Topic outline

  • General

    The course introduces students to the topic areas of design-for-sustainability and frameworks including product-service-systems, service design and material circulation. 

    Besides weekly lectures (Tuesday afternoons & Thursday mornings), there is a conceptual design assignment done in groups of 4-6 students. See Materials for readings. Case work section will be updated as the work begins.

    Teachers: Tatu Marttila (@aalto.fi), Mikko Jalas (@aalto.fi; visiting teacher), other visitors
    Schedule: Tuesdays (13:15-16:45) and Thursdays (9:15-12); see below
    Teaching period: III (9.1.-15.2.)

    Teaching schedule (please note the classrooms!):

    Session date

    Session topic

    Classroom

    S1 (Tue 9.1.)
    (    13:15–17:00) 

    Introduction to course

    F101

    S2 (Thu 11.1.) 
    (9:15–12:00)

    Designing for sufficiency

    Q201

    S3 (Tue 16.1.)

    Project work: Kick-off

    		A-Grid Mordor

    S4 (Thu 18.1.)

    Sustainable PSS design & servicization

    Q201

    S5 (Tue 23.1.)

    Socio-technical experimentation & social innovation

    F101

    S6 (Thu 25.1.)

    Project work: Idea presentations

    A-Grid Mordor

    S7 (Tue 30.1.)

    Design for sustainability transitions

    Q201

    S8 (Thu 1.2.)

    Communicating sustainability

    A-Grid Mordor

    S9 (Tue 6.2.)

    Promoting and scaling-up sustainability

    A-Grid Mordor

    S10 (Thu 8.2.)

    Project work tutoring & finalisation (online session: https://aalto.zoom.us/j/4714779342)

    		Online

    S11 (Tue 13.2.)

    Project work: Final presentations

    F101

    S12 (Thu 15.2.)

    Feedback session (hybrid session: https://aalto.zoom.us/j/4714779342)

    A-Grid Mordor / Online