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Forget about “Think global. Act local.” Instead, embrace “Think and act local, national and (!) global!” When you do all three, you “Think and act like a human.” Last week was the perfect mix of local, national, and global. On Monday, I gave a pro-bono speech for a local senior citizen group in Lidingö, where […]
Oct
Today I had a very unique speaking assignment. I had been invited to speak about my private island to an association on Lidingö. The man who booked me for this is Göran Sjöberg and he joined the association in 1961 (!) 7 years before I was born… The group meets a couple of times […]
Interview with Pedro S. Pereira , Chief Sustainability Officer, Regional Vice President Latin America & Caribbean at SAP. Here is what people do not get about the fundamental change that is happening in business and society at the moment. It’s not just a “sustainability transformation” or a “green transformation”. It’s an Existential Transformation. A fundamental […]
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” – Robert Frost. In a world where so much of creativity seems to revolve around conforming to what is popular or profitable, there is a different path, one that few dare to tread. […]
Interview with Ling Hai, President for Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East & Africa at Mastercard. The sense of belonging to a tribe is deeply human. It is the force that fosters our sense of belonging and connection. In many ways, our urge to be a part of a tribe is what makes us human, and […]
Sep
Anxiety is like a kidnapper that holds our inner child – the pure, imaginative, and unrestrained part of us – hostage. This inner child represents our creativity, the source of our most authentic and inspired ideas. When anxiety strikes, it constrains our creative potential, confining us to a state of fear and self-doubt. Christine M. […]
“Creativity is 99% decisions and 1% inspiration.” This reimagining of Thomas Edison’s famous quote about innovation captures a fundamental truth often overlooked: creativity is not merely about sudden bursts of inspiration. As Alice Liu, Partner at innovation consultancy ID8 Innovation, emphasized, creativity is deeply rooted in the decisions we make throughout the process. Now, […]
Interview with Alice Liu, Partner at innovation consultancy ID8 Innovation. “Creativity is 99% decisions and 1% inspiration.” This reimagining of Thomas Edison’s famous quote about innovation captures a fundamental truth often overlooked: creativity is not merely about sudden bursts of inspiration. As Alice Liu, Partner at innovation consultancy ID8 Innovation, emphasized, creativity is deeply rooted […]
The slide of Åsa Gabrielsson of Epiroc said “Dare to think new”, and it got me asking myself: “Am I daring enough around thinking in new ways?” I am afraid the answer is “no”. Do not get me wrong, I think I am good at coming up with ideas that make my life better in […]
Interview with Peter Mehlape, Managing Director, Southern Africa for Medtronic. You know the saying “If you are not part of the solution you are part of the problem?” Well, it’s time to start saying: “If you are not part of the prevention, you are part of the resulting problem.” To think about creativity […]