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Hyperconnected technologies change how to do business – four value creation models that are successful in the future

Hyperconnected technologies change how companies do business and create value, by gathering more precise insights for better decision-making. In the era of hyperconnected business, we have an unprecedented amount of data available. This means that we are able to coordinate resources and produce value in new ways.


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Limited Liability Corporation is Dead, Long Live Responsible Ownership

Limited liability corporation has been a successful business structure that has many strengths. Now we have an economic system where a single platform is needed to manage trust-relations in the entire sector – think Airbnb or even Hotels.com for the hotel business. Companies affect to our democratic systems and dictate common…


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We let platforms govern our lives but how to govern platforms?

Have you lately seen a business presentation that hasn’t mentioned Uber, Airbnb or Facebook?


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Imagining change through science at Demos Helsinki Research Encounters

In Imagining Change Through Science – Demos Helsinki Research Encounters, we explored how science and research have shaped societal change.


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16 Horizon projects later, our goal is the same

Demos Helsinki is currently involved in 14 Horizon Europe projects. From exploring the societal impacts of new technologies to tackling climate challenges, these projects reflect a growing demand for research that sparks systemic change. Discover how we are working across disciplines to shape fairer, more sustainable futures.


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Demos Helsinki is part of three SRC-funded research projects on democracy and water security

These three research projects are: 1) Reducing polarisation via material participation (MaDem); 2) Coastal waters under pressure – safeguarding a healthy Gulf of Finland in a changing geopolitical and environmental landscape (CoWup); and 3) Safe Water for All (WaterFall).


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AI, automation and public authority: Beyond the hype of algorithmic decision-making in the Nordic welfare state

Nordic public administrations are among Europe’s most digitally advanced. FEPS policy study authored by Demos Helsinki examines three automated systems in Norway, Finland, and Sweden and sets out thirteen recommendations for public organisations and policymakers on governing automation.


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The European Care Contract: From crisis to transition

Europe’s need for care is growing and changing, and treating it as a crisis misreads the change. Demos Helsinki’s report, The European Care Contract, frames care as a transition and part of the social contract and asks how the duty to give care could become as universal as the right to receive it.


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Designing circular economy policies where they matter the most

The Circular Design Toolkit helps policymakers move beyond recycling by focusing on upstream design decisions that shape sustainable value chains and industrial transformation.


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Suomen kohtalonkysymykset – jos ennen, niin myös nyt

🗓️ Friday 4 December 2026
⏰ From 09 to 13
📍 Bio Rex, Helsinki


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Robotit töihin 2040, millä ehdoilla?

🗓️ Tuesday 10.11.
⏰ From 11.00 to 13.00
📍 Pikkuparlamentti, Helsinki


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Anticipatory Policy Innovation and Decision-Making

🗓️ 16, 18, 23 & 25.11.2026
⏰ From 15:00 to 19:00 (Singapore Time)
📍 Online


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