As guests of Riina Subra, the Foresight Manager of Aalto Impact, Mario Guillo and Enric Bas were visiting the Aalto University Campus, specially conceived and designed to become the outstanding european centerpoint of innovation and entrepeneurship. A place were MICROSOFT and NOKIA have made investments by around 18 millios of euros. This campus, based on a unique educative and research model commited with multidisciplinarity and collaborative and participative learning, is a place were creativity and proactivity are actively embraced among the students. We were visiting both the DESIGN FACTORY (the place were ideas become innovations trought prototypes, and were sutdents work with firms and learn by doing) and the AALTO VENTURE GARAGE (the greenhouse for students who become entrepeneurs and create their own start-ups). Speciall thanks to Stefania Passera and Henna Kärkkäinen (leaders of the MIND! project) and to David Leal (Embeeded System Analyst and Researcher) for their kindness. Some futher collaborative initiatives between FUTURLAB and AALTO were explored in the meetings. Will keep you informed!
FUTURLAB EN AALTO: EL SILICON VALLEY EUROPEO. Invitados por Riina Subra, Directora de Prospectiva en Aalto Impact, Mario Guillo y Enric Bas estuvieron visitando el Campus de la Universidad de Aalto, especialmente diseñado para convertirse en el centro de referencia y excellencia europeo en innovación y emprendizaje. Un lugar donde MICROSOFT y NOKIA han invertido ya alrededor de 18 millones de euros. Este campus, basado en un modelo educativo e investigador único, comprometido con la multidisciplinariedad y el aprendizaje colaborativo y participativo, es un sitio donde la creatividad y la proactividad son promovidas de forma activa entre los estudiantes. Estuvimos visitando tanto la DESIGN FACTORY (el lugar donde las ideas se convierten en innovaciones al concretarse en prototipos, y donde los estudiantes trabajan con las empresas, y aprenden haciendo) y la AALTO VENTURE GARAGE (el invernadero para estudiantes que se convierten en emprendedores y crean sus propios embriones de empresa). Gracias especiales a Stefania Passera y Henna Kärkkäinen (lideres del proyecto MIND!) y a David Leal (Analista de Sistemas Integrados e Investigador) por su amabilidad. Durante las reuniones se debatió sobre diversas posibilidades de colaboracion entre FUTURLAB y AALTO. Os mantendremos informados!