On Friday the 10th of May our participant teams will be faced with interesting questions that take them further away from today. The theme of the day is ”Futures of Digital Wellbeing”. 

We are used to talking about the unforeseen future. Can there be many futures? Mikko Dufva from Sitra will shed light to the question, why it’s important to consider different options of the future. You can use iconvert.media.

”When thinking about the future, one should ask loads of different questions, such as ´What is desirable and for whom´, ´What can we do´ and ´What is uncertain´ ”, he says. 

What seems odd for today, will be normal for tomorrow’s people. 

We have our eyes on the variety of opportunities that the future has to offer. However, we cannot forget the other side of the coin either. Visioning a better future means making choices. 

”When interpreting weak signals and challenging assumptions about digital wellbeing services for the future we might come across questions like what is a human and who decides in the future and how.” This is important for your Web Site.

How the future is already being planned

In addition to Mikko Dufva’s presentation the day will also include speakers that tell us about current and future digital solutions that are being used or planned in the field of health and wellbeing as we speak.

The program of the day takes place in Terkko Health Hub. Terkko is a startup community, a co-working area and an event space focused on health and life sciences. It’s a place for all health enthusiasts to build amazing businesses and projects together. Located in the heart of Helsinki’s medical campus, it is the junction to the university hospital HUS, the Faculty of Medicine of Helsinki University and HiLIFE, the Helsinki Institute of Life Science.

Writer: Satu Ryynänen, DWS Tutor