During the early months of the year, I have spent a lot of time scouring bars. Not so much drinking, but listening to conversations. I am studying how adults learn and construct their understanding of society in informal everyday spaces—one of the most interesting examples being the different “bar parliaments” that gather in bars, cafés […]

I heard about the position of research assistant from the Whatsapp group in Kassos, the association of education and adult education students (University of Eastern Finland). The job description would include the transcription of the dissertation researcher’s interview material. I had experience of transcription from my bachelor’s thesis and found it to be an engaging research phase. Working […]

JATKOT Continues in 2025, Broader and More Diverse Than Ever! As we embark on the new year, it’s worth taking a moment to reflect on the journey so far. How did we get to where we are today? At the end of 2023 an email from the Finnish Cultural Foundation brought joyful news: our JATKOT […]

The Working Life Research Days 2024 were held as per tradition at Tampere University in November. During the opening ceremony, the scale of participation became evident as hundreds of experts researching and developing working life gathered in one hall. They were welcomed by Anne Mäkikangas, followed by the opening remarks of Tampere University’s rector and […]

Working based on collective-self-determination means that the team is independently steered in a common direction through open and supportive interaction. Collective self-determination is constructed through small everyday interactions that support team autonomy, competence and relatedness. Working in collective self-determined manner, the team is autonomously guided in a common direction through open, constructive and supportive interaction. […]

Did you know that there is a connection between the way you understand your creativity and your career choices – big and small decisions? Good news! On the 30th of September 2024, The Possibility Studies & Society Journal published Oana Velcu-Laitinen’s article, “Possible Agentic Mechanisms to Reformulating One’s Creative Identity as a Professional Creator”.   […]

As digitalization accelerates and remote work and online training become more widespread, organizations are facing new challenges, especially in the areas of learning and innovation. Work practices and environments have evolved, bringing both immediate and long-term effects. This research (Lemmetty, 2024) focused on the police and technology sectors, where the challenges of remote work and […]

Euram 2024 was organized in Bath, UK, from the 24th to 28th of June and the theme for this year was “Fostering Innovation to Grand Challenges”. Various presentations and keynote speeches around the theme and beyond were very inspiring, especially for me as this was my very first EURAM conference. A substantial conference has its […]

Between 8th July and 12th July 2024, the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge hosted the 4th International Possibilities Conference. As the name of the conference denotes, fostering possibility thinking in the mind, communities and cultures was the central theme. Keynotes opened and closed each of the five conference days. Throughout the day, […]