LAB Focus Blogs
The blogs of LAB's four focus areas bring forth each focus area’s RDI and education activities.
Publication series
The LAB publication series publishes reports, monographs and compilations based on the RDI and higher education teaching activities at LAB.
All publications in the series are available online via Theseus.
About publishing in LAB
You can read more about LAB’s publishing activities from the LAB Guide to publishing and open science. The guide also offers information about open science, how to evaluate scholarly publications, and how to promote your research.
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Latest articles
LAB Open
Exchanging experiences between Finnish and Polish regional developers and social enterprise ecosystem actors
In this article, we tell about an online event organized by Distance LAB -project, where the project had a chance to bring together Finnish and Polish regional developers and social enterprise ecosystem actors. This discussions reflected some differences in countries but also shared aims and collaboration opportunities. Source
Do you see what I see? Navigating Paradox – Transforming Organizational Tensions into Innovation
In the dynamic world of high-tech innovation, organizations constantly grapple with the tension between exploration and exploitation. This article explores how these inherent tensions can be harnessed to drive innovation by investigating the experiences of innovation creators in a Finnish high-tech company. It highlights how individual paradox mindsets and organizational enabling conditions can transform tensions into catalysts for innovation. Source
Hydrogen-Oxidizing Bacteria as a Catalyst for a Post-Agricultural Food System
As global food production strains under climate, land-use and population pressures, traditional agriculture can no longer meet future sustainability demands. Emerging microbial protein technologies - especially hydrogen oxidizing bacteria (HOB) - offer a radically efficient alternative, producing nutrient-rich proteins using only CO₂, hydrogen and renewable energy. This article explores how innovations like Solar Foods’ Solein could help shape a new, climate neutral food era beyond conventional farming. Source
LAB Focus
Towards Regenerative Innovation
We have exceeded seven of the nine planetary boundaries (Stockholm Resilience Center 2025). Climate change, biodiversity loss, and increasing social inequality challenge us to rethink our assumptions and ways of acting. Innovation is a novel, implemented, and value‑creating solution that, at best, can transform entire sectors. In an era of wicked problems, innovations must generate […] The post Towards Regenerative Innovation appeared first on LAB Focus.
Winter school 2026: Strong success in its first implementation
The Faculty of Business and the Faculty of Technology at LAB University of Applied Sciences organized a blended intensive program (BIP) titled Winter School: Commercialization in the Context of the Circular Economy in February 2026 in Lahti. A total of fifty-one students and nine teachers from ten different universities took part in the program. Innovative […] The post Winter school 2026: Strong success in its first implementation appeared first on LAB Focus.
Redesigning an ESP course using backward design principles
Over several years of teaching English for Professional Development (Business), the course evolved through ongoing adjustments and small refinements. However, a broader review highlighted further opportunities to strengthen the alignment between workload, learning objectives, course content, and assessment. Although student feedback from the course was generally positive, this observation became the catalyst for a more […] The post Redesigning an ESP course using backward design principles appeared first on LAB Focus.