Tommi Laitio
@tommilaitio.bsky.social
A 🇫🇮-born, 🇺🇸-based urbanist focused on #convivencia, our will and capability to co-exist across differences. #libraries #parks #publicspaces Formerly Helsinki’s Director of Fun, now Bloomberg Public Innovation Fellow. 🏳️🌈 www.tommilaitio.com
Listening to each person´s song of choice in-person weekly. If my local #library would offer this, I would sign up in a heartbeat. www.nytimes.com/2024/02/13/m...
Listening to Music Is Better When It’s a Conversation Among Friends
At group listening sessions, everybody gets a turn to speak by choosing a song.
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February 18, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Listening to each person´s song of choice in-person weekly. If my local #library would offer this, I would sign up in a heartbeat. www.nytimes.com/2024/02/13/m...
Andrew Pettegree & Arthur der Weduwen’s The Library - A Fragile History is a fantastic read on how #libraries have always been influenced by politics, technology, urban planning etc and how librarians have searched for ways to overcome barriers to reading - even with horses!
February 17, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Andrew Pettegree & Arthur der Weduwen’s The Library - A Fragile History is a fantastic read on how #libraries have always been influenced by politics, technology, urban planning etc and how librarians have searched for ways to overcome barriers to reading - even with horses!
Yesterday concluded my two years as the inaugural Bloomberg Public Innovation Fellow. It has been amazing. The articles will be published later but here are my 3 main lessons on #friction, #partnerships, and #libraries. tommilaitio.medium.com/three-lesson...
Three Lessons on Friction
As the inaugural Bloomberg Public Innovation Fellow, I spent 2 years studying how cities navigate friction in partnerships.
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February 1, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Yesterday concluded my two years as the inaugural Bloomberg Public Innovation Fellow. It has been amazing. The articles will be published later but here are my 3 main lessons on #friction, #partnerships, and #libraries. tommilaitio.medium.com/three-lesson...
”Suomella on kaikki edellytykset olla rauhanrakentamisen kansakunta, joka ei pyri poistamaan eroja, vaan tulemaan sinuiksi niiden kanssa. Se vain tarvitsee johtajan, joka uskoo, että pystymme hyvään, mutta hyvä ei tule ilman työtä ja toisiamme.”
#siksipekka
#siksipekka
Tommi Laitio: Rauhaa voi rakentaa, oppia ja opettaa - Pekka Haavisto 2024
Vierasblogissa vieraileva tutkija Tommi Laitio kertoo miksi Pekka Kun julkinen keskustelu tuntuu syövän toiveikkaat aamupalaksi, on helpompi pitää suu kiinni ja keskittyä omaan ja läheisten hyvi...
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January 24, 2024 at 12:08 PM
”Suomella on kaikki edellytykset olla rauhanrakentamisen kansakunta, joka ei pyri poistamaan eroja, vaan tulemaan sinuiksi niiden kanssa. Se vain tarvitsee johtajan, joka uskoo, että pystymme hyvään, mutta hyvä ei tule ilman työtä ja toisiamme.”
#siksipekka
#siksipekka
Congratulation to my true love, Helsinki City Library, and the latest branch in Kalasatama. This library shows what it can look like when you take joy and awe seriously. The branch is not big and is located in a shopping mall.
www.hs.fi/kaupunki/hel...
www.hs.fi/kaupunki/hel...
Kirjastot | Helsingin uusinta kirjastoa ylistetään – Kuvat näyttävät kutsuvan väriloiston
Kalasatamaan kauppakeskus Redin yhteyteen avattu kirjasto kerää kehuja etenkin modernista, värikkäästä sisustuksestaan.
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January 18, 2024 at 4:08 AM
Congratulation to my true love, Helsinki City Library, and the latest branch in Kalasatama. This library shows what it can look like when you take joy and awe seriously. The branch is not big and is located in a shopping mall.
www.hs.fi/kaupunki/hel...
www.hs.fi/kaupunki/hel...
Oodi's recipe is "“valuing collaboration, listening to others, increasing your own understanding – and offering something for everyone that’s worth leaving the house for.” #libraries #helsinki
- I think it might be time to start describing a great library in other words than ”more than a library”.
- I think it might be time to start describing a great library in other words than ”more than a library”.
Libraries for the future: Europe’s new wave of ‘meeting places for the mind’ | Libraries | The...
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January 8, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Oodi's recipe is "“valuing collaboration, listening to others, increasing your own understanding – and offering something for everyone that’s worth leaving the house for.” #libraries #helsinki
- I think it might be time to start describing a great library in other words than ”more than a library”.
- I think it might be time to start describing a great library in other words than ”more than a library”.
Incredible day for Aki Kaurismäki’s #FallenLeaves, for Alma Pöysti and Finnish film. #goldenglobes
January 8, 2024 at 2:44 AM
Incredible day for Aki Kaurismäki’s #FallenLeaves, for Alma Pöysti and Finnish film. #goldenglobes
Reposted by Tommi Laitio
IMPORTANT: “A new cost-benefit study in New Zealand finds that investments in cycling & walking facilities outweigh the costs of building them by 10 to 1. The research found the most important economic benefits were health gains from use of active transport.”
It costs public money to NOT do it.
It costs public money to NOT do it.
January 5, 2024 at 7:32 PM
IMPORTANT: “A new cost-benefit study in New Zealand finds that investments in cycling & walking facilities outweigh the costs of building them by 10 to 1. The research found the most important economic benefits were health gains from use of active transport.”
It costs public money to NOT do it.
It costs public money to NOT do it.
These twelve books, old and new, capture something essential about the art of living with others.
A Dozen Noteworthy Books on Co-Existence from 2023 tommilaitio.medium.com/a-dozen-note...
A Dozen Noteworthy Books on Co-Existence from 2023 tommilaitio.medium.com/a-dozen-note...
A Dozen Noteworthy Books on Co-Existence from 2023
These twelve books, old and new, capture something essential about the art of living with others.
tommilaitio.medium.com
January 2, 2024 at 4:15 PM
These twelve books, old and new, capture something essential about the art of living with others.
A Dozen Noteworthy Books on Co-Existence from 2023 tommilaitio.medium.com/a-dozen-note...
A Dozen Noteworthy Books on Co-Existence from 2023 tommilaitio.medium.com/a-dozen-note...