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DASH is the premier design sprint connecting Helsinki & Espoo.
Join us again for an immersive experience in March 2026 where creativity meets AI innovation
DASH is the premier design sprint connecting Helsinki & Espoo.
Join us again for an immersive experience in 2025 where creativity meets AI innovation.
Whether you're creating, supporting, or sponsoring – there's a place for you at DASH
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Join the sprint and bring your ideas to life
As a participant, you'll collaborate with students, early-career talents and innovators to solve real-world challenges. Work in cross-functional teams, learn from industry experts, and prototype solutions that matter.
Access to industry mentors
Networking with professionals
Hands-on tools and workshops
Certificate of completion
Potential job opportunities
Collaborate with us to shape the future of design
Dash offers you a unique opportunity to engage with a highly talented, diverse pool of students, providing fresh perspectives and innovative solutions to your pressing problems.
Discover R&D Opportunities
Access a diverse talent pool
Maximise brand visibility
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Help us make the magic happen behind the scenes
Volunteers are the backbone of DASH. Help with registration, guide participants, assist mentors, and ensure everything runs smoothly. It's a great way to be part of the community while gaining behind-the-scenes experience of a major design event.
Access to all sessions
Meals and refreshments
DASH merchandise
Networking opportunity
Build lasting connections
Join the companies shaping the future of design
Explore the future of design through artificial intelligence and human creativity
3-day intensive design sprint focused on AI integration
27-29 Mar 2026
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Location, TBA
Join cross-functional teams to tackle real-world challenges using AI tools and methodologies. Work with industry mentors to prototype innovative solutions that push the boundaries of what's possible in design.
· Mentorship from industry leaders
· All meals and refreshments
· Networking events and after-party
· Certificate and portfolio pieces
Bite-sized events throughout the year
A new event series discussing the intersection of AI and design through interactive keynotes, hands-on workshops, and candid fireside chats.
Each session dives into the bold ideas shaping our AI-driven future from design thinking to emerging tech, and the human creativity in between.
Think bite-sized. Think bold. Think brilliant.
4 Sept 2025 / 18:00 - 20:00
The Stage, Design Factory, Otaniemi
Aly Metwaly, Transformation Manager at Nokia, Startup Advisor, Angel Investor
Step into the future of business transformation with AI. In this dynamic session, you won’t just listen, you’ll think. Through an interactive keynote featuring Aly Metwaly, a seasoned transformation leader and AI expert, we’ll explore how design thinking can unlock new possibilities for reinventing business in the age of AI.
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We've come a long, long way together
It was the year 2017, when two students from Aalto University realized a great problem existed. Businesses and startups kept on growing in Finland, but something vital was commonly left out – design. The void had to be filled and DASH Design was born.
Nowadays, DASH is a growing movement that calls for creative problem-solving methods in all aspects of life. By using the methods of design thinking, we connect students and professionals from all fields of study to tackle complex challenges together.
During the past five years, we have been organizing weekend-long hackathons and creative sprints, for multidisciplinary teams to work on challenges provided by our partner companies.
participants over 8 years
of design thinking
disciplines
DASH is run by a small team of 20 passionate people, meet some of the faces who make DASH possible.
Don't just take our word for it!
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“Everybody who’s worked in a bigger corporation knows that, yes of course we have brilliant people, but there is also even more brilliant people outside your own organization and many of those are here at Dash. So why aren’t you here already."
Slush
“Last year Dash was such a success. We got lot of ideas. One of them even got to top 3 of Kalmar’s innovation challenge competition, and we decided we wanted to participate also this year, just to get more ideas to our innovation funnel."
Kalmar
“We are here for the third time because the first times were just fantastic. We learned so much, we had brilliant ideas from the teams and we definitely wanted to experience this again."
Fazer
"We get to meet a lot of new young talents that we would like to offer career opportunities at Kalmar, so that’s another thing that we are grateful for."
Kalmar
Everything you need to know about DASH Sprint 2026 & DASH Bits
We’re a community for interdisciplinary minds — a space where students, early-career talents, and creatives from all backgrounds come together to practice design, design thinking, and challenge themselves to build something that matters.
This year, we're focusing on the intersection of AI and human-centered design. Participants will have access to cutting-edge AI tools, work with industry mentors, and explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the design landscape.
DASH Sprint is a 3-day intensive workshop where teams collaborate on real challenges. DASH Bits are smaller, evening keynote events throughout the year featuring thought leaders discussing specific aspects of AI in design.
Not at all! DASH 2026 is designed for all skill levels. We'll provide training on AI tools and pair beginners with experienced mentors. The focus is on learning and collaboration, not prior expertise.
Participants gain access to all workshops and sessions, meals and refreshments throughout the event, networking events, mentorship, access to premium AI design tools, and all materials needed for the Sprint.
Teams are formed prior to the event based on project interests and complementary skills. In line with the DASH vision, each team includes at least one design, one tech, and one business mind to maximize learning and foster interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation.
The Main Sprint is designed as an in-person experience to maximize collaboration and networking. However, some DASH Bits sessions may offer hybrid attendance options. Check individual event details for specific arrangements.
Bring your laptop, chargers, a notebook for sketching, and comfortable clothes for three days of intensive collaboration. We'll provide everything else.
Still have a question?
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