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In Imagining Change Through Science – Demos Helsinki Research Encounters, we explored how science and research have shaped societal change.
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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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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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There is a lack of shared understanding on the problems that hinder the transformative capabilities of the EU Member States. Without this shared understanding, also lacking are a common direction and actions. This publication is about the concept “Economy of Wellbeing” – an approach that seeks to aid the transformation towards just and fair societies in the European Union.
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Digitalisation, continuously in progress, offers significant opportunities to build continuously learning, unbounded government and organise public services in unprecedented practices and contexts. This publication outlines the theses of digital-era governance and brings forward opportunities for building more inclusive, continuously learning, and unbounded next-era government.
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Highly-developed scientific research and the education system lie behind Finland’s success story. This vision paper is a synthesis of Finnish universities’ local, national, and international roles in helping build a Finnish welfare society.
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Tervetuloa Demos Helsingin ja Time-Use Initiativen järjestämään maksuttomaan online-webinaariin “Aika hyvinvoinnin resurssina: suunnittelun katvealue?” Mikä: Webinaarin aiheena on, miten ajan käyttöä tietoisesti ohjaamalla voidaan parantaa organisaatioiden ja kaupunkien hyvinvointia ja tuottavuutta. Tilaisuus pidetään suomeksi ja englanniksi. Missä ja milloin: Zoomissa keskiviikkona 27.5. Klo 14–15.30 Kiire, työn ja vapaa-ajan epätasapaino ja pitkät…
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Join us for an interactive deep-dive learning experience on imagining, structuring, organising and mobilising for long-term & systemic societal change. Hosted by Transition Collective in partnership with TIAL and Demos Helsinki.
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Governments can steer with wellbeing at the core (but nobody said it was easy)
April 28, 2026
Governments keep promising change and then hitting the same walls with the old machinery. Reorienting governance around human wellbeing is both urgent and possible, and the work continues even when the political climate turns.
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Economic policy is no longer enough
April 2, 2026
Economic policy cannot be a replacement for good governance. In this part of human history, it is understanding what is at stake — profoundly human wishes for a dignified and meaningful life — that will have to shape all policy, including economic policy.
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Finland, what is our promise for future generations?
January 20, 2026
Foresight Friday 2025 brought together policymakers and global experts to discuss Finland’s long-term responsibilities to future generations and intergenerational fairness. The question remains open, and it belongs to all of us: what is our promise for future generations?
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