Organization:Design Factory Global Network

Overview

Design Factory Global Network (DFGN) is a network of innovation hubs in universities and research organisations in five continents of the world. DFGN is on a mission to create change in the world of learning and research through passion-based culture and effective problem solving. Shared understanding and common ways of working enable Design Factories in the network to collaborate efficiently across cultures, time zones and organisational boundaries fostering radical innovations.

Purpose

All Design Factories are created to drive change in the local context, whether it is hosted by a university or a research institution

Distinct Differences From Other Offerings

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Impact Achieved For Students and Campus

Design Factories provide hands-on learning experiences for students in real life challenges and industry projects. For businesses, Design Factories offer an environment for finding and realising new ideas together with leading scholars, top future talent and other companies. Researchers have the opportunity to conduct interdisciplinary research together with industry partners.

Notes About How This Resource is Deployed

DFGN has partners at eleven sites on five different continents. 

• Santiago - Duoc Design Factory (DDF)
• Helsinki - Aalto University
• Shanghai - College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University
• Melbourne - Design Factory Melbourne (Swinburne University)
• Geneva - CERN
• Porto - Porto Design Factory (POLITÉCNICO DO PORTO)
• Seoul - Design Factory Korea (Underwood International College)
• Leeuwarden - Frisian Design Factory
• Riga - RTU Design Factory (Riga Technical University_
• Philadelphia - Jefferson
• New York - PACE University
• Ankara - METU Design Factory (Middle East Technical University)
• Bogota -  Design Factory Javeriana (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Bogota)
• Valencia - UPV Design Factory (Universitat Politecnica De Valencia)
• Sao Paulo - Design Factory Sao Paolo (InovaLab@Poli)
• Cali - Design Factory Javeriana Cali (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali)
• Hamilton - Design Factory NZ (Wintec - Waikatio Institute of Technology)
• Warsaw - Warsaw University of Technology
• Barcelona - Fusion Point
• Ghent - Ghent University

Steps Required To Bring Resource to Campus

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Contact Information

DFGN has a small team in Aalto University, looking after the development of the network.

Viljami Lyytikäinen
Design Factory Global Network
viljami.lyytikainen@aalto.fi

Päivi Oinonen
Design Factory Global Network
paivi.oinonen@aalto.fi