There is a particular type of meeting where someone leans forward, looks seriously at the PowerPoint and says: “We need to make sure that this initiative is strategically important and has a structure that we can present to everyone before we move on.” It sounds very sensible. The problem is […]
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There are few things that feel as strangely satisfying as throwing away an old box that you’ve been moving around between storage units for ten years without ever opening it. You lift it. You look at it a little uncertain. You feel a slight twinge of guilt. And then something […]
Imagine someone telling you that you are not creative. That you miss that little something extra. That spark that some seem to have and others don’t. Most people accept it pretty quickly. You place yourself in a compartment. Creative or not creative. But what if the problem is not that […]
Imagine waking up tomorrow and everything you read confirming exactly what you already believe. All articles nod in agreement. All analyzes point in the same direction. All the comments seem to be written by people who think just like you. It almost sounds like the dream of a rational society […]
There is something almost comical about how much time organizations spend on strategy and how little actually changes. People gather, analyze, discuss and formulate. Everyone agrees that something needs to happen. Nevertheless, most things continue as usual. It is rarely due to a lack of will. It is due to […]
Imagine a big dinner where everyone contributes something. Someone brings bread, someone cooks a stew, someone arranges music and someone brings wine. The atmosphere is good. There is community, laughter and the feeling that this is something we are doing together. In the middle of the dinner, someone stands up […]
It always starts the same way. A meeting is booked with good intentions. Someone has thought that this is important, that this will create direction, commitment and maybe even a little energy. But somewhere along the way something happens. The presentations get longer, the discussions shorter and the participants quieter. […]
You sit there late one evening and look at your account. Three months ago it was full steam ahead. Customers were calling, invoices were being sent, everything felt like it had finally loosened up. Now it’s quiet. The calendar is empty. And somewhere in the back of your mind there’s […]
There’s something strange that happens as soon as people gather in a meeting room. The language changes. The words get longer, the sentences more complex, and the content… well, the content gets lost somewhere along the way. Suddenly we’re talking about strategic initiatives, synergies, transformations, and frameworks. Everyone nods. No […]
There is a special kind of frustration that arises in complex projects. Everything is slow, nothing happens as planned, and finally someone thinks that more power is needed. More pressure, clearer decisions, faster pace. Someone says, let’s go now. And it feels good … for exactly five minutes. Then something […]
Imagine a leader who walks into a room and subconsciously thinks that everything is about them. How am I perceived? How do I compare to others? Am I in control? Will this affect my position? It is not always immediately noticeable, but it is felt. Decisions become cautious, conversations become […]
Imagine a room full of people who are extremely up to date. They have read all the reports, listened to all the podcasts and been to all the conferences. They know exactly what is happening in the world. But still nothing happens. When they are about to create something new, […]
Imagine a factory where everything works perfectly. The processes are optimized, waste is eliminated, and every step is carefully improved over time. The results are stable, the quality is high, and the efficiency is impressive. And yet something starts to rub. Someone asks an uncomfortable question. What if we are […]
You have assembled a brilliant team. An engineer from Germany, a designer from Italy, a project manager from Sweden and an entrepreneur from India. The skills are sky-high, the ambitions are too high. You sit down in a room to be creative. Silence ensues. Someone says something cautiously, someone else […]
Imagine a meeting where everyone agrees that they will collaborate. There is a good atmosphere, everyone contributes, tasks are distributed and deadlines are set. The project moves forward and everything feels correct. And yet something strange happens. Once the result is ready, it feels like something we have already seen […]
Imagine that you have built the perfect system. Everything is optimized. No unnecessary steps, no redundant resources, no variations. Every part does exactly what it is supposed to do, in exactly the right way. It is efficient, neat and almost beautiful. And it breaks down immediately when something unexpected happens. […]
Imagine if creativity is really about taking things apart. Imagine sitting in a meeting where someone says, “We need to get more creative.” Everyone nods a bit seriously. Someone suggests a workshop. Someone else is talking about innovation. It will be big, almost festive. Then someone raises their hand and […]
Imagine that you are standing on a beach and picking up plastic. You fill a bag, then another. You feel good. You make a difference. Then you look out over the ocean and realize that what you’ve just done is roughly equivalent to a drop in a very large, very […]
Imagine if your company tried to get you not to buy their products. Imagine opening a magazine and seeing a full-page ad from a clothing company. The headline goes something like this: “Don’t buy this jacket.” You blink. Reading again. Is it a joke. Did someone make a mistake? No. The […]
Imagine if the internet had never been launched. Imagine that someone at a research center in the late 80s is sitting with an idea that could change the world. A system where documents can be linked together, shared and accessed from different computers. A kind of global web of information. […]
It is easy to get carried away by possibilities. New technology arouses curiosity. It opens doors to futures we can barely imagine. Artificial intelligence, biotechnology, autonomous systems and space technology create a feeling that anything is possible. And that is precisely what makes innovation so attractive. But there is a […]
Few people know this, but light bulbs have a direct impact on our creative abilities. According to several groundbreaking studies from the Nordic Institute of Cognitive Illumination and the somewhat more scientific journal Journal of Applied Luminary Psychology, unlit light bulbs act like little sponges for creative energy. They slowly […]
Politicians are often described as those in power. They are elected, appointed and scrutinised for their ability to govern, prioritise and make decisions. This creates an image that they control the development of a country, including innovation. And to some extent this is true. But there is a crucial exception. […]
There is a recurring tension in the world of innovation. On one side is the desire to create, test and share. On the other side is the need to protect, regulate and secure. Many innovators feel that law slows down development. Many lawyers feel that law is what makes development […]
When working with innovation in complex systems, there is often a feeling that everything is connected but that it is difficult to know where to start. The technology is there. The actors are there. The need is there. But still, what you hope for does not happen. This is where […]
In a world where opportunities are many and demands are even more numerous, it is easy to get stuck. Organizations do things because they have to. Individuals do things because they can. Teams start projects because they want to. But very rarely do all three coincide. This is where the […]
It’s a thought that almost everyone who works with change has had at some point. You see a problem. You think it through. And suddenly the solution seems almost obvious. It could be about the climate, about how organizations should work or about how resources could be used smarter. You […]
System innovation rarely moves at a steady pace. When working to change entire systems, you are almost always dependent on many different actors. Companies. Municipalities. Authorities. Researchers. Residents. Financiers. Each of them has their own logic, their own decision-making processes and their own pace. This means that system change almost […]
It’s a feeling most people recognize. You sit there. A piece of paper in front of you. Or a blank presentation. Or a problem that needs to be solved. And nothing happens. Your brain feels empty. Everyone else seems to be able to come up with things. But you yourself […]
In many organizations, problems are treated as if they were technical tasks. Something to be analyzed, planned and then solved. But more and more of the issues we face do not work that way. Climate change. Integration. Energy transformation. Health issues. Digitalization of the public sector. These issues do not […]