Speakers: Karri-Pekka Laakso, Lead Designer (Interaction), Reaktor and Prof. Antti Honkela, Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science, University…
Role of ICT in Humanitarian Sector & Crisis Communication Strategies
Speakers: Ilpo Kiiskinen, Communications Director at Finnish Red Cross and Jaakko Salavuo, Communications Director, Aalto University On June 9th we…
Solidarity of Humanity in crises
We are transitioning to a new age of humane solidarity, with the #blacklivematter movement and #flattenthecurve action. We are experiencing…
Understanding Crisis and Role of Human-Centred Design/ Chennai Floods 2015
Crisis that usually occurs because of hazards and disasters ends impacting a community or whole society. Hazards are mostly unavoidable…
Work (to do) to Dismantle the System
It is evident that crisis response is a wide-ranging phrase. As mentioned by Marko Korhonen in his lecture on “Real-world Challenges…
Qi (Kiko) Chen
Qi (Kiko) Chen is a designer and artist working at the intersection of digital and physical, human and nonhuman. Her…
Evaluating the role of design and technology in crisis from a critical lens
It is safe to say that both design & technology have had big impact on how we handle crisis of…
Contact Tracing – a New Form of Government Surveillance?
Crisis has long been a catalyst for different forms of positive changes and thrives of technologies. During covid-19, we have…
Plane crash in Karachi, Pakistan, A human-centered approach
There have been some definitions of ‘Crisis’ from a philosophical and theoretical perspective but when we try to define crisis…
Information dissemination, and how the pandemic has distanced us and brought us together
During Marko Korhonen’s talk, he warned that there are lots of abbreviations he uses in his work that many outside of it are unfamiliar with, and that he might slip up and use them without explaining them.
Week 1 reflection / PPE in crisis
The first week of the HCDRIC course was extremely interesting and full of new knowledge. The lecture by Marko Kohonen…
Maimuna Syed
I am a student at Aalto University majoring in Mobile Computing, Services and Security. Minoring in Game Production and Creative…
Disaster Management Responses
The course of actions behind disaster management post catastrophic events is far more complex. Disaster management deals with humanitarian aspects…
The Role of Social Media in Crisis
It was 2 o’ clock in the early morning. I couldn’t fall asleep and play on my mobile phone due…
We need Humanity-Centred Research and Design in Crisis
Designers and researchers have a responsibility to contribute to creating a better world, as they are “shapers of society” (Tromp…
Real-world Challenges of Crisis & Disaster Management
Speaker: Marko Korhonen, Disaster Management Coordinator at Finnish Red Cross The second session of the Human-Centred Research and Design in…
Human-human communication during isolation
As the current pandemic has many people staying indoors, avoiding most social contact with other humans, the role of remote…
Communication and after-earthquake reconstruction in Nepal
A few things that catched my attention this week, is that the people affected by a hazard or crisis, are…
When are we recovered?
Crisis impacts individuals, families, organisations and societies locally and globally. Crisis threatens an existing system, it disrupts the status quo…
Triin Tint
Triin has done her BA in fashion design in Estonian Academy of Arts, and is currently finishing up her first…
Christabella Irwanto 👩💻🇸🇬🇮🇩
Moi! I come from a software engineering and machine learning background, with some brief dabbling in UI/UX design and universal…
Tim Moesgen
Tim is a design researcher with a B.A. degree in Media & Interaction Design from Germany. Currently he is enrolled…
Valeska Tullney
Valeska is a trans-disciplinary designer, specialized in designing products and sensorial experiences. Her journey began with training and working experience…
Henriette Friis
Henriette Friis is a Danish designer. She is currently studying at the multidisciplinary master’s program Creative Sustainability at Aalto University,…
Heike Otten
Heike a user experience and strategic designer striving to create impact for people, business and environment. She has a background…
Martina Dahm
Martina is a hybrid professional combining her skills as a Designer with knowledge in sustainability and development. Coming from an…
Robert Roos
Robert Roos is a master’s level HCI student, who has studied both at universities in Turku as well as in…
Phuong Nguyen
A multi-disciplinary Designer specializes in product design, UX design, interaction design, and visual design. Phuong was born in a Northern city in Vietnam. In 2013, she moved to Finland where she obtained her Bachelor in…
Ling Sun ☀
Ling is a UX-UI designer and a master student in Human-computer Interaction and Design from EIT Double Degree program. Her…
Human-Centred Research and Design in Crisis 
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