The Citizen House as the Heart of Södermalm

Medborgarhuset at Södermalm in Stockholm is about to see some much needed improvements for the tenants — at least if our student team the Rosebuds get their idéas through. This spring, they are creating user-centered solutions for Medborgarhuset (the Citizen House), on behalf of Fastighetskontoret, City of Stockholm.

On April 24th, the Openlab master’s team hosted an exciting and insightful design-thinking workshop at Medborgarhuset.  They gathered key stakeholders including Forsgrénska badet, Tranströmerbiblioteket, and Stadsmusseet to work on the challenge of How to make Medborgarhuset the heart of Södermalm. 

“It was a dynamic and collaborative session where we shared our progress and listened to valuable input, ideas, concerns, and potential solutions for this complex project. Community and co-creation were at the heart of it all.”

At the end, all of the participants got to take a look at the Ljunglöfska salongen, which was a great finish of the workshop!

(Photos: Helena Samaras/the Rosebuds, Arild Vågen/Wikipedia)

Follow the process

The Rosebuds is one of four student teams in our master’s course Innovations for Societal Challenges. During spring 2025, they are working on real-life challenges from the City of Stockholm and Region Stockholm.

To learn about their process, hear their insights and see the results, please visit the final student presentations on May 27th 2025, 9:00-12:00, at Openlab, Valhallavägen 79, Stockholm.

Submit a challenge and get our students’ help!

Would you like help from an interdisciplinary master’s student team to solve a complex challenge and create value for your users?

Send your challenge to Openlab’s master’s course by May 31, 2025!