Posts by Angeliki Vourdakis
Lisää joustavuutta ja tarpeiden huomiointia maahanmuuttajien koulutus- ja työllisyyspoluille
Maahanmuuttajien koulutus- ja työpolut tarvitsevat lisää joustavuutta. Niiden on otettava paremmin huomioon eri asiakasryhmien tarpeet, vahvistettava asiakkaiden toimijuutta ja kartoitettava systemaattisemmin heidän osaamistaan, toteaa Kuntoutussäätion, Demos Helsingin, Helsingin yliopiston, Oxford Researchin ja Siirtolaisuusinstituutin Maahanmuuttajien koulutus- ja työllisyyspolut-tutkimus.
Read MoreWebinar: Wise Societies — A call for Wisdom in the post-pandemic world
We have gathered the data, we need to cultivate the wisdom. Can societies be wise? Experiences of the pandemic — both why it happened and how it was handled — ring alarm bells for many of us. Judging by today’s standards, societies are far from wise. Individuals hold this trait…
Read MoreNext Stop: Make transportation work for people
It’s 2021. The transportation sector needs to pay attention to one of the elephants in the room of our times: equality and how power imbalances became embedded in cities and regions’ transit services. One of the tangible consequences of the status quo is the upholding of invisible barriers that hold…
Read MoreThe Economy of Wellbeing – a new narrative
What would life be like if instead of GDP, we measured how many girls ride their bikes to school every day? If politicians, in the face of elections, promised to slow down biodiversity loss and reduce the number of people sleeping on the streets instead of promising economic growth? If…
Read MoreNavigating uncertainty by putting people first
Businesses, governments, and organizations all over the world have been forced into reactive mode. But the pandemic isn’t the only cause of uncertainty. Societal roles and expectations are evolving rapidly and human experiences are at the center of change. Now people will remember 2020 (at least) for the pandemic,…
Read MoreThe world’s most ambitious circular economy program
The Ministry of the Environment together with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment published a proposal for a national strategic circular economy program for Finland. Demos Helsinki participated in building this ambitious program by supporting the communication and interaction work. This post presents our three key remarks: 1) the…
Read MoreWhat happens next?
As Covid vaccines roll out, we start to think about the time when our societies will reopen. Various estimates say that it will take between half a year to two years—at least with the limited knowledge we now have. As a result, the focus is shifting away from the crisis…
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