6 Why finland By Terhi Rauhala Photo Laura Vesa
The Friday Crackdown kicks off at an open
innovation community of the New Factory innovation centre in the city of Tampere, some 150 km north of Helsinki. It’s a peer-to-peer session where start-up teams meet to review their past two weeks and shed light on what they will do during the next two. ”Is there something the other teams could do for you? Sign up to your service maybe?” asks the host of the event, Start-up Facilitator Kimmo Rouhiainen, encouraging the teams to use each other’s knowledge. “The community and open innovation environment is vital,” explains Rouhiainen. “Teams test each other’s ideas and prototypes, and share knowledge and networks. The next big innovations in technology will be built within the context of co-working – they will not be made in isolation.” More on New Factory and other business incubators on the next spread! www.newfactory.fi