In a recent interview for the Creative Leaders Unplugged podcast, we had the pleasure of speaking with Satu Miettinen, an esteemed professor of service design and the dean of the faculty at the University of Lapland. Satu’s vast experience and unique perspective on the interplay between art, design, and creative…

It’s Imperfection we love. The gritty, or over-the-top. We like to be on the edge of our seat, in suspense by cliffhangers and the unknown. A surprise, serendipitous discovery and happy accidents make us feel alive. We like scary movies, acrobats and rollercoasters. We like comedians that makes us laugh…

I’m fascinated by the concerns creative professionals have about AI. Artists, photographers, writers, designers (etc.) are scratching their head, wondering if AI can replace them. But if there is one group that should embrace the new tool its creative thinkers & doers. The intervention created by new tech (currently AI/…

I like beginnings and starting things. The smell and empty pages of a new notebook and a new pencil I just bought. In fact, I like the anticipation even more. I don’t like to think about the end. I hardly ever do. …

I am many people and so are you. I’m a father, a husband, a son, and brother, a boy, a man, a friend, a neighbour, a photographer, a painter, an actor, a designer, a musician, a consultant, a teacher, a colleague, an ex-colleague, an ex. I’m good in some roles…

This short rant was triggered by reading one of those articles on the difference and how to align one buzzword (say UX) with another (say Service Design)… It is interesting to see how the design language and meaning changes over time. When I started to be active in Service Design…

I’m considered by many to be a very creative person, but in fact, I just have a hard time thinking like I’m supposed to think. Doing what I’m supposed to do. Or rather, what I assume is ‘normal’. I need to solve my inabilities. Or that’s what it feels like…

I never finished school. I blame my dyslexia. Not sure if that is the real reason for dropping out, but it’s the one that makes sense to me. You see… I love learning. I am always curious, asking questions and on the move. But formal education just didn’t offer me…

It struck me that there is so much more we don’t know, as opposed to what we do know. We can’t even imagine. Even the amount of things I could potentially know makes me feel overwhelmed. Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, AI, NFTs, Quantum Computing, New Economics, Donut Economy… to name just a few. However, I feel the need to know enough about these topics, to have an educated opinion. To be able to cut through the mist of nonsense… to spot what all this really means for people.