ZOOMFinn Petrén has a M.A. in sociology and philosophy from the University of Stockholm 1971. For almost three decades, 1977-2004, he worked in different manager positions for the Nordic Council of Ministers, the governmental cooperation between Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
He became a member of the EIDD Design for All Europe Board of Directors in 2001, Vice-President in 2003 and President in 2007. He is also a founder member of the Swedish member organisation Design for All Sverige, Vice-President since its start in 1996 and President since 2004. www.designforalleurope.org. Finn Petrén has since 2005 been running his own strategic design consultancy Form&Funktion, including work as an international consultant and acclaimed lecturer and keynote speaker on topics like "creativity and innovation", "design for social innovation" and "sustainable urban development".
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