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Since the beginning of 2024, we have been collaborating with Bloomberg Philanthropies on the field of city innovation. Together, we’re exploring how cities can be supported to embed innovation at the heart of their government to facilitate experimentation and address complex challenges. Discussion of this recently expanded at a two-day event in London, jointly organised by Demos Helsinki and Christian Bason, Ph.D. and Sune Knudsen from the @Transition Collective. The event focused on discussing and visioning the future of city innovation in Europe together with 60 participants representing Europe’s foremost organisations in this field. This included leading thinkers such as Sir Geoff Mulgan from TIAL/UCL, and representatives from international organisations and networks (UNDP, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC, Eurocities) and academia (UCL, LSE Cities), NetZeroCitiesEU and more. Thank you to all participants for your invaluable contributions! Three takeaways from the event: 💬 Cities are advancing greatly in using innovation to tackle challenges, yet there is further to push. The next developments involve deeper exploration of the governance needed to enable innovation, citizen engagement strategies, systematic learning with new technologies, and empowering storytelling of cities’ journeys. 🚀 We were honoured to contribute to this group of thinkers who are humbly and purposefully dedicated to catalysing innovation movements in Europe and beyond.  🛤️ This conversation and work is not new; however, we are beginning new collaborative pathways together. Much more will continue in the following months! If you have any questions or insights on city innovation, we're eager to hear more! #cityinnovation #urbandevelopment #collaboration

“Meitä ei vaivaa sote-alaan rajoittunut hoivakriisi, vaan olemme yhteiskuntana keskellä huolenpitosiirtymää." Ensi viikolla kuullaan Hoivan uusi logiikka -hankkeen löydöksistä. Ilmoittaudu mukaan!

17. huhtikuuta klo 14.30 Demos Helsinki toimistolla tapahtuu. Mikäpä ei koskettaisi meitä jokaista niin kuin hoiva! Ilmoittaudu mukaan.

Miten pidämme huolta toisistamme korostuneen haavoittuvaisuuden aikakaudella? Olisin erittäin iloinen nähdessäsi sinut 17.4. meidän toimistolla keskustelemassa muun muassa tästä kysymyksestä.

📣 Job opportunity alert! Our friends over at The Institutional Architecture Lab (TIAL) — a new initiative focused on advancing the practice and theory of institutional design — are hiring for two roles: 1. Research Analyst Are you passionate about research and storytelling? If you’re a researcher with a journalist’s eye for engaging stories, this role is perfect for you! Help TIAL create insightful case studies that illuminate the practice and possibilities of institutional design. 2. Community Coordinator Do you excel at organising events that inspire and foster collaborations? Are you skilled in managing partnerships that amplify impact? TIAL needs a visionary Community Coordinator to lead their grassroots community-building activities, creating platforms for dialogue and learning that propel the institutional design field forward. 📌 Role Details: - Location: Flexible (with options for hybrid work) - Deadline: Sunday, April 28th - How to Apply: Please visit the links in the comments for full job descriptions and application details. 📢 Spread the Word! Feel free to share this post or tag someone you think would be a good fit for these roles. Let’s bring together the best minds to shape the future of institutional design.

As a part of Nets4Dem network, Demos Helsinki is committed to advancing democratic innovation and participation with research and capacity-building activities 💡 We would like to invite you to the launch of the Nets4Dem Democratic Innovations Accelerator! 🔗 Register for the Launch Event here: https://lnkd.in/eHY5HUiW

Demos Helsingillä oli ilo päästä kuulemaan pääkaupunkiseudun koulutustoimijoita siitä, millaista osaamista vihreä siirtymä edellyttää ja miten tätä konkreettisesti viedään käytäntöön arjessa nyt ja tulevaisuudessa. Lue lisää Ami-säätiö sr | Ami Foundation sr :n jutusta alla!🍀 Hankkeeseen voi tutustua laajemmin täällä ➡ https://lnkd.in/dTHfM6eA

🌱 Regions4Climate Pärnu Study Visit 11-12 April 2024 🌱 Last week, Johannes Klein and Oriane Ollivier from Demos Helsinki, alongside Kelli Marie Jaama from SEI Tallinn, had the opportunity to explore Pärnu as part of the Regions4Climate project. Regions4Climate is a European-funded project that aims to collaboratively develop and demonstrate a socially just transition to climate resilience. In this project, Demos Helsinki takes a leading role in driving initiatives focused on facilitating a just transition and advancing social equity. 🤝 During their visit, partners engaged in a productive discussion with local stakeholders Toomas Toodu, Elen Kuningas, and Kaido Koppel. Together, they made significant progress on the just roadmap process, deciding on the next steps to ensure fair climate change adaptation in Pärnumaa. 🏫 They also had the opportunity to visit two kindergartens in Pärnu. These visits offered valuable insights into just transition aspects amidst heat stress—a vital consideration for our climate change adaptation efforts. 📣 Excited to stay informed about the project's latest developments? Follow the project's page via Regions4Climate! #JustTransition #ClimateAction #Sustainability #Regions4Climate

📣 We are extremely excited to share Demos Helsinki’s participation in MERGE, a pioneering research and coordination project under Horizon Europe aimed at integrating wellbeing, inclusion, and sustainability indicators into economic policy. With a €17 Million budget, the involvement of over 15 organisations and a 3-year timeline, MERGE stands as one of the most substantial partnerships in the realm of beyond GDP initiatives to date. 🌿 In the pursuit of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the European Union's policies on environmental and social sustainability, it's crucial to move toward more holistic metrics. Yet, we face obstacles like fragmented evidence and differing perspectives on alternative approaches. MERGE aims to address these challenges identifying new relevant metrics beyond GDP to provide a more comprehensive understanding of societal progress. 🔔 We’re proud to be collaborating with a diverse range of partners from across academia, policy, statistical offices and civil society organisations to connect innovative research: ZOE Institute for Future-fit Economies, Tampere University, Leiden University, Universitat de Barcelona, European Policy Centre, UCL, Wellbeing Economy Alliance - WEAll, Joint Research Centre, UK Office for National Statistics, ARCO - Action Research for Co-Development, Ghent University, Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Research & Degrowth International, Idescat - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya, Social Platform #alternativeindicators #beyondgdp #economicprogress #socialprogress #sustainablewellbeing #policymaking #sustainability

🔎 Achieving the United Nations 2030 Agenda and the EU's policies on environmental and social sustainability requires a comprehensive measure of human progress that does not focus solely on GDP. In pursuit of the sustainability goals, a collective of visionary minds from academia and beyond has initiated MERGE—a groundbreaking initiative under Horizon Europe. With a €17 million budget, the involvement of over 15 institutions and a 3-year timeline, MERGE stands as one of the most substantial partnerships in the realm of beyond GDP initiatives to date. 🌱 The long standing discussions regarding GDP emphasize its limitations in accurately capturing the true essence of citizens' quality of life and overall wellbeing. GDP measures economic progress based solely on monetary transactions and market activities. This narrow focus can disregard the multifaceted nature of human welfare. 🎯 The primary objective of MERGE is to propose a unified set of indicators for measuring multidimensional wellbeing. This includes summarising indicators already known to statistical institutions and identifying new relevant metrics beyond GDP to provide a more comprehensive understanding of societal progress. MERGE builds on the scientific work of recently launched Horizon Europe and European Research Council grants (WISE Horizons, SPES, ToBe, REAL) to create synergies between these projects and improve knowledge on indicators beyond GDP, alternative and more sustainable policy options, and scenarios for a sustainable future. 🔔Partners: ZOE Institute for Future-fit Economies, Tampere University, Leiden University, Universitat de Barcelona, European Policy Centre, Demos Helsinki, UCL, Wellbeing Economy Alliance - WEAll, Joint Research Centre, UK Office for National Statistics, ARCO - Action Research for Co-Development, Ghent University, Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Research & Degrowth International, Idescat - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya, Social Platform #BeyondGrowth #beyondgdp #WellbeingEconomy #PolicyMaking #WellbeingMetrics: #sustainableWellbeing #research #HorizonEurope