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Report: Knowledge and training needs for a green transition

There is currently a skills gap regarding the green transition. Education, training, and sustainability cannot be explored in isolation to build a sustainable future. This report, led by Demos Helsinki for the AMI Foundation, aims to get decision-makers to think about the concept of transformative green skills from a systemic perspective.


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Report: Good practices for the identification of skills and capabilities

What if productivity could increase by four per cent simply by better utilising existing resources? As a collaborative effort between Demos Helsinki, Innolink, and TIEKE for the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, this study sheds light on the challenges and benefits of identifying and valuing different types of skills and capabilities, both from the perspective of the individual as well as the employee.


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Report: Insights and Proposed Solutions – Summary of the Results from Three Challenge-Based Collaborations in the Sustainable City Program in the Years 2022-2023

A group of motivated cities and municipalities in Finland joined a one-year problem-solving journey to address the numerous interrelated challenges that slow down sustainable city transition. Demos Helsinki coordinated the subgroup, which focused on the “challenge bundle” of urban planning.


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White paper: Green skills for green futures

This white paper delves into the critical need for transformative capabilities in organizations and leadership to navigate the challenges of the green transition. Drawing on over two decades of experience, we distil key insights to illuminate a path toward a sustainable future.


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Report: Towards experimentalist R&I funding

Experimentalism is a ‘hidden third option’ that overcomes pre-existing dichotomies and can update the governance of R&I funding while steering it towards societal transformation.


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Policy Brief: Towards a regenerative digital economy

The policy brief provides a roadmap for the EU to reform its economic policies and leverage digitalisation for a regenerative digital economy, ensuring the just allocation of digital goods and the equitable distribution of their benefits.


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