Curiosity That Matters CTM 1 : Expansive Thinking with Christian Bason
Sep 29, 2023
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For the first episode of Curiosity That Matters, I travelled to Copenhagen, Denmark, to interview Christian Bason, CEO of the Danish Design Centre.
In this episode, we delve deep into one of his latest books: Expand. Stretching the future by design
We talk about:
- The SIX expansions in the book, along with practical examples
- Christian's influences and his career journey
- What he's looking forward to, and what he thinks I should be curious about
- Who is Christian Bason?
- What is the Danish Design Centre:
- Book related to episode: Expand - Stretching the Future by Design
Other books mentioned in episode:
- The Organization was set free, and the Leadership Had to be Rediscovered (Danish) - Christian's new book, published since the interview
- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Charles Eames Interview
Design Q&A with Charles Eames / Read about it here
DDC's Work on youth & mental Health
Other work by the DDC
Mission Oriented Innovation
Learn more about Mariana Mazzucato and Missions here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/public-purpose/research/mission-oriented-innovation-
Some of what I read and listened to in preparation for this episode:
- https://www.cbs.dk/en/research/departments-and-centres/department-of-management-politics-and-philosophy/events/phd-defence-christian-bason-0
- https://medium.com/authority-magazine/authors-jens-martin-skibsted-and-christian-bason-of-expand-stretching-the-future-by-design-on-how-5d217bb59055
- https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-on-books/author-talks-design-your-future
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1R_9qbp92E
- https://creativebureaucracy.org/discover/videos/expand-how-to-stretch-the-future-by-design/
- https://apolitical.co/solution-articles/en/why-expansive-thinking-is-the-new-creative-fuel-for-public-servants
- https://intotomorrow.com/highlighting-six-key-expansion-theories-critical-to-building-a-sustainable-future-with-christian-bason/
Enjoy!