About us

We are: Julie Årving, Andreea Tecusan, Alice Smejkalova, Aleksandra Zamarajeva Fischer, Frida Støvern, Helene Falstad

This Manifesto is the outcome of a fifth year Master course connected to the research project Digital Urban Living at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design. We are six master design students who have used interaction and service design to investigate and challenge digital cities in Norway. The starting point for our exploration of digital cities is the Nordic model, which is a term referring to the welfare societies with a high degree of trust, equality and social cohesion in the Nordic Countries. This Manifesto is a debate book with design examples that show how social sustainability can be supported through digital services for inclusive cities.

“Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.” Jane Jacobs

Thanks to:

Einar Sneve Martinussen, our supervisor, for pushing us into the unknown and giving us freedom, trust and enthusiasm

Ola Innset for helping us with communicating the essence and asking the difficult questions

Mosse Sjåstad for bookbinding expertise

Karl Henrik Sivesind, Institutt for samfunnsforskning, for an interview about volunteering

Vanja Konradsen, frivillig.no, for an interview about digital platforms and volunteering

Aurora Salmelid, Spire, for an interview about volunteering

Helge Vie Berntsen and Finn Ivar Clausen, Jar Idrettslag, for an interview about why to volunteer

Saranya Kob Siangarom, Nattapong Punnoi, Paron Chatakul and all of the students from The Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, for setting up the workshop and letting us ask all of the questions.

Ted Matthews for organizing the trip to Bangkok

Anne Valeur, Elisabeth Amundsen, Gard Hagen, Jonas Carlsen and Vilde Rebekka Aasen for beautiful photographs

Each other, for not giving up, the laughs, the hugs and never ending support ❤