Jun 10184. My 25 year high school reunion is tonight — so I’m self-referencing what I wrote about my 20th five years ago!The title is important. It’s there to make sure there is no doubt that this is a personal post about personal thoughts. This isn’t a teaching post. It isn’t an industry post. It’s not even really a thought piece. It’s just me, thinking aloud and deciding to make my thoughts…Ideas7 min readIdeas7 min read
May 20183. Some thinking on how Disney’s Galactic Starcruiser might have been a bigger success — and some hopeful thought on the future of commercial larpsHello immersive designers! Whether you worked on the Galactic Starcruiser, design immersive experiences for a living or are an IP holder considering whether the Starcruiser was a failure or not, this article is for you. My blog has been dormant for 1.5 years, but I’m pulling it out of its…Creativity10 min readCreativity10 min read
Sep 26, 2021182. Why the “Best Candidate Argument” is flawedThis is a picture I took at a conference in late 2020. The number on the left is the position Denmark holds globally when it comes to women and education. The number on the right? Women in leadership roles. A minefield of emotions and dogma Anyone who has had a discussion about gender and workplace issues…Ideas8 min readIdeas8 min read
Jan 3, 2021181. I am now (again) a Top Writer in Ideas. But what does that mean and why does it matter?Welcome to the Sparks of Innovation series. This is where I write about ideas, concepts and events that either have sparked a fresh thought in me or rekindled an old flame. It’s where I look at things that cross my path and inspire me to think or act differently, and…Ideas6 min readIdeas6 min read
Dec 31, 2020180. My 2020 Recap: A year of firsts, rather than a year of lastsToday is the 31st of December 2020. Rarely has there been such a moment for retrospection. New Year’s Eve is always a time for looking back and looking forward. …Creativity6 min readCreativity6 min read
Dec 28, 2020179. In this age of Zoom, I find it surprisingly hard to improve on my virtual setupWelcome to the Innovation Nitty Gritty series. Here, the devil is in the details, and this is where I geek out and go deep on hands-on innovation. The thoughts I share range from being world firsts to “Oh, I just discovered this — I’ll share, in case others also have…Innovation7 min readInnovation7 min read
Dec 27, 2020178. Today’s Hero: Christina Anderskov (and the way of doing the hard work that counts)Welcome to the Heroes series. Here, I talk about people, who have inspired me and who I think the world deserves to know better. The mini-portraits I share are my personal observations and are done completely without any input from those, I write about. If you couldn’t care less, than…Innovation4 min readInnovation4 min read
Dec 22, 2020177. The (re)birth of an innovation blog — and why you should careLet’s start out with the easiest one. You have every reason in the world NOT to care about my blog or what I write about. If you’re not interested in innovation, especially so! But let’s for a moment imagine that you ARE curious about what sort of blog this will…Creativity4 min readCreativity4 min read
Dec 19, 2020176. Getting sh*t done: one of the underestimated secret sauces in innovationEarlier today, I found this comment on a post I’d made on Linkedin. It made me not only very happy – especially coming from Todd, who is a guy I both like and admire – but also quite curious. It made me ask myself a question. “How many people realise…Creativity3 min readCreativity3 min read
Oct 26, 2020175. Why Legitimacy And Trust Are Huge Problems For The Experience Industry (And How To Fix It)“Ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to this Board of Directors meeting at MegaCorp LLC. As you know, the current crisis has left us in a bad position. Luckily, we still have plenty of space to manuever and resources to make change happen. We are, after all, a huge company! But, truth…Business9 min readBusiness9 min read
