Aug 28WORDSDear reader, Words. Imagine knowing no words. No language. How would you think? How would you even think about thinking? I don’t think you can. Language is essential to everything we are, but we still might take it for granted. We don’t realize how we use language to craft a…Language1 min readLanguage1 min read
Apr 14Bridging the Gap between Art, Design, and Creative Leadership — A Conversation with Satu MiettinenIn 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…Creative Leadership3 min readCreative Leadership3 min read
Apr 6Perfection is boring.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…2 min read2 min read
Mar 19Don’t compete with tech. You already lost.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/…1 min read1 min read
Dec 23, 2022ENDINGSI 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. …Storytelling2 min readStorytelling2 min read
Dec 2, 2022I am many people.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. …2 min read2 min read
Nov 18, 2022Design language… A confusing messThis 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…2 min read2 min read
Nov 17, 2022The Creative and The OutcastI’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…Creativity2 min readCreativity2 min read
Nov 17, 2022Formal education is not enoughI 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…Education1 min readEducation1 min read
Nov 17, 2022So much more to know…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.Knowledge1 min readKnowledge1 min read