Mikael Seppälä
@mikaelseppala.bsky.social
👨💼Senior Specialist, #InnovationManagement & #Ecosystems @LaureaUAS | ⚡️@systemschangefi.bsky.social #SystemsChange | 🔥 #SystemsThinking #Complexity
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Fat Lizard Töölö: Opportune dinner squeezed into short visit to Helsinki. Discussed state of systems thinking, and realities of attaining acceptance in practice. Matched up incomplete perspectives into stories on university projects. (Helsinki) 20250831 @mikaelseppala.bsky.social #KariMikkela
August 31, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Fat Lizard Töölö: Opportune dinner squeezed into short visit to Helsinki. Discussed state of systems thinking, and realities of attaining acceptance in practice. Matched up incomplete perspectives into stories on university projects. (Helsinki) 20250831 @mikaelseppala.bsky.social #KariMikkela
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Transformative Mission-Oriented #Innovation Policies!
#Missions need adaptive, participatory evaluation to guide learning and adjust course. Strategic #foresight helps align research with evolving mission goals
www.linkedin.com/posts/kumli_...
#moips #policy
#Missions need adaptive, participatory evaluation to guide learning and adjust course. Strategic #foresight helps align research with evolving mission goals
www.linkedin.com/posts/kumli_...
#moips #policy
July 20, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Transformative Mission-Oriented #Innovation Policies!
#Missions need adaptive, participatory evaluation to guide learning and adjust course. Strategic #foresight helps align research with evolving mission goals
www.linkedin.com/posts/kumli_...
#moips #policy
#Missions need adaptive, participatory evaluation to guide learning and adjust course. Strategic #foresight helps align research with evolving mission goals
www.linkedin.com/posts/kumli_...
#moips #policy
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"Pando Funding is distinctive in its support of networks that are explicitly aimed at improving the health of a complex system over the long term" blog.kumu.io/pando-fundin...
Pando Funding: Financing System Change Networks
By Robert Ricigliano and Anna Muoio
blog.kumu.io
May 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
"Pando Funding is distinctive in its support of networks that are explicitly aimed at improving the health of a complex system over the long term" blog.kumu.io/pando-fundin...
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New OECD paper on proactive portfolio management in mission-oriented innovation policy oecd.org/en/publicati... Great to see UNDP portfolio work referenced
Proactive portfolio management in mission-oriented innovation policy
Mission portfolio management is a critical ingredient in the success of mission-oriented innovation policies. This practice aims at ensuring that a consistent and tailor-made set of diverse projects a...
oecd.org
March 14, 2025 at 4:27 AM
New OECD paper on proactive portfolio management in mission-oriented innovation policy oecd.org/en/publicati... Great to see UNDP portfolio work referenced
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Herbert Simon’s scientific “parable of the two watchmakers” illustrates how modular design enhances efficiency and resilience in complex systems.
Is this principle still relevant in today’s data science practices? It feels resilient and evolutionary.
#ComplexSystems #ModularDesign 
Is this principle still relevant in today’s data science practices? It feels resilient and evolutionary.
#ComplexSystems #ModularDesign 
II. Herbert A. Simon and "Near-Decomposability" — MENIMAGERIE
“Why is reality structured at all?” was what Herbert Simon, an extraordinary polymath regarded as one of last century’s most influential thinkers, asked himself in his watchmaker parable from the arti...
www.menimagerie.com
March 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Herbert Simon’s scientific “parable of the two watchmakers” illustrates how modular design enhances efficiency and resilience in complex systems.
Is this principle still relevant in today’s data science practices? It feels resilient and evolutionary.
#ComplexSystems #ModularDesign 
Is this principle still relevant in today’s data science practices? It feels resilient and evolutionary.
#ComplexSystems #ModularDesign 
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“When you build a thing you cannot merely build that thing in isolation, but must also repair the world around it… so that the larger world at that one place becomes more coherent, and …takes its place in the web of nature.”
— Christopher Alexander
(A Pattern Language, 1977)
— Christopher Alexander
(A Pattern Language, 1977)
February 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
“When you build a thing you cannot merely build that thing in isolation, but must also repair the world around it… so that the larger world at that one place becomes more coherent, and …takes its place in the web of nature.”
— Christopher Alexander
(A Pattern Language, 1977)
— Christopher Alexander
(A Pattern Language, 1977)
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🇪🇺How can EU missions best approach citizen engagement?
IIPP's Policy Fellow and Visiting Professor @rowanconway.bsky.social contributed to EU Missions Research promoting inclusive and participatory #CitizenEngagement at the national level.
🔗Read her report here: https://buff.ly/4ayo99D
IIPP's Policy Fellow and Visiting Professor @rowanconway.bsky.social contributed to EU Missions Research promoting inclusive and participatory #CitizenEngagement at the national level.
🔗Read her report here: https://buff.ly/4ayo99D
January 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🇪🇺How can EU missions best approach citizen engagement?
IIPP's Policy Fellow and Visiting Professor @rowanconway.bsky.social contributed to EU Missions Research promoting inclusive and participatory #CitizenEngagement at the national level.
🔗Read her report here: https://buff.ly/4ayo99D
IIPP's Policy Fellow and Visiting Professor @rowanconway.bsky.social contributed to EU Missions Research promoting inclusive and participatory #CitizenEngagement at the national level.
🔗Read her report here: https://buff.ly/4ayo99D
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Frank Martala and Sharda Nandram. Buurtzorg: scaling up an organization with hundreds of self-managing teams but no middle managers. Journal of Organisation Design. (January 2025)
Buurtzorg: scaling up an organization with hundreds of self-managing teams but no middle managers - Journal of Organization Design
In this contribution to the Organization Zoo series, we examine Buurtzorg, a highly successful Dutch home care organization with over 14 thousand employees that operates without any supervisors or…
buff.ly
January 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Frank Martala and Sharda Nandram. Buurtzorg: scaling up an organization with hundreds of self-managing teams but no middle managers. Journal of Organisation Design. (January 2025)
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How Brazilian cities are nurturing transformative capabilities medium.com/@iipp-ucl/ho...
How Brazilian cities are nurturing transformative capabilities
By Anna Goulden
medium.com
December 24, 2024 at 11:41 AM
How Brazilian cities are nurturing transformative capabilities medium.com/@iipp-ucl/ho...
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📍What does a mission-oriented approach look like in #LocalGovernment?
Diana Rodríguez spoke to IIPP Visiting Professor @cityofsound.bsky.social on how Bogotá transformed its care system as part of our Council on Urban Initiatives project
📺 Watch the discussion here: https://buff.ly/3ZJiEA7
Diana Rodríguez spoke to IIPP Visiting Professor @cityofsound.bsky.social on how Bogotá transformed its care system as part of our Council on Urban Initiatives project
📺 Watch the discussion here: https://buff.ly/3ZJiEA7
December 22, 2024 at 10:00 AM
📍What does a mission-oriented approach look like in #LocalGovernment?
Diana Rodríguez spoke to IIPP Visiting Professor @cityofsound.bsky.social on how Bogotá transformed its care system as part of our Council on Urban Initiatives project
📺 Watch the discussion here: https://buff.ly/3ZJiEA7
Diana Rodríguez spoke to IIPP Visiting Professor @cityofsound.bsky.social on how Bogotá transformed its care system as part of our Council on Urban Initiatives project
📺 Watch the discussion here: https://buff.ly/3ZJiEA7
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🏙️ 💚 Oletko kiinnostunut kestävyyden strategisesta johtamisesta kunnissa?
Tule mukaan kuulemaan ja keskustelemaan 4.2.2025 Tampereella!
🔗 Ilmoittaudu 21.1.2025 mennessä: forms.office.com/e/CN3uLnuHDn
@ecowelfare.fi @vttfinland.bsky.social @sykefi.bsky.social #kestävyys #kunnat #johtaminen
Tule mukaan kuulemaan ja keskustelemaan 4.2.2025 Tampereella!
🔗 Ilmoittaudu 21.1.2025 mennessä: forms.office.com/e/CN3uLnuHDn
@ecowelfare.fi @vttfinland.bsky.social @sykefi.bsky.social #kestävyys #kunnat #johtaminen
Microsoft Forms
forms.office.com
December 17, 2024 at 5:38 AM
🏙️ 💚 Oletko kiinnostunut kestävyyden strategisesta johtamisesta kunnissa?
Tule mukaan kuulemaan ja keskustelemaan 4.2.2025 Tampereella!
🔗 Ilmoittaudu 21.1.2025 mennessä: forms.office.com/e/CN3uLnuHDn
@ecowelfare.fi @vttfinland.bsky.social @sykefi.bsky.social #kestävyys #kunnat #johtaminen
Tule mukaan kuulemaan ja keskustelemaan 4.2.2025 Tampereella!
🔗 Ilmoittaudu 21.1.2025 mennessä: forms.office.com/e/CN3uLnuHDn
@ecowelfare.fi @vttfinland.bsky.social @sykefi.bsky.social #kestävyys #kunnat #johtaminen
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This is worth paying attention to: If the strategy maintains a focus on transforming the economy and public-private relationships to deliver ‘health for all’ it could yield important lessons for other countries.
Read the Council’s report: who.int/publications... 2/2
Read the Council’s report: who.int/publications... 2/2
December 17, 2024 at 11:30 AM
This is worth paying attention to: If the strategy maintains a focus on transforming the economy and public-private relationships to deliver ‘health for all’ it could yield important lessons for other countries.
Read the Council’s report: who.int/publications... 2/2
Read the Council’s report: who.int/publications... 2/2
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🇪🇺How can EU missions best approach citizen engagement?
IIPP's Policy Fellow and Visiting Professor @rowanconway.bsky.social contributed to EU Missions Research promoting inclusive and participatory #CitizenEngagement at the national level.
🔗Read her report here: https://buff.ly/3ZodCcd
IIPP's Policy Fellow and Visiting Professor @rowanconway.bsky.social contributed to EU Missions Research promoting inclusive and participatory #CitizenEngagement at the national level.
🔗Read her report here: https://buff.ly/3ZodCcd
December 9, 2024 at 3:30 PM
🇪🇺How can EU missions best approach citizen engagement?
IIPP's Policy Fellow and Visiting Professor @rowanconway.bsky.social contributed to EU Missions Research promoting inclusive and participatory #CitizenEngagement at the national level.
🔗Read her report here: https://buff.ly/3ZodCcd
IIPP's Policy Fellow and Visiting Professor @rowanconway.bsky.social contributed to EU Missions Research promoting inclusive and participatory #CitizenEngagement at the national level.
🔗Read her report here: https://buff.ly/3ZodCcd
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Interested in how mission-oriented policies work in practice? Check out the OECD MOIP Online Toolkit - an online database full of cases from around the world
stip.oecd.org/moip/
stip.oecd.org/moip/
STIP
stip.oecd.org
December 3, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Interested in how mission-oriented policies work in practice? Check out the OECD MOIP Online Toolkit - an online database full of cases from around the world
stip.oecd.org/moip/
stip.oecd.org/moip/
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💭How can we bridge the gap between strategy and execution?
IIPP's @manuel-maldonado.bsky.social reflects on the TRANSFORMA Portfolio Bootcamp, learning about the UNDP's portfolio approach and how it puts dynamic capabilities into practical use.
✍️Read his blog post: https://buff.ly/3OqWMEf
IIPP's @manuel-maldonado.bsky.social reflects on the TRANSFORMA Portfolio Bootcamp, learning about the UNDP's portfolio approach and how it puts dynamic capabilities into practical use.
✍️Read his blog post: https://buff.ly/3OqWMEf
November 28, 2024 at 11:30 AM
💭How can we bridge the gap between strategy and execution?
IIPP's @manuel-maldonado.bsky.social reflects on the TRANSFORMA Portfolio Bootcamp, learning about the UNDP's portfolio approach and how it puts dynamic capabilities into practical use.
✍️Read his blog post: https://buff.ly/3OqWMEf
IIPP's @manuel-maldonado.bsky.social reflects on the TRANSFORMA Portfolio Bootcamp, learning about the UNDP's portfolio approach and how it puts dynamic capabilities into practical use.
✍️Read his blog post: https://buff.ly/3OqWMEf
Excited to share my article on how mission-oriented innovation transforms policy & ecosystems!
Insights from OECD's approach: journal.laurea.fi/inside-oecds...
#InnovationPolicy #MissionOrientedInnovationPolicy #MOIP #OECD #Ecosystems #Sustainability #Collaboration
Insights from OECD's approach: journal.laurea.fi/inside-oecds...
#InnovationPolicy #MissionOrientedInnovationPolicy #MOIP #OECD #Ecosystems #Sustainability #Collaboration
Inside OECD’s Mission-Oriented Innovation Policy Approach | Laurea Journal
In the face of today’s pressing societal challenges, mission-oriented innovation policies (MOIPs) offer a strategic approach to achieve transformative goals. OECD ’s Mission Community of Practice…
journal.laurea.fi
November 28, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Excited to share my article on how mission-oriented innovation transforms policy & ecosystems!
Insights from OECD's approach: journal.laurea.fi/inside-oecds...
#InnovationPolicy #MissionOrientedInnovationPolicy #MOIP #OECD #Ecosystems #Sustainability #Collaboration
Insights from OECD's approach: journal.laurea.fi/inside-oecds...
#InnovationPolicy #MissionOrientedInnovationPolicy #MOIP #OECD #Ecosystems #Sustainability #Collaboration
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🎙️ w/ Brendan Graham Dempsey on his new book *The Evolution of Meaning: A Universal Learning Process.*
We discussed my love for the book, meaning as adaptive information, bogus learning, information overload, wisdom, the evolution of sacredness, and much more.
www.jimruttshow.com/brendan-grah...
We discussed my love for the book, meaning as adaptive information, bogus learning, information overload, wisdom, the evolution of sacredness, and much more.
www.jimruttshow.com/brendan-grah...
EP 268 Brendan Graham Dempsey on the Evolution of Meaning - The Jim Rutt Show
Jim talks with Brendan Graham Dempsey about the ideas in his new book, A Universal Learning Process: The Evolution of Meaning.
www.jimruttshow.com
November 22, 2024 at 5:21 PM
🎙️ w/ Brendan Graham Dempsey on his new book *The Evolution of Meaning: A Universal Learning Process.*
We discussed my love for the book, meaning as adaptive information, bogus learning, information overload, wisdom, the evolution of sacredness, and much more.
www.jimruttshow.com/brendan-grah...
We discussed my love for the book, meaning as adaptive information, bogus learning, information overload, wisdom, the evolution of sacredness, and much more.
www.jimruttshow.com/brendan-grah...
🌱 Check my new article: "Impacting the Future: Ecosystem Orchestration"!
Learn how long-termism & collaboration can drive sustainable impact.
Read more: urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:a...
#Ecosystems #Innovation #FutureThinking #Sustainability #systemschange
Learn how long-termism & collaboration can drive sustainable impact.
Read more: urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:a...
#Ecosystems #Innovation #FutureThinking #Sustainability #systemschange
Theseus: Impacting the Future: Ecosystem Orchestration for Long-Termism
urn.fi
November 20, 2024 at 2:52 PM
🌱 Check my new article: "Impacting the Future: Ecosystem Orchestration"!
Learn how long-termism & collaboration can drive sustainable impact.
Read more: urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:a...
#Ecosystems #Innovation #FutureThinking #Sustainability #systemschange
Learn how long-termism & collaboration can drive sustainable impact.
Read more: urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:a...
#Ecosystems #Innovation #FutureThinking #Sustainability #systemschange
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Systems Change Finland seeks to cultivate a society that can deal with systemic and complex challenges. 🚀
You can support the work we're doing by becoming a member of the association: systemschange.fi/membership/
You can support the work we're doing by becoming a member of the association: systemschange.fi/membership/
November 19, 2024 at 9:49 AM
Systems Change Finland seeks to cultivate a society that can deal with systemic and complex challenges. 🚀
You can support the work we're doing by becoming a member of the association: systemschange.fi/membership/
You can support the work we're doing by becoming a member of the association: systemschange.fi/membership/
🌍 Practical Insights and Tools for Systemic Transitions!
Do check out my latest article that piece covers insights and tools for driving sustainable impact.
🔗 Read it here: journal.laurea.fi/practical-in...
#SystemsChange #InnovationManagement #EcosystemOrchestration #Sustainability
Do check out my latest article that piece covers insights and tools for driving sustainable impact.
🔗 Read it here: journal.laurea.fi/practical-in...
#SystemsChange #InnovationManagement #EcosystemOrchestration #Sustainability
Practical Insights and Tools for Systemic Transitions | Laurea Journal
How can transition theories be turned into practical tools for system change? At Engagement Week 2024 in Barcelona, global experts shared hands-on methods that can for example help scale…
journal.laurea.fi
November 1, 2024 at 8:20 AM
🌍 Practical Insights and Tools for Systemic Transitions!
Do check out my latest article that piece covers insights and tools for driving sustainable impact.
🔗 Read it here: journal.laurea.fi/practical-in...
#SystemsChange #InnovationManagement #EcosystemOrchestration #Sustainability
Do check out my latest article that piece covers insights and tools for driving sustainable impact.
🔗 Read it here: journal.laurea.fi/practical-in...
#SystemsChange #InnovationManagement #EcosystemOrchestration #Sustainability