMMD) studio course. The teachers are Teemu Leinonen & Matthew Billington. We will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays in different classrooms. The calendar will help you to find the right room. 

    From below you will find our weekly schedule.

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      Announcements Forum

    • WEEK 1: Introduction and Team Formation

      DAY 1 (Tuesday 25. Oct 2022 at 9.15 to 12.00: Introduction

      • What is this course about ref.: Learning Objectives and Intended Learning Outcomes - Teemu Leinonen
      • Assessment criteria - Teemu Leinonen
      • Assignments - Teemu Leinonen
      • Talk: What is a process, management, media & design? by Teemu
      • Introduction to home work readings:

      (1) The Meaning of Design by Reena Merchant

      (2) Dealing with Disappointment by Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries


      Day 2 (Thursday 27. Oct 2022 at 9.15 to 17.00: Organisational Behaviour and teams

      • Fishbowl discussion: homework readings 
      • Talk: Organisational Behaviour lecture by Teemu 
      • Discussion

      <Lunch break>

      • Forming the design teams
      • Forming the client teams
      • Team working
      • Team presentations: roles & competences by Teemu

    • WEEK 2: Design and Innovation in Practice

      DAY 1 (Tuesday 1. Nov 2022 at 9.15 to 12.00: Designing and facilitating a workshop

      Day 2 (Thursday 3. Nov 2022 at 9.15 to 17.00:  Innovation Processes & Practices

      • Talk: startup journey(s) by Kalle Airo Head of Entrepreneurial Mindset at Aalto University 
      • Workshop design and facilitation lecture by Teemu
      • Presenting the clients

      <Lunch break>

      • Studying the clients 
      • 15:00: Presentations: Our clients, 6 x 10 min

    • WEEK 3: Facilitation & Presentation

      DAY 1 (Tuesday 8. Nov 2022 at 9.15 to 12.00: Team presentations & Facilitation 1

      • Team Presentations: 6 x 10 min.
      • Team presentation, feedback by Matthew Billington

      Day 2 (Thursday 10. Nov 2022 at 9.15 to 17.00: Facilitation 2 and Clients' Presentations


      • 9:00: Visit to Hellon / Juha Kronqvist Pursimiehenkatu 26 C, 00150 Helsinki, Finland, MAP 

      <Lunch break>

      • 13:15 Talk: Game Design process by Petri Ikonen, Electronic Arts
      • Facilitation Guidebook by Teemu

    • WEEK 4: Digital stuff

      DAY 1 (Tuesday 15. Nov 2022 at 9.00 to 12.00: Online Workshops

      • Talk: Startup design and development process by Ida Josefiina, sane.fyi
      • Introduction to online workshop with Zoom and Miro
      1. Go to the >Zoom Room
      2. Open the >Miro Board


      DAY 2 (Thursday 17. Nov 2022 at 9.15 to 17.00: Software Development Processes

      • Facilitation exercises 1:
      • 10:30 - 11.30: Emo Princess' worksop with Kalevalaisten naisten liitto (Sammakko)

      <Lunch break>

      • Facilitation exercises 2:
      • 13:15 - 14:15: Alloi's workshop with Design Forum Finland (Three.)
      • 14:15 - 15:15: We Are One's workshop with Remarkable (Hahnmann & Lagerpark & Partners)
      • 15:30 Talk: Agile software development by Tarmo Toikkanen
      • Materials on effective presentations:

    • WEEK 5: Workshops with clients

      DAY 1 (Tuesday 22. Nov 2022 at 9.15 to 12.00: Essential Presentation Skills

      • Effective presentation by Matthew Billington

      DAY 2 (Thursday 24. Nov 2022 at 9.15 to 17.00: Workshops with client

      • 9:00 Visit to Taiste / Thu Nguyen Kansakoulukatu 1b, 00100 Helsinki, MAP with Oscar

      <Lunch break>

      • Facilitation exercises 3:

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      Slides from the effective presentations session File
      PDF document

    • WEEK 6: Workshops with clients & Team work

      DAY 1 (Tuesday 29. Nov 2022 at 9.15 to 12.00: Team work 

      • Team work & tutoring

      DAY 2 (Thursday 1. Dec 2022 at 9.15 to 17.00: Company visit & facilitation

      • 10:00: Visit to Tax Administration, Design team /  Laura Uusitalo, Helsinki, Finland, MAP

      <Lunch break>

      • Facilitation exercises 4:
      • 13:00 - 1400: Three .'s workshop with Lego (We are One)
      • 14:15 - 15:15: Hahnmann & Lagerpark & Partners' workshop with Slush (emo princess inc)
      • 15:30 - 16.30: Sammakko's workshop with Aalto Shop (Alloi)
      • Discussion + feedback

    • WEEK 7: Presentations

      8. Dec 2022 at 9.15 to 17.00: Presentations for clients 
      Feedback by Matthew, Teemu & visitors

      9:15 - 10:00 Three . : Lego 
      10:15 - 11:00 Sammakko : Aalto Shop
      11:15 - 12:00  Hahnmann & Lagerpark & Partners : Slush 

      <Lunch>

      13:15 - 14:00 We Are One : Remarkable 
      14:15 - 15:00 Alloi : Design Forum Finland
      15:15 - 16:00 Emo Princess : Kalevalaisten naisten liitto

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      Half course feedback Etherpad Lite
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      This is a shared document to write feedback of the first half of the course.

  • Materials

  • Assignments

  • Teams and clients

    This page contains a list of the teams and their clients. We will also include here links to the clients' materials and links that can be used in the team assignment.

    Team / Client role 1: We are One /  Lego

    Team / Client role 2: Hahnmann & Lagerpark & Partners / Remarkable

    Team / Client role 3: Three . / Design Forum Finland

    Team / Client role 4: emo princess inc / Slush

    Team / Client role 5: Sammakko /  Kalevalan naisten liitto

    Team / Client role 6: Alloi / Aalto Shop

    Clients: 

    The Lego Group

    reMarkable 

    Design Forum Finland 

    Kalevala Women’s Association

    Aalto University Shop

    Slush