Competitiveness through design

Utilising design competence will offer a competitive edge to companies and help them stand out both in Finland and abroad.

With design methods, a company can create added value for its customers and its own operations on many different levels and in many different ways.

The objective of Design Forum Finland’s services is to raise companies’ awareness about the benefits of utilising design and improve their capabilities of meeting the customer needs of the future.

28

Oct

Design Forum Date

Design Forum Date Online 2021: Well designed business

At Design Forum Date of Kasvu Open Karnevaali the focus is on business and design.

15

Sep

Design Forum Talk

Design Forum Talk <3 Circular Economy 2021

Interesting examples of how to combine design, sustainable business and circular economy at Design Forum Talk <3 Circular Economy

Fennia Prize

Fennia Prize 22 – strategically designed success stories

Registration in the Fennia Prize 22 design competition, aimed at companies and organizations, is open until 15 October. Join in – is your company the next success story?

27

May

Design Forum Talk

Design Forum Talk 2021: Design as a force of change

In Design Forum Talk in May we discussed design as a force of change.

Training

Design Forum Studio: Strategic design coaching

Strategic design coaching shows why investing in using design on a strategic level is profitable.

Training

Coaching

Coaching helps identify the challenges of business and discover the solutions through design competence.

Guides to competitiveness

Researches and guides

6.8.2019

The Business Value of Design

Researches and guides

6.8.2019

The New Design Frontier

Researches and guides

6.8.2019

Design thinking is dead. Long live design thinking.

Did you know that...

62 290

Facts

62 290 persons were employed in Finnish design businesses in 2018.

Design business survey 2020

50 %

Facts

Half of the surveyed companies have no criteria to evaluate the output of their design.

McKinsey: The business Value of Design

5 %

Facts

5 % of the surveyed companies integrate user, competitor, business and technological research.

McKinsey: The business Value of Design