Monthly Archives: kesäkuu 2020

From Espoo Innovation Garden: Finnish company launches a new solution to prolong the lifecycle of clothes

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Lagoom startup team announces:

“The fashion industry is responsible for a significant amount of waste and exhausting resources. The fast-fashion phenomenon not only creates environmental damage and fair trade issues, but also a culture of overbuying and throw-away.

Right now we are working on a start-up – Lagoom App, a collaboration between Tavarapilvi Oy and gaIoTa Oy. We are a multidisciplinary team of people from different cultural backgrounds and professional expertise but we all share a commitment to sustainability. Our core team consists of Aalto University’s students who are passionate about innovation.

As a part of sustainable fashion solution we empower consumers to be more responsible and contribute more to a sustainable lifestyle, we created Lagoom App.

Lagoom.app is a completely new way of recycling clothes securely. The solution enables an easy and clever way of creating one’s own community, making managing, buying and selling clothes straightforward. ”Lagoom is the Tinder of second-hand clothes,” says founder Jaakko Isohanni.

To create impact, we ask for your support to spread the word to anyone who you think might be interested in our app. This will be a tremendous support to our project. We truly appreciate your support and are looking forward to hearing from you!

Please visit our website for further information or contact me via linh.nguyen@lagoom.app if you have any questions.

Best wishes,

Linh Nguyen
On behalf of the Lagoom Team”

Read Lagoom’s PRESS RELEASE:
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Tarvitsetko fyysistä etäyötilaa koronan jälkimainingeissa?

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Arvoisa tietotyöläinen, rasittaako etätyön tekeminen pelkästään kotona, onko perheessä mahdollisesti useampia etätyötä tekeviä ja tarvitset väljyyttä ajatuksillesi, onko kotona pyörivä lapsikatras häiritsemässä keskittymistäsi, alkaako puolisosi jatkuva läsnäolo kyllästyttämään?

Urban Millistä voit vuokrata fyysisen etätyöpisteen tehostamaan työskentelyäsi ja jäsentämään paremmin työtäsi ja vapaa-aikaasi.

Meillä on koronaepidemian nyt hieman hellittäessä tarjolla rajattu määrä etätyöpisteitä Otaniemessä sijaitsevassa suuressa hallitilassame.

Inspiroivat etätyöpisteemme sijaitsevat erillisissä loosseissa turvallisen välimatkan päässä toisistaan. Tilassa on maksuton WLAN-yhteys.

Samassa taloudessa asuvalla toisella henkilöllä on myös etätyöpisteen käyttöoikeus (yksi avain / talous). Lisäksi pienille tiimeille on tarjolla on muutama erillinen pientila, mm. yksi lukittava toimistohuone erillisessä toimistosiivessä.

Hinnat

  • Etätyöpiste yhdelle henkilölle / taloudelle, käytettävissä 24/7: 150 euroa / kk + ALV 24 %
  • Kiinteä pientila 2-3 hlö tiimille, käytettävissä 24/7: 350 euroa / kk + ALV 24 %

Tiedustelut: Lars Miikki, Co-producer, lars.miikki@urbanmill.fi, +358-40-5036630, http://www.urbanmill.org

Sijainti: URBAN MILL INNOVATION PLATFORM, Betonimiehenkuja 3 E, 02150 ESPOO

Musical Midsummer Greetings from Espoo Innovation Garden: The legendary RWBK performs on Celebration with Otaniemi startups, creatives and sustainability professionals on June 11

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The first ever virtual Summer Celebration with Otaniemi startups, creatives and sustainability professionals was a refreshing dive into Espoo Innovation Ecosystem scene.

The event was arranged on June 11 in Zoom, produced and broadcasted from Urban Mill, in the heart of Espoo Innovation Garden at Aalto University campus. It attracted 170 participants to learn and discuss about collaboration in the Otaniemi innovation ecosystem. Watch the whole recording from here.

Retuperän WBK, the legendary Voluntary Fire Brigade Band, technology student orchestra from Aalto University in Espoo performed in the event bringing a touch of culture for us all in our innovation ecosystem!

Watch, listen and enjoy RWBK from our Youtube channel !

With the very best Midsummer regards

Urban Mill staff

Espoon kaupungin kestävän kehityksen paikallisarvio julkaistu!

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https://www.espoo.fi/kestavakehitys

Tavoitteena kestävä tulevaisuus

Espoon tavoitteena on olla vastuullinen edelläkävijä. Kestävää tulevaisuutta luodaan yhdessä asukkaiden ja kumppanien kanssa uusilla liikkumisen, energian ja rakentamisen ratkaisuilla, kestävää elämäntapaa tukevassa opetuksessa ja kasvatuksessa, hyvinvointia vahvistavissa kulttuurin, liikunnan sekä sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollon palveluissa ja ylläpitämällä viihtyisää lähiluontoa ja viheralueita.

Espoo tavoittelee hiilineutraaliutta vuoteen 2030 mennessä. Tämä edellyttää merkittäviä muutoksia energiantuotannossa ja -kulutuksessa, liikenteessä ja arjen valinnoissa. Kansainvälisten kestävän kehityksen tavoitteiden edelläkävijänä Espoo etsii ratkaisuja, jotka toimivat esimerkkeinä tulevaisuuden hiilineutraalista elämästä kaupungeissa.

Espoo on myös mukana rakentamassa kestävää Suomea. Se liittyi ensimmäisenä kaupunkina Suomen kestävän kehityksen yhteiskuntasitoumukseen, jonka tavoitteena on luonnon kantokyvyn turvaava, hyvinvoiva ja globaalisti vastuullinen Suomi.

Seuraa työtä somessa: #KestäväEspoo ja #IlmastoEspoo

Lataa Espoon kaupungin kestävän kehityksen paikallisarvio ENG [PDF 35 Mb]

Starting today 16.6.2020: EDU Online Summer Lectures – Join and Learn!

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European Design Upgrade (EDU) project open online lectures start today.

You have the opportunity to join the webinar program on our youtube channel
www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL4pq4i1L-s5vQHT4ORjAQ

If you want to be active during the lecture and interact with speakers, use the permanent ZOOM link:

ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84394669082?pwd=SGE1Q2xibHN2bllTUCt1WWV5eHVxUT09#success

Our educational platform  is available for thee selected participants of the Contest.

EDU ONLINE OPEN LECTURES SUMMER 2020

Block 1. Philosophy & Concept of Design

16.6. No Creativity and Innovation without Strategy! Alain Heureux, Belgium

17.6. Philosophy of creativity and entrepreneurship. Lauri Järvilehto, Finland

18.6. Will the globalization swallow the uniqueness of local design? Victoria Yakusha, Ukraine

19.6. What if? We look at the urgent challenges of the near future and imagine fictional worlds and scenarios around them. Daria Tsapenko, Ukraine

Block 2. Ecosystem and innovation

22.6. The power of ecosystems: the role of creative industries in promoting innovation in cities and regions. Marlen Komorowski, Belgium

26.6. Crucial innovations & technologies to improve the city ecosystem. Alex Prykhodko, Ukraine

29.6. Art of Co-Creation. Matti Hämäläinen, Finland

6.7. Innovation environment as a service. Jarmo Suominen, Finland

7.7. Modern design technologies for patisserie art creation. Dinara Kasko, Ukraine

8.7. Orchestration of innovation ecosystems. Kari Mikkelä, Finland

Block 3. Design strategies making society sustainable

10.7. Emerging Resilient Economy. Timo Järvensivu, Finland

13.7. Business Modelling for a better design. Omar Mohout, Belgium

15.7. Systemic Design Thinking. Kristel Van Ael, Belgium

Block 4. Human centered design for the better future

17.7. Senses & meditation. Human-centered innovations. Dilnoza Shaumarova, Belgium

20.7. The meaning of “Human being”. The evolution of humanism in society. Anastasia Mikova, Ukraine/France

You can find all online EDU lectures during this summer and other project information also from our EDU site: https://edupgrade.design/en/courses/lectures/

Background: European Design Upgrade (EDU) is launched for a community of designers from Ukraine, Belgium, and Finland. Participants of the project will be able to implement their unique concepts and present them at the international level.

Business, culture and fun in Summer Celebration with Otaniemi startups, creatives and sustainability professionals on June 11

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The first ever virtual Summer Celebration with Otaniemi startups, creatives and sustainability professionals was a refreshing dive into Espoo innovation ecosystem scene.

The event was arranged on June 11 in Zoom and broadcasted from Urban Mill, in the heart of Espoo Innovation Garden at Aalto University campus. It attracted 170 participants to learn and discuss about collaboration in the Otaniemi innovation ecosystem. The recording can be watched on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTlAD5KCmaM&t=1s

The celebration began with a musical performance by Retuperän WBK, the legendary Fire Brigade Band of technology students from Aalto University.

This was followed by breakout sessions and discussions by the leaders of the City of Espoo, Aalto University, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK. These are the key institutional players shaping the success of Espoo Innovation Garden, already the biggest Innovation hub in the Northern Europe.

In 2018 the City of Espoo was nominated the most intelligent city in the world. Mayor Jukka Mäkelä emphasized that the point is not to be the most intelligent city but to be the most intelligent community.

“That means that we have to do it together with our citizens, but also it is very important for to the city of Espoo to collaborate with Aalto University, research centers like VTT and with the companies. Collaboration is the key word” he continued.

Keynote speakers were Jyri Engeström, Partner & Co-Founder at Yes VC and Patrick Shulist, Assistant Professor of Sustainability in Business in Aalto University.

Watch Jyri Engeströms presentation from here (pdf).

The celebration ended with artistic performances by aerial artist Ilona Jäntti and RWBK student orchestra.

The whole event was streamed on Start North’s Youtube channel for everybody to experience. You can watch the recording of the event from here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTlAD5KCmaM

Watch, listen and enjoy the artistic performances recorded in the event:

Virtual networking platform Deal Room was offered 11.-12.6.2020 for all participants to make virtual 1-1 meetings with other participants before and after the celebrations in Zoom. Over 200 persons registered to this platform, which was also the place where to register to the celebrations and for startups and innovation enablers to set up their virtual booths.

The event was organized by Urban Mill, the City of Espoo, Business Espoo, 6Aika Ecosystems of Growth project, EDU programme, Aalto Startup Center, VTT and Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK in collaboration with Start North, Innovation House Finland, Crazy Town and Otaniemi startup communities.

See the whole programme              See program flyer

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