Design Education Across Disciplines (eBook)

Miikka J. Lehtonen is Specially Appointed Associate Professor at Rikkyo University College of Business, Japan, and one of the co-founders of the award-winning Nordic Rebels movement. He obtained his PhD from Aalto University School of Business, Finland, in 2014. His current research interests focus on visual methodologies, managing game companies, strategic design, and (blended) design pedagogies.

Tomi Kauppinen is Head of Aalto Online Learning-Online Hybrid Lab at Aalto University, Finland. He holds a habilitation (2014) in geoinformatics from the University of Muenster in Germany, and a PhD (2010) and a Title of Docent (2014) in media technology from Aalto University. His transdisciplinary activities and research investigate cognitive and ubiquitous systems, artificial intelligence, information visualization, spatial thinking, and online learning.

Laura Sivula is an education thought leader and futurist, education designer, and lecturer, with several active affiliations. She has witnessed the changing landscape in business and education in her role as Business Area Director for both Aalto University and Aalto University Executive Education Ltd., Finland, which gives her a unique perspective on challenge-based and life-wide learning.