Award Category
Better Learning
Award Year
2019
Production Year
2018
Winner in Category
Better Learning
Company
Aalto University / Student Innovation House
Design Company
Aalto University / Student Innovation House
Designer(s)
Miikka J. Lehtonen, Katharina Schilli, Theresa Berg, Andreas Aasted Gjede, Christian Refshauge, Ditte Öhrström, Jiaying Chew, Adithya Varadarajan, Kalle Kataila, Harri Dammert, Johannes Söderström, Parvati Pillai Van Nuggets

Nordic Rebels is a movement pushing the evolution of higher education by using design thinking and design tools to solve concrete challenges in education. The movement is student-led and aims to create change with multisensory experiences.

The Jury says

Collaboration is the keyword in this initiative – from the start to the end. The Nordic Rebels approach to cross-disciplinary learning is rooted in the values of Danish and Finnish societies; the approach of student-led learning comes from a uniquely Nordic perspective on democracy. The design is attractive in concept and execution, challenging existing models of education with a grassroots learning space that is grounded in real-life. The solution facilities team behaviours and learning in an appealing and energetic manner.