Recipes for Systemic Change - Helsinki Design Lab

332About SitraIn 1967, Finland rewarded itself with a gift for the 50thanniversary of its independence: a fund was established witha mission to build for the future.Sitra is an independent fund operating under the supervisionof the Finnish Parliament, which seeks to promote stableand balanced development in Finland, qualitative and quantitativegrowth of the economy, and international competitivenessand cooperation. Our operations are funded out of thereturns from our endowment capital and business funding.Sitra searches for new understandings of well-being.Through foresight activities we anticipate societal changesand attempt to address them proactively. In our investmentsand pilot projects we promote new operating models andstimulate businesses aimed at sustainable well-being.The aim of this work is to help Finland prosper as a globalpioneer in systemic changes that foster well-being. A systemicchange is a broad, far-reaching change of the kind thatsimultaneously affects the structures and practices of societyand the everyday life of its citizens. Sitra is an enabler of suchchanges—as visionary and implementer. We are building asuccessful Finland for tomorrow.www.sitra.fi