Päivikki Lahtinen

Organizational learning, change and develoment via interprofessional working and formative interventions. Her keen interest of research is on socio-cultural- and practice-based theories, qualitative research methods and participatory intervention techniques drawing from Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) and the Change Laboratory method. 

I have worked in several research and developmental projects which were:

• "Improving collaborative working between correctional and mental health services" (2017 - )
  • EU -project, Horizon 2020 MSCA-RISE-2016
• "Pilot of a Change Laboratory in a Norwegian Criminal Justice System" (2017-2018)
• "Concept Formation and Volition is Collaborative Work" (2011-2015)
• "Implementation Conditions of Integration Innovations in Health Care: Organizational Volition and the Voice of the Client" (2010-2012)

I have worked as a kindergarten teacher and daycare manager several years in Finland, Sweden and Estonia. 

• Horizon2020, MSCA-RISE project nr: 734536, (COLAB): "Improving collaborative working between correctional and mental health services" (2017 - )
• Norwegian Correctional Services: "Pilot of a Change Laboratory in a Norwegian Criminal Justice System" (2017-2018)
• Academy of Finland: "Concept Formation and Volition in Collaborative Work" (2011-2015)
• Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation (TEKES): "Implementation Conditions of Integration Innovations in Health Care: Organizational Volition and the Voice of the Client" (2010-2012)

Lahtinen, P & Flåten, B. T. (2022). Enhancing creativity in education. In P. Gebbing, X. Yang & C. Lattemann (Eds.) Fostering Creativity in Digital Gourp Work. A handbook for individuals, educators, and professionals. Imprint, Jacobs University gGmbH, Germany. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.20853.24804/1

Lahtinen, P., Kajamaa, A., Seppänen, L., Johnsen, B. & Esko, T. (2021). Interorganizational collaboration in a Norwegian prison - challenges and opportunities arising from interagency meetings. In S. Hean, B. Johnsen, A. Kajamaa & L. Kloetzer (Eds). Improving Interagency Collaboration, Innovation and Organisational Learning in Criminal Justice Systems. Palgrave Macmillan.

Seppänen, L., Ylisassi, H., Heikkilä, H., Kajamaa, A. & Lahtinen, P. (2021). Facilitation of Developmental Tasks in Prisons: Applying the Method of Human-Centered Co-evaluation. In S. Hean, B. Johnsen, A. Kajamaa & L. Kloetzer (Eds). Improving Collaboration, Innovation and Organisational learning in Criminal Justice Systems. Palgrave Macmillan.

Hean, S., Bruun, S., Aakjær, M., Kloetzer, L., Seppänen, L., Lahtinen, P., Kajamaa, A., & Murphy, T. (2021). A COLAB model of workplace transformation in the Criminal Justice Context.  In S. Hean, B. Johnsen, A. Kajamaa & L. Kloetzer (Eds). Improving Collaboration, Innovation and Organisational learning in Criminal Justice Systems Systems. Palgrave Macmillan.

Hean, S., Lahtinen, P., Dugdale, W., Larsen, B. & Kajamaa, A. (2020).The Change Laboratory as a tool for collaboration and social innovation. In: Willumsen, E. & Ødegård, A (eds.). Samskaping - sosial innovasjon for helse og velferd. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget.

Hean, S., Aakjær, M, Kloetzer, L., Seppänen, L., Kajamaa, A., Lahtinen, P. & Murphy, T. (2020) Combining Resources: A Participatory Intervention promoting Organisational Learning, Social innovation and Interorganisational Collabroations in Criminal Justice. UiS Scholarly Publishing Services, Stavanger, Norway. 

Lahtinen, P., Esko, T., Kajamaa, A., Johnsen, B., Seppänen, L & Hean, S. (2018). Addressing reoffending through addressing offender mentla health: Exploring the viability of the Change Laboratoy method as means of promoting social innovation in the delivery integrated mental heatth care offenders in prison services. Report. Stavanger: University of Stavanger. 

Kajamaa, A. & Lahtinen, P. (2016). Carnivalization as a new mode of collaboration. Journal of Workplace Learning 28, 4, pp.188-205.

Engeström, Y., Kajamaa, A., Lahtinen, P. & Sannino, A. (2015). Toward a grammar of collaboration. Mind, Culture, and Activity, 22, 2, pp. 92-111.

Better Together - UiS Full series Podcast (2022). People in contact with criminal justice are vulnerable and need help to remain crime free.  In this series we hear about prisoner vulnerabilities and giving them voice in the development of services.  We explore the importance of collaboration, innovation and organisational learning within the criminal justice field and the multiple stakeholders involved.