TEXT SAANA ANNALA

From social isolation to general uncertainty, the current situation is taking its toll on us all. A few weeks back, our Head of Community Saana Annala held Dare to Learn's very first Well-Being Session so that our teams had a chance to talk about their feelings and get some peer support. We also came up with five concrete tips on how to survive in this exceptional situation and now we want to share them with you!

TEXT ELSA SAARINEN

The smallest of them all, Marketing & Partnerships team wraps up the Project Team intros. The team is a bit of an outcast with only four members and more separate roles, but it is still just as important! Social Media Coordinator and the mastermind behind particularly Dare to Learn Instagram, Elsa Saarinen, shares what it's been like for her to be in the MaPa team.

TEXT SOHVI KALAJA

Project team intros continue! This time it's Partnership Program team that works closely with the official partners of Dare to Learn in creating the most interesting and inspiring program as there can be. Partnership program curator Sohvi Kalaja tells us from her perspective what it's like to be in the team.

TEXT ALEKSANDRA GZYLO

Dare to Learn would be nothing without its amazing volunteers. Even right now, as everyone is challenged in the current situation, our project team is innovating to make the festival happen. This is a stellar set of three teams each working together so that we all can be amazed in September. Now you have the chance to meet the teams! This is Aleksandra Gzylo sharing a bit how the life looks like in the Program & Production team.

Co-creation and interaction are the heart of Dare to Learn. With 60% of the program being participatory, it is only fitting to spread that mindset. On the other hand, art and learning are also strongly linked. Not least because consuming art evidently helps us to maintain continuous learning skills and makes us generally happier. The renowned Call for Proposals and artist-focused Open for Art are now open for two more weeks!

TEXT MILJA TERÄVÄINEN

In 2019, Milja Teräväinen found herself volunteering in the project team of Dare to Learn. A year later she is running the program and production of the same festival. This is her story.

TEXT HENNA PURSIAINEN

It has been 365 days of running an international learning platform, one that you probably recognize from its flagship event Dare to Learn. I can’t possibly sum up all the things that I’ve learned during my one-year rollercoaster ride - or how much the experience has already molded me. Not only as a leader but as a learning professional and just as a human being. There are, however, a few things I’d like to point out.

TEXT ANNI MANSIKKAOJA

One of the biggest challenges in attracting learning investments is their lack of measurability.. While most companies agree on the importance of continuous learning and are indeed in need of it, it is difficult to point clear results for the return on investments. This is where a concept known as Economies of Learning comes to the picture. But what does it really mean? And how can it help to pitch learning in organizations? We had a little chat with the person behind it all, Janne Hietala from Valamis.

TEXT TEAM DARE

Two days full of activity in the biggest learning festival in Northern Europe. Thousands of passionate game-changes, forerunners and learning-lovers. Co-creative, interactive, solution-oriented, ​exciting and empowering program. But what did actually go down at Dare to Learn 2019?

TEXT HIEN CAO

Business matchmaking is a powerful tool. Through matchmaking sessions, you can build connections and seek all kinds of opportunities and potential partnerships. If you’re new to the networking game, conversing with strangers about your business and goals can still be intimidating - no matter how outgoing you are. Here are tips to help your matchmaking sessions go smoothly: