[At the time of writing] It has been almost a week since the last day of the Digital Wellbeing Sprint (DWS). The Sprint seems almost like a far away memory, but still I can´t really wrap my head around it and understand what really happened. This blogpost will serve as a reflection on my learnings…
This blog post is a reflection on the learnings gathered as a tutor in the Digital Wellbeing Sprint 2021 (DWS) that brought together a very diverse group of students both Bachelor and Master levels from the 3UAS ( Haaga-Helia, Laurea and Metropolia) and 6 partner organisations. The Digital Wellbeing Sprint is a seven days event…
Have you heard of Google Ventures’ Design Sprint and are eager to get involved? Maybe you are keen on facilitating one but don’t know where to start? Then you are at the right place! This blog post aims to describe the process of organizing a design sprint within the Design Sprint process. Talk about eating…
In this blog post we sat down with a CTO and co-founder of Disior Sakari Soini to talk about everything health-tech start-up related. Are you interested in joining a health-tech start-up or creating your own? Have you heard about death valley? Will someone steal your idea? Are there opportunities for students in health-tech? If any…
Every year Digital Wellbeing Sprint (DWS) brings together students from different disciplines and partner organizations from the health and wellbeing sectors to solve challenges. The teams approach these challenges through design, prototyping and testing their ideas with potential users. This is the second time that the sprint is organized virtually. – This year we have…
In anticipation for the upcoming Digital Wellbeing Sprint, I had the pleasure of interviewing Sami Tuunainen from Hivpoint, The Finnish HIV Foundation. Hivpoint is a non-profit organisation founded in 1986 that promotes health, wellbeing and equality for people affected by HIV. They focus on people living with HIV, their families and loved ones and any other people that are concerned or have…
Data-driven economy is one of the key trends of 2020s, and the digital world is redesigned by data. We see the results every day in social media and other websites with personalized content and ads. Considering the health and wellbeing business, data offers major opportunities to build personalized solutions that help people to stay healthier…
We are happy to announce the remaining partners for the Digital Wellbeing Sprint 2021! Which partner would be the perfect match for you? 👀 👀 👀 Seniors in Shape project The Seniors in Shape project aims to maintain the physical functioning of senior citizens. The goal of this publicly funded project is to unify and…
While preparations for Digital Wellbeing Sprint are in full speed, it’s time to announce our first partners! In this blog we are happy to introduce you to three companies making the world a safer and healthier place, please welcome Emooter, ViaEsca and AddSecure. Emooter A lot of people struggle with stress, high workload, or even…
Would you like to challenge yourself with real clients and get credits for it? The Digital Wellbeing Sprint (DWS) is an intensive course for both bachelor and master level students in the 3AMK Universities of Applied Sciences Haaga-Helia, Laurea and Metropolia. During the Sprint you will innovate future services for healthcare and wellbeing service providers…