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.

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!

To continue understanding the conditions for #coexistence / #convivencia, I will start a monthly newsletter on clever policies. #cities #publicspaces #libraries #publicpolicy Would love it if you subscribe: tommilaitio.substack.com/p/coming-soo...

This is what two years of fellowship looks on a map. 23 city visits, 36 talks and engagement with researchers and practitioners from 77 cities.

Three Lessons on Friction As the inaugural Bloomberg Public Innovation Fellow, I spent 2 years studying how cities navigate friction in partnerships.

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...

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...

”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

Kirjastot | Helsingin uusinta kirjastoa ylistetään – Kuvat näyttävät kutsuvan väriloiston Kalasatamaan kauppakeskus Redin yhteyteen avattu kirjasto kerää kehuja etenkin modernista, värikkäästä sisustuksestaan.

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.

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Mainittua asiakysymystä voisi olla perusteltua tarkastella, josko siinä olisi kehittämistoimenpiteiden tarvetta. 😀

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”.

Incredible day for Aki Kaurismäki’s #FallenLeaves, for Alma Pöysti and Finnish film. #goldenglobes

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.

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.

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...