Housing Solutions for Asylum Seekers: Competition Winners

An architectural competition titled From Border to Home was set out to find temporary housing solutions for the unprecedented flood of asylum seekers coming to Finland. The Museum of Finnish Architecture organized the competition in collaboration with the Finnish Association of Architects SAFA from October 19 to November 30, 2015. From Border to Home received […]

Talking About Business Models – Interview with Tommi Rissanen

I had the pleasure of interviewing consultant Tommi Rissanen of Digital Media Finland. He’s working on his PhD dissertation on business models. We talk about the following themes: What are digital business models and what makes them different from more traditional models? How could digital business models challenge companies in the construction industry? How can […]

Adopting a Culture of Experimentation in Construction

I’ve attended numerous seminars and workshops that came to the same conclusion: construction must become more customer-focused and, at the same time, productivity must go up. In spite of even substantial investments in development projects and change programs, very little has changed. Could a culture of experimentation come to the rescue? The challenge Recently, I’ve […]