Front page Laura Väliniemi Laura Väliniemi Specialist B.Sc. (Soc. Sc.) 040 0910 978 laura.valiniemi@mdi.fi Inclusion Well-being Equality Qualitative methods I am interested in building and renewing a socially sustainable society. I am currently studying social research at the University of Tampere, majoring in sociology. My strength is the application of qualitative research methods to the study of social themes. I believe that recognizing the challenges of well-being that change over time is the lifeblood of a functioning society. Latest Articles Title Addressing the Gender and Diversity Paradoxes in Innovation — Towards a More Inclusive Policy Design News 5.4.2023 Kaisa Lähteenmäki-Smith Kirsi Siltanen Laura Väliniemi Implicit norms and structural disadvantages derive from previous innovation policies and therefore policies need to be redesigned. Read more Addressing the Gender and Diversity Paradoxes in Innovation — Towards a More Inclusive Policy Design Green transition — the potential for change? Blog 10.11.2022 Kaisa Lähteenmäki-Smith Kirsi Siltanen Laura Väliniemi Change starts from awareness and intention In recent years, the importance of diversity has increasingly been studied in a context… Read more Green transition — the potential for change? My References Term List All Aged Agriculture and forestry Archipelago Building Business Circular economy Cities Climate Communication Companies Culture Digitalisation Education policy Employment Entrepreneurship Environment Equality and non-discrimination EU Funds Experiment Governance Growth Immigration Impact Industries Knowledge Knowledge management Knowledge work Land use, Housing and Transport Leader Municipalities Networks Participation Population and migration Programme Provinces RDI Regional development Rescue industry Rural Smart specialisation Social and Health care Society Strategy Tourism Vitality Wellbeing Young Support for the update of Kokkola’s equality and non-discrimination plan Cities Equality and non-discrimination Governance Participation Programme Date: 1.11.2023 –29.2.2024 Check out the reference Support for the update of Kokkola’s equality and non-discrimination plan Development and piloting of an operational model for positive sudden structural change from the perspective of expertise Companies Education policy Employment Knowledge Networks Date: 1.9.2023 –30.11.2024 Check out the reference Development and piloting of an operational model for positive sudden structural change from the perspective of expertise Elaboration of Ami Foundation’s strategy Cities Employment Growth Impact Networks Regional development Society Strategy Vitality Date: 31.5. –30.9.2023 Check out the reference Elaboration of Ami Foundation’s strategy Study on cultural well-being products in leisure services Aged Cities Culture Impact Participation Social and Health care Wellbeing Young Date: 1.12.2022 –31.12.2023 Check out the reference Study on cultural well-being products in leisure services The bundle of challenges of the Sustainable City program: Prosperous communities in a socially sustainable city Cities Climate Environment Experiment Municipalities Participation Wellbeing Date: 1.9.2022 –31.10.2023 Check out the reference The bundle of challenges of the Sustainable City program: Prosperous communities in a socially sustainable city Place-independent value creation as a phenomenon Companies Regional development Vitality Date: 1.8.2022 –23.6.2023 Check out the reference Place-independent value creation as a phenomenon Load More
Addressing the Gender and Diversity Paradoxes in Innovation — Towards a More Inclusive Policy Design News 5.4.2023 Kaisa Lähteenmäki-Smith Kirsi Siltanen Laura Väliniemi Implicit norms and structural disadvantages derive from previous innovation policies and therefore policies need to be redesigned. Read more Addressing the Gender and Diversity Paradoxes in Innovation — Towards a More Inclusive Policy Design
Green transition — the potential for change? Blog 10.11.2022 Kaisa Lähteenmäki-Smith Kirsi Siltanen Laura Väliniemi Change starts from awareness and intention In recent years, the importance of diversity has increasingly been studied in a context… Read more Green transition — the potential for change?
Support for the update of Kokkola’s equality and non-discrimination plan Cities Equality and non-discrimination Governance Participation Programme Date: 1.11.2023 –29.2.2024 Check out the reference Support for the update of Kokkola’s equality and non-discrimination plan
Development and piloting of an operational model for positive sudden structural change from the perspective of expertise Companies Education policy Employment Knowledge Networks Date: 1.9.2023 –30.11.2024 Check out the reference Development and piloting of an operational model for positive sudden structural change from the perspective of expertise
Elaboration of Ami Foundation’s strategy Cities Employment Growth Impact Networks Regional development Society Strategy Vitality Date: 31.5. –30.9.2023 Check out the reference Elaboration of Ami Foundation’s strategy
Study on cultural well-being products in leisure services Aged Cities Culture Impact Participation Social and Health care Wellbeing Young Date: 1.12.2022 –31.12.2023 Check out the reference Study on cultural well-being products in leisure services
The bundle of challenges of the Sustainable City program: Prosperous communities in a socially sustainable city Cities Climate Environment Experiment Municipalities Participation Wellbeing Date: 1.9.2022 –31.10.2023 Check out the reference The bundle of challenges of the Sustainable City program: Prosperous communities in a socially sustainable city
Place-independent value creation as a phenomenon Companies Regional development Vitality Date: 1.8.2022 –23.6.2023 Check out the reference Place-independent value creation as a phenomenon