Kaksipäiväinen symposium #maailmanparhaatkaupungit oli menestys. Teemme laajaa yhteistyötä Suomen hyväksi Anna-Kaisa Ikonen Valtiovarainministeriö | Finansministeriet Markku Sotarauta @TampereUni OlliPoika Parviainen Hämeenlinnan kaupunki Kuntaliitto | Kommunförbundet Suomen kuntasäätiö MDI FCG Finnish Consulting Group

Write a sarcastic haiku about an AI management consultant, I prompted. This is what I got. Silicon prophet, Disrupting with empty words— PowerPoint master.

Write a sarcastic haiku about a regional studies professor, again ChatGPT generated. Regional studies sage, Maps sprawled on the lecture stage, World outside? Abstract cage.

Juuri nyt | Pankkifuusio suunnitteilla: Tätä olisi uusi OP Pirkanmaa dlvr.it/T7rylH

Here we go again, this time in Florence #RSA24

Very inspiring presentation by Markku Sotarauta as always. Turn tensions into opportunities for #TIP

Last week I talked about transformative innovation policy tensions at #rsa24 in Florence. The draft paper is available here: homepages.tuni.fi/markku.sotarau… RSA Europe

To achieve a systemic perspective, we need to be able to group the capabilities and competencies into competence sets. Teis Hansen Johtamisen ja talouden tiedekunta Regional Studies Association tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

2023 citescore figures now out (4 year window, scopus database). Regional Studies - @regionalstudies.bsky.social citescore has risen to 9.3 (up from 9.0) for 2022. It was an impressive 8th in general social science (out of 265 journals). Details can be found here: scopus.com/sources.uri

If the exponential rise of solar power continues into the 2030s and 2040s, much of the world will begin to feel energy-rich for the first time. That feeling will be a transformational one for humankind econ.st/3KSE5HS ☀️

A supervisor, postdoc and the new PhD candidate

How are mission-oriented innovation policies (MOIPs) implemented in the Nordic countries? Take a look at a new report title to find an answer. #innovation #policy #mission @TampereUni Johtamisen ja talouden tiedekunta Regional Studies Association Innovation4Europe! pub.nordregio.org/r-2024-17-maki…

What makes Europe so liveable? econ.st/4cKt5Ic

Stanford's Top Scientists ranks the world's 2% most cited scholars across all disciplines. I was pleased to find my name on the 2023 and career-long lists Johtamisen ja talouden tiedekunta @TampereUni

🧑‍💼What core competencies are needed to promote sustainable urban development? A short research article from Markku Sotarauta Markku Sotarauta and Teis Hansen Teis Hansen looks to explore this: Read more in #OpenAccess from Regional Studies, Regional Science (RSRS) doi.org/10.1080/216813…

Löydetyt epäkohdat pitää ottaa keskusteluun. Meillä on paljon esimerkkejä hyvästä johtamisesta, ja on johdon vastuulla hyödyntää tulokset, toteaa Markku Sotarauta @TampereUni #YIpäivä #SosiaalisetInnovaatiot

Do social scientists use gobbledygook to disguise the fact that they have nothing useful to say? economist.com/science-and-te… from The Economist

Non-metropolitan regions can be hotspots of progress. Research in EPA: Economy and Space by Grillitsch et al. shows that bold, local agency—entrepreneurs, reformers, visionaries—creates opportunities. Growth lies in people’s ambitions, not the map’s margins. 🌍 doi.org/10.1177/030851…

A new paper published: Place leadership in the geography of opportunities: survival of small industrial localities when industrial giants fall tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…