Luova Lämpiö

Artistic and creative expertise is extremely vital and valuable for societies right now because we are navigating an era of unprecedented complexity, rapid change, and disruption. Traditional, linear approaches to problem-solving often fall short in addressing these challenges, while arts open up diverse ways of understanding situatiions and attending challenges. Artists and creative professionals' expertise introduces tolerance of ambiquity, agility, innovation, holistic ways of communicating and narrating, and life-centric perspectives that are needed to thrive and to build resilience.  

Artpreneurship is an Aalto University based research group. The group explores novel solutions for collaboration and cross-sectoral partnerships between artists, creative professionals, businesses and other societal partners.

The Artpreneurship research group leading Luova Lämpiö project includes scholars from Aalto University’s School of Arts, Design and Architecture, and the School of Business, alongside other university collaborators, creative sector partners, and cross-industry organizations. The project has received two-year funding from Business Finland (NextGenerationEU), running from January 2024 until December 2025.   

Luova Lämpiö operates as a multi-partner model, structured into four distinct work packages, each led by specialized researchers. These work packages utilize a partnering model that unites different industries, leveraging academia, creative industries, business strategy, technology, and cross-sector collaboration. This approach creates a dynamic ecosystem for designing innovative partnerships and sustainable contract solutions. The generated research contributes to a two-tier outcome system, ensuring both academic impact and practical implementation in business and creative industry collaborations.