“Grupplevelse” – A collective experience (Episode 277)

“Grupplevelse” – A collective experience (Episode 277)

The Swedish word for “experiencing something” is “upplevelse”. The core meaning can be translated as “upp-lev-else”, “to fully – live through – something.”

 

I think the Swedish word gives an added meaning to what an experience is.

 

As, if you go to an event and it is “an upplevelse”, then it is an event where you felt you fully lived for a while.

 

On Friday I had the absolute pleasure of attending (and speaking at) the ULTIMATE Adventure Travel Business Forum.

 

These guys are experts at creating “upplevelse” from luxury group travels, to business trips and creative business meetings.

 

And at the event, they had three panels masterfully moderated by Mia Odabas. Panels can sometimes be quite dull or may lack energy, but here – they were full of energy.

 

During “my” panel I proposed a new word: “Grupplevelse” – a combination of the word “group” and “upplevelse” to describe the specific feeling of experiencing something as a group. A collective experience. An event where you feel “fully alive because you are doing something with others”.

 

I think it is a made-up word that really should make it into a dictionary! 🙂

 

Because experiencing something in a group can, if done right, be a very special experience. 

 

(I remember when me and my family attended a group cooking class in Italy recently and how amazing it was to cook pizza and gelato together with total strangers who were all there to learn the same thing. A great example of a “Grupplevelse”, of a group of people fully living by doing something together.)

 

And if done right, a conference can be a perfect “grupplevelse” too. A group of people being inspired together is different than one person being inspired by themselves.

 

 

The group inspiration feeling can help create other types of ideas and creativity.

 

 

As a speaker on creativity, I am, of course, a strong believer in the idea of meeting to help inspire new ideas.

 

What is the best “Grupplevelse” you have ever had?

 

 

Ps. Never stop exploring the world of creativity to discover your creative potential.

 

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