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Innovations Renewing and evolving entrepreneurship

Establishing the SmartVille Living Lab in Mix Settlement, Namibia

One of the aims for Developing Sustainable and Entrepreneurial Villages through Educational Living Labs in Namibia and Zambia – SmartVille project is to establish and […]

  • Article D1
  • entrepreneurship
  • Living labs
  • Namibia
  • SmartVille
Published 4.11.2025
Innovations Renewing and evolving entrepreneurship

Beyond discounts: how urban Pakistanis are transforming shopping culture

The Pakistani consumers are not only pursuing bargains these days, but they are also seeking honesty, value and connection. These are how brands must evolve […]

  • Article D1
  • brand loyalty
  • discounts
  • promotions
Published 29.10.2025
Innovations New radical initiatives

How LAB Biofine came to life – a story from the project manager’s diary

LAB University of Applied Sciences is working with LUT University and other partners to build a bioeconomy ecosystem in South Karelia (Regional Council of South […]

  • Article D1
  • bioeconomy
  • biomaterials
  • ecosystem
  • Lappeenranta
  • South Karelia
Published 21.10.2025
Design

Participatory research design: Students as research partners

Academic research can be more than producing insights, it can be a useful tool for empowerment. In design thinking, we recognize that users are true […]

  • Article D1
  • design education
  • radical design pedagogy
  • student-centered research
Published 13.10.2025
Customer experience and human-centred design Design

iWeek 2026: Technoethics as a shared perspective

Technoethics is the unifying theme of iWeek 2026 at the LAB University of Applied Sciences, taking place in Lahti from January 19 to 23. While […]

  • Article D1
  • digital ethics
  • responsible design
  • technoethics
Published 13.10.2025
Students hammering iron outdoors
Art in public spaces Design

IronNotes – Metal Art Today 

The future of metal art is increasingly shaped by sustainability, technology, and community engagement. Traditional forging skills now coexist with digital production methods such as […]

  • Blacksmithing
  • Creative Europe
  • Digital manufacturing
  • Public art
  • sustainability
Published 25.9.2025
Circular Economy Sustainable societies

Nature-based solutions in the Palolampi area combine climate adaptation, biodiversity, education, and recreation

In recent years, nature-based solutions (NBS) have entered conversations as solutions for climate change effects as well as biodiversity loss. Nature-based solutions are inspired by […]

  • Article D1
  • biodiversity
  • climate adaptation
  • nature-based solutions
  • recreational area
Published 23.9.2025
Innovations Renewing and evolving entrepreneurship

SmartVille: establishing the Living Lab in Luanshimba, Zambia

“When I started these computer lessons, I was computer illiterate but now I can type and properly keep records of my business and after these […]

  • Article D1
  • Living labs
  • SmartVille
  • Zambia
Published 23.9.2025
Business design and thick value Innovations

Innovation types – from open to disruptive

Successful companies utilize innovations at a strategic level. Organizations with innovation activities increase their turnover fourfold as compared to those who do not. Innovations have […]

  • Article D1
  • innovation types
  • innovations
  • networks
Published 19.9.2025

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