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  1. Reflecting on Successes and Challenges when Conducting Research Studies in Schools

    Article • June 2026, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  2. "Robots should not be used for household chores because that would make us lazy": How Scaffolding Shapes Children’s Capacity to Imagine Educational Futures

    Article • June 2026, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  3. A Series of Fortunate Events: Reflecting on Lessons Learnt from Challenges and Failures in CCI Research

    Article • June 2026, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  4. Unpacking Computational Empowerment in Participatory Design with Children: Opportunities, Tensions, and Emerging Questions

    Article • June 2026, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  5. A Child as a Project Member - Project Managerial Challenges in Intergenerational Teams

    Article • June 2026, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  6. Theatre of the Tech-Oppressed: Exploring Algorithmic Injustice Through Participatory Performances

    Article • June 2026, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  7. Extending the Child-Centered Ethics Framework: Researchers' Reflections on Multiple Projects with Children and Teenagers

    Article • April 2026, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  8. A Tale of Many Futures: Children in Finland and India Envision the Future of Education

    Article • April 2026, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  9. Youth AI designs meet eternal values: responsible digital technology design and innovation education

    Article • Behaviour and Information Technology, January 2026, Taylor & Francis

    Marianne Kinnula

  10. “I'd love a microchip in my brain because there would be no homework.” – School Children Reimagine the Future of Education with Emerging Technologies

    Article • October 2025, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  11. Design Citizenship: Reflections on the Value of Participatory Design in Cultivating Democratic Cultures in Design Projects with Children

    Article • August 2025, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  12. Pushing the Boundaries of Computational Empowerment of Children

    Article • June 2025, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  13. Navigating the Future of Data-Driven Systems: Children’s perspectives on data and agency

    Article • June 2025, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  14. Conceptualizing IT Artefacts for Policymaking – How IT Artefacts Evolve as Policy Objects

    Article • Communications of the Association for Information Systems, January 2025, Association for Information Systems

    Marianne Kinnula

  15. Youth, Imagination, and the Postdigital: Reflections from Participatory Speculative Design Activities

    Article • January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Marianne Kinnula

  16. A nexus analysis of future ICT professionals’ views on sustainable digital technology development

    Article • Information Technology and People, November 2024, Emerald

    Marianne Kinnula

  17. Technology-Assisted Sign Language Learning for Elementary Schoolchildren - A Cross-Country Study

    Article • November 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  18. Promoting Criticality with Design Futuring with Young Children

    Article • October 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Grace Eden, Marianne Kinnula, Leena Ventä-Olkkonen, Grace Eden, professor Wouter Sluis-Thiescheffer

  19. Is a Sunny Day Bright and Cheerful or Hot and Uncomfortable? Young Children's Exploration of ChatGPT

    Article • October 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula, Dipanjan Chakraborty

  20. Making sense of making: bringing a design and making project to school

    Article • Classroom Discourse, August 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Marianne Kinnula

  21. Emerging Technologies in Global South Classrooms: Teachers Imagining Future of Education

    Article • August 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula, Priyanka Sebastian

  22. Moving Between the Virtual and Real - Children Trying Out a Metaverse Digital Twin

    Article • June 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  23. Transformative agency – the next step towards children's computational empowerment

    Article • June 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula, Leena Ventä-Olkkonen

  24. "We are in this together": Supporting Neurodiverse Children in Participatory Design through Design Partnering

    Article • June 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  25. Nurturing systems thinking among young people by developing business ideas on sustainable AI

    Article • International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, June 2024, Elsevier

    Marianne Kinnula

  26. Challenges in starting to design and make together: Examining family engagement in Fab Labs

    Article • International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, March 2024, Elsevier

    Marianne Kinnula

  27. Age against the machine: Exploring ethical AI design and use by, with, and for children

    Article • November 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  28. Enabling children’s genuine participation in digital design and fabrication: instructors’ perspective

    Article • International Journal of Technology and Design Education, October 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Marianne Kinnula

  29. Educational Participatory Design in the Crossroads of Histories and Practices – Aiming for Digital Transformation in Language Pedagogy

    Article • Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), June 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Marianne Kinnula

  30. Dimensions of Influence in Trucking: Beyond Work Community

    Article • May 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  31. “We were proud of our idea”: How teens and teachers gained value in an entrepreneurship and making project

    Article • International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, March 2023, Elsevier

    Marianne Kinnula

  32. Increasing Secondary Education Students’ Understanding of the Information Systems Field

    Article • Communications of the Association for Information Systems, January 2023, Association for Information Systems

    Marianne Kinnula

  33. To Empower or Provoke? Exploring approaches for participatory design at schools for neurodiverse individuals in India

    Article • International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, December 2022, Elsevier

    Marianne Kinnula

  34. A literature review on digital twins in human-computer interaction research

    Article • November 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Fanny Vainionpää, Marianne Kinnula

  35. Familiarizing Children with Artificial Intelligence

    Article • November 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  36. Age Against the Machine: A Call for Designing Ethical AI for and with Children

    Article • October 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Grace Eden, Marianne Kinnula, Leena Ventä-Olkkonen

  37. Brave and Kind Superheroes – Children's Reflections on the Design Protagonist Role

    Article • August 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  38. Uncovering Children's Situated Design Capital – A Nexus Analytic Inquiry

    Article • June 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  39. Imagining Better Futures for Everybody – Sustainable Entrepreneurship Education for Future Design Protagonists

    Article • May 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  40. A Series of Fortunate Accidents: Lessons Learned When Things Go Sideways in Making Projects with Children

    Article • May 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Behnaz Norouzi, Marianne Kinnula, Leena Ventä-Olkkonen

  41. Obstacles and challenges identified by practitioners of non-formal science learning activities in Europe

    Article • International Journal of Science Education, February 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Marianne Kinnula

  42. Challenges in Starting to Design and Make Together - Examining Family Engagement in Fab Lab. A Nexus Analytic Inquiry

    Article • January 2022, Elsevier

    Marianne Kinnula

  43. In Pursuit of Inclusive and Diverse Digital Futures: Exploring the Potential of Design Fiction in Education of Children

    Article • Interaction Design and Architecture(s), December 2021, Association for Smart Learning Ecosystems and Regional Development

    Grace Eden, Marianne Kinnula

  44. Finding fun in non-formal technology education

    Article • International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, September 2021, Elsevier

    Marianne Kinnula

  45. The show must go on! Strategies for making and makerspaces during pandemic

    Article • International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, September 2021, Elsevier

    Marianne Kinnula

  46. From Mild to Wild: Reimagining Friendships and Romance in the Time of Pandemic Using Design Fiction

    Article • June 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula, Grace Eden

  47. Entrepreneurship Education Meets FabLab: Lessons Learned with Teenagers

    Article • June 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula, Leena Ventä-Olkkonen

  48. Researchers’ Toolbox for the Future: Understanding and Designing Accessible and Inclusive Artificial Intelligence (AIAI)

    Article • June 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula, Grace Eden, Tero Avellan

  49. Children’s learning in focus: Creating value through diversity and transdisciplinary work in design, digital fabrication, and making with children

    Article • International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, June 2021, Elsevier

    Marianne Kinnula

  50. Manifesto for children’s genuine participation in digital technology design and making

    Article • International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, June 2021, Elsevier

    Marianne Kinnula

  51. Making Sense of 3D Modelling and 3D Printing Activities of Young People: A Nexus Analytic Inquiry

    Article • May 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula, Behnaz Norouzi

  52. Assessing MyData Scenarios: Ethics, Concerns, and the Promise

    Article • May 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula, Andy Alorwu

  53. Embedded assumptions in design and Making projects with children

    Article • December 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula, Leena Ventä-Olkkonen

  54. Researchers' Toolbox for the Future: Empowering Children to Shape Their Future

    Article • October 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  55. Patterns in informal and non-formal science learning activities for children–A Europe-wide survey study

    Article • International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, September 2020, Elsevier

    Marianne Kinnula

  56. Examining relational digital transformation through the unfolding of local practices of the Finnish taxi industry

    Article • The Journal of Strategic Information Systems, September 2020, Elsevier

    Marianne Kinnula

  57. Gathering garbage or going green?

    Article • June 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  58. "Arseing around was Fun!" – Humor as a Resource in Design and Making

    Article • April 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  59. Career Choice and Gendered Perceptions of IT – A Nexus Analytic Inquiry

    Article • January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Marianne Kinnula

  60. Children’s design recommendations for online safety education

    Article • International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, December 2019, Elsevier

    Marianne Kinnula

  61. Actor's Interaction order and Historical body involved in children's digital fabrication activities

    Article • Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, October 2019, MDPI AG

    Behnaz Norouzi, Marianne Kinnula

  62. The role of age and gender on implementing informal and non-formal science learning activities for children

    Article • May 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  63. Empowered to Make a Change

    Article • May 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  64. A Literature Review of the Practice of Educating Children About Technology Making

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Marianne Kinnula

  65. Socializers, achievers or both? Value-based roles of children in technology design projects

    Article • International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction, September 2018, Elsevier

    Marianne Kinnula

  66. ‘Worksome but Rewarding’ –Stakeholder Perceptions on Value in Collaborative Design Work

    Article • Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Marianne Kinnula

  67. Exclusions in social inclusion projects: Struggles in involving children in digital technology development

    Article • April 2018, Wiley

    Marianne Kinnula

  68. Empowering children through design and making

    Article • January 2018, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  69. You have to start somewhere

    Article • January 2018, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  70. What if it Switched on the Sun? Exploring Creativity in a Brainstorming Session with Children Through a Vygotskyan Perspective

    Article • Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), May 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Marianne Kinnula

  71. Finding common ground: comparing children’s and parents’ views on children’s online skills and safety

    Article • January 2017, BCS Learning and Development Limited

    Marianne Kinnula

  72. Service Interaction Flow Analysis Technique for Service Personalization

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Marianne Kinnula

  73. “Maybe Some Learn It the Hard Way”: A Nexus Analysis of Teachers Mediating Children’s Online Safety

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Marianne Kinnula

  74. Should We Design for Control, Trust or Involvement?

    Article • January 2016, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  75. ‘It Has to Be Useful for the Pupils, of Course’ – Teachers as Intermediaries in Design with Children

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Marianne Kinnula

  76. Inclusive or Inflexible

    Article • January 2016, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  77. The planning and building of a new residential community: A discourses survey

    Article • Apples - Journal of Applied Language Studies, January 2016, Jyvaskyla University Library

    Marianne Kinnula

  78. Switching perspectives: from a language teacher to a designer of language learning with new technologies

    Article • Computer Assisted Language Learning, July 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Marianne Kinnula

  79. Requirements and challenges of children’s genuine participation in the technology design context

    Article • Information Technology and People, June 2015, Emerald

    Marianne Kinnula

  80. Different, often invisible, participants affecting the design

    Article • Behaviour and Information Technology, February 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Marianne Kinnula

  81. Designing for young people's ICT use

    Article • January 2015, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  82. Children and Web 2.0: What They Do, What We Fear, and What Is Done to Make Them Safe

    Article • January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Marianne Kinnula

  83. Participation in Open Strategy: Sharing Performances and Opening Backstages in Acts of Strategy

    Article • Academy of Management Proceedings, January 2015, The Academy of Management

    Marianne Kinnula

  84. Video diary as a means for data gathering with children – Encountering identities in the making

    Article • International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, May 2014, Elsevier

    Marianne Kinnula

  85. A Nexus Analysis of Participation in Building an Information Infrastructure for the "Future School"

    Article • January 2014, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Marianne Kinnula

  86. Understanding technological change in schools: the entwinement of strategy and technology

    Article • Academy of Management Proceedings, January 2014, The Academy of Management

    Marianne Kinnula

  87. Who's there?

    Article • January 2013, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  88. Differences between success factors of IS quasi-outsourcing and conventional outsourcing collaboration: a case study of two Finnish companies

    Article • Electronic Markets, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Marianne Kinnula

  89. "It would be handy if it had pictures, if you can't read"

    Article • January 2012, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  90. On the brink of adulthood

    Article • January 2012, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  91. Children’s Participation in Constructing the Future School

    Article • International Journal of Social and Organizational Dynamics in IT, January 2012, IGI Global

    Marianne Kinnula

  92. Understanding human values in adopting new technology—A case study and methodological discussion

    Article • International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, April 2011, Elsevier

    Marianne Kinnula

  93. Investigating the Differences between Success Factors of Conventional IS Outsourcing and Quasi-Outsourcing

    Article • January 2011, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Marianne Kinnula

  94. Imitating is a natural phenomenon when doing participatory design

    Article • January 2010, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  95. Evaluating Human Values in the Adoption of New Technology in School Environment

    Article • January 2010, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Marianne Kinnula

  96. Experiences from NFC Supported School Attendance Supervision for Children

    Article • October 2009, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Marianne Kinnula

  97. Bringing technology into school

    Article • January 2009, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  98. Examining human values in adopting ubiquitous technology in school

    Article • January 2009, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Marianne Kinnula

  99. The Formation and Management of a Software Outsourcing Partnership Process

    Article • January 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Marianne Kinnula

  100. Comparing Global (Multi-site) SPI Program Activities to SPI Program Models

    Article • January 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Marianne Kinnula