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Brita Fladvad Nielsen

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Brita Fladvad Nielsen

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Department of Design

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Bedring av studenters psykiske helse og livskvalitet gjennom tjenestedesign og relasjonell velferd.

Tjenester for Alle

Universell utforming betyr at brukerne – uavhengig av sine forutsetninger – på en god og enkel måte kan ta i bruk tjenester som en organisasjon tilbyr. Dette inkluderer blant annet nettsider, apper, infrastruktur og systemer.

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2025

  • Refstie, Hilde; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Smeplass, Eli. (2025) Folkemøte og ProtestPub engasjerte NTNU-fellesskapet. www.universitetsavisa.no
    Feature article

2024

  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Pedersen, Heidi; Eidhamar, Helga; Fernandez, Daniela; Ness, Ottar; Rishi, Gunika. (2024) Tjenester for Alle 2 Universitetet for Alle. Konferansebidrag og prosjektfunn. NTNU
    Report
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Reed, Nina Petersen; Ness, Ottar; Bjerck, Mari Eyde; Pinto, Arnfrid Farbu; Memet, Ipar Ehet. (2024) StudyWell: a co-design project for enhancing student mental health and wellbeing through service design and relational welfare. Proceedings of the Design Society
    Academic article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Rishi, Gunika; Bjerck, Mari Eyde. (2024) Prototyping future societies: GIGA-mapping and narratives as design material. Proceedings of the Design Society
    Academic article
  • Refstie, Hilde; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Pettersen, Ida Nilstad; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Rørtveit, Hilde Nymoen; Tjora, Aksel Hagen. (2024) Er NTNU rustet til å fremme uavhengig kritisk tenkning i fremtidens universitet?. Universitetsavisa
    Feature article

2023

  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Santos, Ana Laura R.; Sandvik, Kristin Bergtora; Depina, Ivan; Herrera, Ivonne; Serwajja, Eria. (2023) Humanitarian Design: Joint Efforts in the Face of Uncertainty. Institutt for design
    Report
  • Arntsen, Trude Jeanett; Berndtsson, Christin Høiberget; Dybvig, Dagfinn Døhl; Emstad, Anne Berit; Farshchian, Babak A.; Gaustad, Svein Erik. (2023) Tjenesteinnovasjon i helse og velferd. NTNU
    Report
  • Narvestad, Randi Aleksandra; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Støa, Eli. (2023) Et feilgrep å oppløse boligstiftelsen. Adresseavisen
    Feature article

2022

  • Narvestad, Randi; Støa, Eli; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2022) På vei mot en sosialt bærekraftig tredje boligsektor: Medvirkning og sosial miks i to pilotprosjekter i Boligstiftelsen i Trondheim. Tidsskrift for boligforskning
    Academic article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Bjerck, Mari. (2022) Relational design. Proceedings of the Design Society
    Academic article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Torkildsby, Anne Britt; Sinkaberg, Rannveig F.; Ringsø, Torill. (2022) Haster: En oppfordring til personer med nedsatt funksjonsevne. www.universitetsavisa.no
    Reader opinion piece

2021

  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Lunde, Merete; Ness, Ottar; Bjerck, Mari; Forshaug, Ann Kristin; Høiseth, Marikken. (2021) Tjenester for Alle - Konferanse om universell utforming. NTNU Open
    Compendium
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Khanal, Paras. (2021) A theory of change for cleaner cooking: building a health belief model for service design starting with the slums of Kathmandu . IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Narvestad, Randi; Støa, Eli; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Forshaug, Ann Kristin. (2021) Nye prosjekter kan gi oss flere billige utleieboliger i Trondheim. Adresseavisen
    Feature article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Ringsø, Torill; Torkildsby, Anne Britt; Bjerck, Mari; Høiseth, Marikken; Wattne, Ole Edward. (2021) Ønsker ikke NTNU at fremtidens campus skal være for alle studenter og ansatte?. www.universitetsavisa.no
    Reader opinion piece
  • Narvestad, Randi; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Forshaug, Ann Kristin. (2021) Utvikling av sosialt bærekraftige boligløsninger i Boligstiftelsen i Trondheims bygningsmasse. NTNU
    Report

2020

  • Smeplass, Eli; Refstie, Hilde; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Jakobsen, Thomas Sætre; Røkkum, Nina Helen Aas; Henriksen, Ida Marie. (2020) Universitetene bør ikke reduseres til kunnskapsfabrikker for næringslivets mektige aktører. Forskerforum.no
    Feature article
  • Gohari, Savis; Ahlers, Dirk; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Junker, Eivind. (2020) The Governance Approach of Smart City Initiatives. Evidence from Trondheim, Bergen, and Bodø. Infrastructures
    Academic article
  • Baer, Daniela; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Gohari, Savis; Bø, Lars Arne; Junker, Eivind. (2020) Nytt blikk på medvirkningsprosesser i bærekraftig byutvikling. SINTEF akademisk forlag ZEN Report (25)
    Report
  • Baer, Daniela; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2020) Quick and dirty designtenking: nytt blikk på innbyggermedvirkning.
    Website (informational material)
  • Gohari, Savis; Baer, Daniela; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Gilcher, Elena; Situmorang, Welfry Zwestin. (2020) Prevailing approaches and practices of citizen participation in smart city projects: Lessons from Trondheim, Norway. Infrastructures
    Academic article

2019

  • Hitland, Sigrun Haugdal; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Refstie, Hilde. (2019) Den kritiske student, Norge anno 2019. Scandinavian Academic Press
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Baer, Daniela; Gohari, Savis; Junker, Eivind. (2019) The Potential of Design Thinking for Tackling the “Wicked Problems” of the Smart City.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Gohari, Savis; Junker, Eivind; Ahlers, Dirk; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2019) SUSTAINABLE SMART CITY DEVELOPMENT IN A FRAMEWORK OF GOVERNANCE .
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Walnum, Harald Taxt; Hauge, Åshild Lappegard; Lindberg, Karen Byskov; Mysen, Mads; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Sørnes, Kari. (2019) Developing a scenario calculator for smart energy communities in Norway: Identifying gaps between vision and practice. Sustainable Cities and Society (SCS)
    Academic article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Woods, Ruth; Lerme, Wenche. (2019) Aesthetic Preference as Starting Point for Citizen Dialogues on Urban Design: Stories from Hammarkullen, Gothenburg. Urban Planning
    Academic article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Junker, Eivind. (2019) Bondefanget i smartbyen. attac.no
    Feature article
  • Junker, Eivind; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2019) Kan tillit overleve i et automatisert samfunn?. Gemini
    Feature article
  • Junker, Eivind; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2019) Kan tillit overleve i et automatisert samfunn?. digitalnorway.no
    Feature article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Gohari, Savis; Gilcher, Elena; Baer, Daniela; Situmorang, Welfry Zwestin. (2019) Achieving citizen participation in smart cities: Five cross-roads in the planning of the +cityxChange project in Trondheim.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Junker, Eivind; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2019) Kan tillit overleve i et automatisert samfunn?. www.tu.no
    Feature article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Junker, Eivind. (2019) Bondefanget i smartbyen. Klassekampen
    Feature article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Gohari, Savis; Baer, Daniela. (2019) Guidelines. PI-SEC report 2.4. Regulatory and planning implications for municipalities . PI-SEC
    Report
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Woods, Ruth. (2019) Bærekraftig Sveberg.
    Film

2018

  • Baer, Daniela; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2018) Challenges and Best Practices for the planning of Zero Emission Neighborhoods and Smart Energy Communities - the case of seven Norwegian cities.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2018) Confronting the five paradoxes of humanitarian design. Routledge
    Chapter
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2018) Implementation of Energy Strategies in Communities (Annex 63) Volume 3: Application of Strategic Measures. International Energy Agency
    Report
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2018) Bodø- en norsk Google-by?. Morgenbladet
    Feature article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Junker, Eivind; Kallaos, James; Gohari, Savis. (2018) Mobilitet og regulering i smarte byer: Verdier og fremtidsbilder. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Report
  • Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Juhasz-Nagy, Eszter; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Neumann, Hans-Martin; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Wyckmans, Annemie. (2018) Intermediaries for knowledge transfer in integrated energy planning of urban districts. Technological Forecasting and Social Change
    Academic article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Baer, Daniela; Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret. (2018) Identifying and supporting exploratory and exploitative models of innovation in municipal urban planning; key challenges from seven Norwegian energy ambitious neighborhood pilots. Technological Forecasting and Social Change
    Academic article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Hauge, Åshild Lappegard; Sørnes, Kari; Walnum, Harald Taxt; Uusinoka, Taru. (2018) Toolkit Testing in the Planning of Smart Energy Communities. PI-SEC Report 1.3 / 2.3 : Municipal practice and project planning. PI-SEC
    Report
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Gohari, Savis; Hauge, Åshild Lappegard; Sørnes, Kari; Walnum, Harald Taxt; Uusinoka, Taru. (2018) Toolkit for the planning of smart energy communities. PI-SEC report 2.3. Challenges and best practices from testing of the PI-SEC Planning Wheel. PI-SEC
    Report

2017

  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2017) Framing humanitarian action through design thinking: integrating vulnerable end-users into complex multi-stakeholder systems through 'Agenda Space mapping'. Journal of Design Research
    Academic article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Resch, Eirik; Andresen, Inger. (2017) The Role of Utility Companies In Municipal Planning of Smart Energy Communities. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning (IJSDP)
    Academic article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2017) Implementation of Energy Strategies in Communities (Annex 63) Volume 2: Development of strategic measures. International Energy Agency
    Report
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Juhasz-Nagy, Eszter; Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Wyckmans, Annemie; Andersen, Inger; Baer, Daniela. (2017) Planning instruments for smart energy communities. Report 2.2: A preliminary toolkit of municipalplanning instruments. NTNU ; PI-SEC
    Report

2016

  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Asheim, Jonas. (2016) The Added Value of Social Entrepreneurship in Contemporary Social Design in Norway. Routledge
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Juhasz-Nagy, Eszter; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Andresen, Inger; Wyckmans, Annemie. (2016) Planning Instruments for Smart Energy Communities - Report 2.1. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Report
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2016) The Humanitarian Innovation lab dialogue series: defining the 'how's' of humanitarian innovation at NTNU. The Design Society
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Sandvik, Kristin Bergtora; Jumbert, Maria Gabrielsen. (2016) How Can Innovation Deliver Humanitarian Outcomes? Challenges and Approaches for Humanitarian Innovation Policy. PRIO Policy Brief (12)
    Report

2015

  • Percy, Ian d'Armond; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2015) Sustainable integration in Norway: A design thinking approach. Arkitektur- og designhøgskolen i Oslo
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2014

  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2014) Imperatives and trade-offs for the humanitarian designer: Off-grid energy for humanitarian relief. Journal of Sustainable Development
    Academic article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2014) Out of Context. Ethnographic Interviewing, Empathy and Humanitarian Design. Design Philosophy Papers
    Academic article
  • Hasselknippe, Kathinka Strand; Reikvam, Gudrun; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2014) HCD in a Quasi-Market: Lessons from a Design Project in Kebri Beyah Refugee Camp, Ethiopia. The Design Society
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Grande, Julie; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2014) The Capability Approach: Theoretical Discussion in Light of a Design Project. The Design Society
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2014) The reflective designer: A discussion on ethics based on end-user involvement in Kebri Beyah refugee camp. Proceedings of the International Design Conference
    Academic article

2013

  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Rodrigues Santos, Ana Laura. (2013) Designing for multiple stakeholder interests within the humanitarian market: the case of off–grid energy devices. International Journal of Learning and Change
    Academic article
  • Keitsch, Martina Maria; Sigurjónsson, Jóhannes B.; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Spencer, Eltressa. (2013) Design for social entrepreneurship. Journal of US-China Public Administration
    Academic article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Santos, Ana Laura R.. (2013) Key Challenges of Product Development for Humanitarian Markets. IEEE conference proceedings
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2012

  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2012) Participate! A critical investigation into the relationship between participation and empowerment in design for development. The Design Society
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Asheim, Jonas. (2012) Mapping the added value of design thinking in social entrepreneurship. The Design Society
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Journal publications

  • Refstie, Hilde; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Smeplass, Eli. (2025) Folkemøte og ProtestPub engasjerte NTNU-fellesskapet. www.universitetsavisa.no
    Feature article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Reed, Nina Petersen; Ness, Ottar; Bjerck, Mari Eyde; Pinto, Arnfrid Farbu; Memet, Ipar Ehet. (2024) StudyWell: a co-design project for enhancing student mental health and wellbeing through service design and relational welfare. Proceedings of the Design Society
    Academic article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Rishi, Gunika; Bjerck, Mari Eyde. (2024) Prototyping future societies: GIGA-mapping and narratives as design material. Proceedings of the Design Society
    Academic article
  • Refstie, Hilde; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Pettersen, Ida Nilstad; Henriksen, Ida Marie; Rørtveit, Hilde Nymoen; Tjora, Aksel Hagen. (2024) Er NTNU rustet til å fremme uavhengig kritisk tenkning i fremtidens universitet?. Universitetsavisa
    Feature article
  • Narvestad, Randi Aleksandra; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Støa, Eli. (2023) Et feilgrep å oppløse boligstiftelsen. Adresseavisen
    Feature article
  • Narvestad, Randi; Støa, Eli; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2022) På vei mot en sosialt bærekraftig tredje boligsektor: Medvirkning og sosial miks i to pilotprosjekter i Boligstiftelsen i Trondheim. Tidsskrift for boligforskning
    Academic article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Bjerck, Mari. (2022) Relational design. Proceedings of the Design Society
    Academic article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Torkildsby, Anne Britt; Sinkaberg, Rannveig F.; Ringsø, Torill. (2022) Haster: En oppfordring til personer med nedsatt funksjonsevne. www.universitetsavisa.no
    Reader opinion piece
  • Narvestad, Randi; Støa, Eli; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Forshaug, Ann Kristin. (2021) Nye prosjekter kan gi oss flere billige utleieboliger i Trondheim. Adresseavisen
    Feature article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Ringsø, Torill; Torkildsby, Anne Britt; Bjerck, Mari; Høiseth, Marikken; Wattne, Ole Edward. (2021) Ønsker ikke NTNU at fremtidens campus skal være for alle studenter og ansatte?. www.universitetsavisa.no
    Reader opinion piece
  • Smeplass, Eli; Refstie, Hilde; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Jakobsen, Thomas Sætre; Røkkum, Nina Helen Aas; Henriksen, Ida Marie. (2020) Universitetene bør ikke reduseres til kunnskapsfabrikker for næringslivets mektige aktører. Forskerforum.no
    Feature article
  • Gohari, Savis; Ahlers, Dirk; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Junker, Eivind. (2020) The Governance Approach of Smart City Initiatives. Evidence from Trondheim, Bergen, and Bodø. Infrastructures
    Academic article
  • Gohari, Savis; Baer, Daniela; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Gilcher, Elena; Situmorang, Welfry Zwestin. (2020) Prevailing approaches and practices of citizen participation in smart city projects: Lessons from Trondheim, Norway. Infrastructures
    Academic article
  • Walnum, Harald Taxt; Hauge, Åshild Lappegard; Lindberg, Karen Byskov; Mysen, Mads; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Sørnes, Kari. (2019) Developing a scenario calculator for smart energy communities in Norway: Identifying gaps between vision and practice. Sustainable Cities and Society (SCS)
    Academic article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Woods, Ruth; Lerme, Wenche. (2019) Aesthetic Preference as Starting Point for Citizen Dialogues on Urban Design: Stories from Hammarkullen, Gothenburg. Urban Planning
    Academic article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Junker, Eivind. (2019) Bondefanget i smartbyen. attac.no
    Feature article
  • Junker, Eivind; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2019) Kan tillit overleve i et automatisert samfunn?. Gemini
    Feature article
  • Junker, Eivind; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2019) Kan tillit overleve i et automatisert samfunn?. digitalnorway.no
    Feature article
  • Junker, Eivind; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2019) Kan tillit overleve i et automatisert samfunn?. www.tu.no
    Feature article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Junker, Eivind. (2019) Bondefanget i smartbyen. Klassekampen
    Feature article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2018) Bodø- en norsk Google-by?. Morgenbladet
    Feature article
  • Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Juhasz-Nagy, Eszter; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Neumann, Hans-Martin; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Wyckmans, Annemie. (2018) Intermediaries for knowledge transfer in integrated energy planning of urban districts. Technological Forecasting and Social Change
    Academic article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Baer, Daniela; Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret. (2018) Identifying and supporting exploratory and exploitative models of innovation in municipal urban planning; key challenges from seven Norwegian energy ambitious neighborhood pilots. Technological Forecasting and Social Change
    Academic article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2017) Framing humanitarian action through design thinking: integrating vulnerable end-users into complex multi-stakeholder systems through 'Agenda Space mapping'. Journal of Design Research
    Academic article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Resch, Eirik; Andresen, Inger. (2017) The Role of Utility Companies In Municipal Planning of Smart Energy Communities. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning (IJSDP)
    Academic article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2014) Imperatives and trade-offs for the humanitarian designer: Off-grid energy for humanitarian relief. Journal of Sustainable Development
    Academic article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2014) Out of Context. Ethnographic Interviewing, Empathy and Humanitarian Design. Design Philosophy Papers
    Academic article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2014) The reflective designer: A discussion on ethics based on end-user involvement in Kebri Beyah refugee camp. Proceedings of the International Design Conference
    Academic article
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Rodrigues Santos, Ana Laura. (2013) Designing for multiple stakeholder interests within the humanitarian market: the case of off–grid energy devices. International Journal of Learning and Change
    Academic article
  • Keitsch, Martina Maria; Sigurjónsson, Jóhannes B.; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Spencer, Eltressa. (2013) Design for social entrepreneurship. Journal of US-China Public Administration
    Academic article

Artistic productions

  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Woods, Ruth. (2019) Bærekraftig Sveberg.
    Film

Part of book/report

  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Khanal, Paras. (2021) A theory of change for cleaner cooking: building a health belief model for service design starting with the slums of Kathmandu . IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Hitland, Sigrun Haugdal; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Refstie, Hilde. (2019) Den kritiske student, Norge anno 2019. Scandinavian Academic Press
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Baer, Daniela; Gohari, Savis; Junker, Eivind. (2019) The Potential of Design Thinking for Tackling the “Wicked Problems” of the Smart City.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Gohari, Savis; Junker, Eivind; Ahlers, Dirk; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2019) SUSTAINABLE SMART CITY DEVELOPMENT IN A FRAMEWORK OF GOVERNANCE .
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Gohari, Savis; Gilcher, Elena; Baer, Daniela; Situmorang, Welfry Zwestin. (2019) Achieving citizen participation in smart cities: Five cross-roads in the planning of the +cityxChange project in Trondheim.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Baer, Daniela; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2018) Challenges and Best Practices for the planning of Zero Emission Neighborhoods and Smart Energy Communities - the case of seven Norwegian cities.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2018) Confronting the five paradoxes of humanitarian design. Routledge
    Chapter
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Asheim, Jonas. (2016) The Added Value of Social Entrepreneurship in Contemporary Social Design in Norway. Routledge
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2016) The Humanitarian Innovation lab dialogue series: defining the 'how's' of humanitarian innovation at NTNU. The Design Society
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Percy, Ian d'Armond; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2015) Sustainable integration in Norway: A design thinking approach. Arkitektur- og designhøgskolen i Oslo
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Hasselknippe, Kathinka Strand; Reikvam, Gudrun; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2014) HCD in a Quasi-Market: Lessons from a Design Project in Kebri Beyah Refugee Camp, Ethiopia. The Design Society
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Grande, Julie; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2014) The Capability Approach: Theoretical Discussion in Light of a Design Project. The Design Society
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Santos, Ana Laura R.. (2013) Key Challenges of Product Development for Humanitarian Markets. IEEE conference proceedings
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2012) Participate! A critical investigation into the relationship between participation and empowerment in design for development. The Design Society
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Asheim, Jonas. (2012) Mapping the added value of design thinking in social entrepreneurship. The Design Society
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Report

  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Pedersen, Heidi; Eidhamar, Helga; Fernandez, Daniela; Ness, Ottar; Rishi, Gunika. (2024) Tjenester for Alle 2 Universitetet for Alle. Konferansebidrag og prosjektfunn. NTNU
    Report
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Santos, Ana Laura R.; Sandvik, Kristin Bergtora; Depina, Ivan; Herrera, Ivonne; Serwajja, Eria. (2023) Humanitarian Design: Joint Efforts in the Face of Uncertainty. Institutt for design
    Report
  • Arntsen, Trude Jeanett; Berndtsson, Christin Høiberget; Dybvig, Dagfinn Døhl; Emstad, Anne Berit; Farshchian, Babak A.; Gaustad, Svein Erik. (2023) Tjenesteinnovasjon i helse og velferd. NTNU
    Report
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Lunde, Merete; Ness, Ottar; Bjerck, Mari; Forshaug, Ann Kristin; Høiseth, Marikken. (2021) Tjenester for Alle - Konferanse om universell utforming. NTNU Open
    Compendium
  • Narvestad, Randi; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Forshaug, Ann Kristin. (2021) Utvikling av sosialt bærekraftige boligløsninger i Boligstiftelsen i Trondheims bygningsmasse. NTNU
    Report
  • Baer, Daniela; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Gohari, Savis; Bø, Lars Arne; Junker, Eivind. (2020) Nytt blikk på medvirkningsprosesser i bærekraftig byutvikling. SINTEF akademisk forlag ZEN Report (25)
    Report
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Gohari, Savis; Baer, Daniela. (2019) Guidelines. PI-SEC report 2.4. Regulatory and planning implications for municipalities . PI-SEC
    Report
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2018) Implementation of Energy Strategies in Communities (Annex 63) Volume 3: Application of Strategic Measures. International Energy Agency
    Report
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Junker, Eivind; Kallaos, James; Gohari, Savis. (2018) Mobilitet og regulering i smarte byer: Verdier og fremtidsbilder. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Report
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Hauge, Åshild Lappegard; Sørnes, Kari; Walnum, Harald Taxt; Uusinoka, Taru. (2018) Toolkit Testing in the Planning of Smart Energy Communities. PI-SEC Report 1.3 / 2.3 : Municipal practice and project planning. PI-SEC
    Report
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Gohari, Savis; Hauge, Åshild Lappegard; Sørnes, Kari; Walnum, Harald Taxt; Uusinoka, Taru. (2018) Toolkit for the planning of smart energy communities. PI-SEC report 2.3. Challenges and best practices from testing of the PI-SEC Planning Wheel. PI-SEC
    Report
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2017) Implementation of Energy Strategies in Communities (Annex 63) Volume 2: Development of strategic measures. International Energy Agency
    Report
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Juhasz-Nagy, Eszter; Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Wyckmans, Annemie; Andersen, Inger; Baer, Daniela. (2017) Planning instruments for smart energy communities. Report 2.2: A preliminary toolkit of municipalplanning instruments. NTNU ; PI-SEC
    Report
  • Juhasz-Nagy, Eszter; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Andresen, Inger; Wyckmans, Annemie. (2016) Planning Instruments for Smart Energy Communities - Report 2.1. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Report
  • Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Sandvik, Kristin Bergtora; Jumbert, Maria Gabrielsen. (2016) How Can Innovation Deliver Humanitarian Outcomes? Challenges and Approaches for Humanitarian Innovation Policy. PRIO Policy Brief (12)
    Report

Information material

  • Baer, Daniela; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2020) Quick and dirty designtenking: nytt blikk på innbyggermedvirkning.
    Website (informational material)

Teaching

Courses

  • TPD4124 - Universell design
  • TPD4156 - Design 5 - Tjenestedesign
  • TPD4195 - Designstudier
  • TPD4900 - Industriell design, masteroppgave
  • TPD4505 - Designteori, fordypningsemne
  • TPD4500 - Design 9, fordypningsprosjekt
  • TPD4202 - Humanitær design og teknologi
  • PD6920 - Masteroppgave i strategisk design og tjenesteutvikling

Outreach

2022

  • Popular scientific lecture
    Refstie, Hilde; Haugdal Hitland, Sigrun; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2022) Den kritiske student. Studenttinget Nasjonal samling for studentledere i Norge , Trondheim 2022-09-21 - 2022-09-21

2021

  • Academic lecture
    Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Bjerck, Mari; Høiseth, Marikken. (2021) Relasjonell design: filosofi og eksempler. NTNU, Forskningsrådet, Universell Tjenester for alle. Konferanse om universell utforming. , Trondheim 2021-09-15 - 2021-09-16

2019

  • Interview
    Woods, Ruth; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2019) Bidrar til å forske på bærekraft. Malviknytt Malviknytt [Internet] 2019-04-12
  • Lecture
    Junker, Eivind; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2019) Mobilitet og regulering i smarte byer - verdier og fremtidsbilder. Vegdirektoratet Bylunsj 2019-04-24 - 2019-04-24
  • Lecture
    Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2019) Planning Instruments for Smart energy communities: Lessons about Open Innovation and stakeholder-led urban planning. 100 Smart Cities mission, India Smart Cities Panjim , Panjim 2019-11-09 - 2019-11-09
  • Lecture
    Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2019) Smart Cities and citizen involvement: based on PI-SEC and ZEN Design thinking as an approach to understand complex problem solving for smart and inclusive cities. Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration SPARC Smart design for the uncatered , Pune College of Engineering 2019-11-11 - 2019-11-16
  • Academic lecture
    Junker, Eivind; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Gohari, Savis; Kallaos, James. (2019) Mobility and regulation: Core values to avoid pitfalls in future smart cities. NTNU Department of Geography Nordic Geographers Meeting , Trondheim 2019-06-17 - 2019-06-19
  • Academic lecture
    Gohari, Savis; Junker, Eivind; Ahlers, Dirk; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2019) Sustainable smart city development in a framework of governance . International Conference on Smart Cities (ICSC) , Seoul 2019-07-17 - 2019-07-19
  • Lecture
    Baer, Daniela; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2019) Hvordan kan vi skaffe gode planprosesser som fører til mer bærekraftige byer og nabolager . SINTEF/NTNU (FME ZEN WP 1/PI-SEC) Workshop Gode Planprosesser , Bodø 2019-05-14 -
  • Lecture
    Lien, Synne Krekling; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2019) Demonstration of PI-SEC Planning Wheel and Scenario Calculator tool for Bergen Municipality. Møte med Bergen kommune , Bergen/Oslo 2019-03-14 -
  • Lecture
    Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Walnum, Harald Taxt; Hauge, Åshild Lappegard. (2019) Demonstrasjon av PI-SEC planleggingshjul og scenariokalkulator som verktøy i områdeplanlegging for Oslo kommune. Oslo Kommune Møte med Oslo Kommune , Oslo 2019-03-29 - 2019-03-29
  • Academic lecture
    Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Vrebos, Hanne; Aranya, Rolee. (2019) Experiential learning and reflection through video in field-based learning . NTNU Læringsfestivalen , Trondheim 2019-05-06 - 2019-05-07
  • Lecture
    Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Junker, Eivind. (2019) Mobilitet og regulering i smarte byer. Vegdirektoratet Fagsamling 2019-01-08 - 2019-01-08
  • Interview
    Woods, Ruth; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2019) Bidrar til å forske på bærekraft. Malviknytt Malviknytt [Internet] 2019-04-12
  • Lecture
    Lien, Synne Krekling; Baer, Daniela; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2019) Hva er viktig for å skape smarte og bærekraftige nabolag? - Utfordringer og hjelpemidler i transformasjonsprosessen mot nullutslipp. Nordic Edge/Norges Forskningsgråd Nordic Edge 2019 2019-09-25 -
  • Lecture
    Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Hauge, Åshild Lappegard; Walnum, Harald Taxt. (2019) Halvdagsseminaret om PI-SEC hos PBE (Vahls gate 1, 0187 Oslo). Gjennomgang av funn i PI-SEC. Diskusjon. . Oslo kommune, Plan, Bygg og Eiendomsetaten Halvdagsseminar om PI-SEC resultater og videre arbeid , Oslo 2019-03-29 - 2019-03-29
  • Lecture
    Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2019) Planning Instruments for Smart Energy Communities - sammendrag. PI-SEC og UEP, Insitutt for Arkitektur og Planlegging Visuell Læringsarena for innbyggerinvolvering , Trondheim 2019-03-21 - 2019-03-22
  • Popular scientific lecture
    Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Woods, Ruth. (2019) Bærekraftig Sveberg. PI-SEC og ZEN Presentasjon av hvordan man lager bærekraftige og energismarte nabolag, til 4. klassinger , Sveberg, Malvik kommune 2019-04-11 - 2019-04-11
  • Lecture
    Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Baer, Daniela; Gohari, Savis. (2019) Presentasjon og workshop om ZEN og PI-SEC for Bodø Kommune i forbindelse med utvikling av ny Kommunedelplan. ZEN og PI-SEC Workshop med Bodø kommune og foredrag om PI-SEC planleggingshjul , Bodø 2019-05-14 - 2019-05-16
  • Lecture
    Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret. (2019) Planleggingshjulet - sammendrag for Oppdal kommune. Carmel Lindkvist, NTNU Oppdal/IAP Bærekraft fritid hytte og verktøyer for samspill , Trondheim 2019-10-21 - 2019-10-21

2018

  • Academic lecture
    Baer, Daniela; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2018) Challenges to plan for Zero Emission Neighbourhoods and Smart Energy Communities – the case of seven Norwegian cities. ISOCARP ISOCARP 2018 , Bodø 2018-10-01 - 2018-10-04
  • Interview
    Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2018) Historien om da en gåtefull amerikansk investor plutselig dukket opp i Bodø. NRK.no NRK.no [Internet] 2018-08-24
  • Lecture
    Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Junker, Eivind; Wibe, Håvard. (2018) Smart Cities NTNU - En introduksjon. Vegdirektoratet Introduksjonsmøte med Vegdirektoratet , Trondheim 2018-09-11 - 2018-09-11
  • Lecture
    Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2018) Planning Instruments for Smart Energy Communities; design thinking as a research and development approach. Zero Emission Neighbourhoods ZEN PhD Lunch , NTNU, Trondheim 2018-04-25 - 2018-04-25
  • Lecture
    Baer, Daniela; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Gohari, Savis; Junker, Eivind. (2018) Reframing citizen participation for a sustainable city transition – the case of Bodø ByLab. ISOCARP 2018 Workshop session , Bodø 2018-10-02 - 2018-10-02

2017

  • Academic lecture
    Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Baer, Daniela; Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret. (2017) Norwegian municipalities’ efforts to integrate energy into city planning; early key challenges from the planning of smart energy communities. NTNU NTNU SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE CONFERENCE , Trondheim 2017-10-18 - 2017-10-20
  • Academic lecture
    Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Andresen, Inger; Resch, Eirik. (2017) The role of utility companies in the planning of Smart Energy Communities. Wessex Institute of Technology (WIT) Sustainable City 2017, Seville , Sevilla 2017-09-18 - 2018-09-20
  • Lecture
    Baer, Daniela; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2017) Hva skjer og hva skjer ikke på Furuset? Muligheter og barrierer - erfaring til nå . SINTEF Planområdet Furuset i ZEN. Hva satser vi på? , Oslo 2017-11-24 -
  • Lecture
    Wyckmans, Annemie; Krogstie, John; Ahlers, Dirk; Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth ; Fufa, Selamawit Mamo; Brattebø, Helge. (2017) ZEN WP1 Arbeidsplan 2018-2019. ZEN ZEN-partnermøte , Trondheim 2017-11-21 - 2017-11-22
  • Academic lecture
    Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2017) A tactile decision making theatre for the Planning of Smart Energy Communities (PI-SEC). Zero Emission Neigbourhood Research Centre Snapshots of Zero Emission Neigbhourhoods (ZEN) , SINTEF Byggforsk 2017-12-07 - 2017-12-07
  • Academic lecture
    Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Baer, Daniela; Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret. (2017) Norwegian municipalities’ efforts to integrate energy into city planning; early key challenges from the planning of smart energy communities. THE STRATEGIC RESEARCH AREA NTNU SUSTAINABILITY NTNU SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE CONFERENCE , Trondheim 2017-10-18 - 2017-10-20
  • Lecture
    Wyckmans, Annemie; Krogstie, John; Ahlers, Dirk; Wiik, Marianne Rose Kjendseth ; Brattebø, Helge; Fufa, Selamawit Mamo. (2017) Status i ZEN-arbeidspakke 1. ZEN ZEN-partnermøte , Trondheim 2017-11-21 - 2017-11-22

2016

  • Academic lecture
    Lindkvist, Carmel Margaret; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Neumann, Hans-Martin. (2016) Towards holistic approaches-starting with a common ground. European Eneergy Research Alliance (EERA) 2016-11-23 - 2016-11-25
  • Lecture
    Nielsen, Brita Fladvad; Hebrok, Marie. (2016) The Unconference - Food Waste and Need in Trondheim and how Design Thinking can contribute. Brita Fladvad Nielsen NTNU The Unconference - Food Waste and Need in Trondheim , NTNU 2016-11-08 - 2016-11-08

2014

  • Academic lecture
    Percy, Ian d'Armond; Nielsen, Brita Fladvad. (2014) Sustainable integration in Norway: A design thinking approach. Høyskolen i Oslo og Akershus HIOA Relating Systems Thinking and Design, 2014 , Oslo 2014-10-15 - 2014-10-17

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