by jhackle2 | Jan 17, 2023 | Academic, News
“You’re really able to make a difference for people,” said Tommi Laitio, one of two inaugural Bloomberg Public innovation Fellows at Johns Hopkins University, speaking to undergraduate students about public service careers. According to Laitio, “You know your work...
by jhackle2 | Nov 29, 2022 | Academic, News
Some friction is a natural feature of public spaces, even a good sign. Parks and libraries are ideal places for learning how to live with difference. By Tommi Laitio Restrooms and comic books. Irrigation and irritation. Dates and disagreements. Boilers and...
by jsierra6 | Aug 21, 2022 | Academic, News
By Tommi Laitio, Inaugural Bloomberg Public Innovation Fellow My husband and I arrived in Baltimore in January with four suitcases. We moved from Helsinki, Finland, so that I could begin my two-year fellowship at Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns...
by jsierra6 | Feb 21, 2022 | Academic, News
As the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University ramps up supports for cities, it is tapping the expertise of innovators like Helsinki’s head of culture and leisure, Tommi Laitio. Laitio, who is taking a two-year leave...