Scandinavian MIND

In today’s episode:Sneak-peeks into our third printed issue, being sent to the printer this weekend.Inside the new Avicii tribute museum — Scandinavian MINDLinkedIn debuts its own podcast network — Tech CrunchWith: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founder, and Erik Sedin, Junior Editor.Scandinavian MIND Weekly is our show about current trends and events within business, tech, fashion, design, culture, and more. From the Nordic perspective of our team of editors and contributors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s episode:Fashion and art photographer Elizaveta Porodina’s new exhibition at Fotografiska in StockholmRoland’s hands-on review of Kanye West’s Stem Player.We talk about Generation Mute – why silence is worth more than gold.Also special guest: Olof Lindh, founder and CEO of the Swedish startup Kive, an AI powered library for creators.Shownotes:Stem PlayerKive AIGeneration Mute: when silence becomes a trendElizaveta Porodina — окнаWith: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founde and Roland Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-Large.Scandinavian MIND Weekly is our show about current trends and events within business, tech, fashion, design, culture, and more. From the Nordic perspective of our team of editors and contributors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s episode:Our boots on the ground observations from Copenhagen Fashion Week.The joint design and fashion week running in Stockholm right now.Sneak peek on our virtual fashion special in the coming issue 3.Shownotes:Standout local talents, diversity and Nordic collabs — 8 takes from our visit to Copenhagen Fashion WeekWith: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founder, Roland Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-Large, and Erik Sedin, Junior Editor.Scandinavian MIND Weekly is our show about current trends and events within business, tech, fashion, design, culture, and more. From the Nordic perspective of our team of editors and contributors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today is a special episode in collaboration with NOMS, a newly launched impact-tech startup that challenges the way we produce, deliver, and experience fashion. NOMS is is a digital platform where consumers can order contemporary, fair trade garments, produced on-demand around the corner from where they live.In this episode we talk to the founders of NOMS: Siri Vikman, CEO, and Rodrigo Gutierrez Benavente, Creative Director.Exclusively, listen to the podd to get early access to the debuting drop from NOMS at nomsglobal.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s episode:How will a metaverse fashion week actually work?Our observations from Copenhagen Fashion WeekThe Nordic fashion prize winnersHighlighting 5 phenomena from The Meta Trend Report of 2022Inviting Karolina Lisslö Gylfe, secretary general at Ekomodernisterna, to talk car-free cities, nuclear power, and more. Shownotes:UNXD and Decentraland to host virtual Fashion Week in MarchThe Meta Trending Trends: 2022Boram Yoo wins the Designers’ Nest Award 2022Svenska Ekomodernisterna With: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founder, Roland Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-Large, and Erik Sedin, Junior Editor.Scandinavian MIND Weekly is our show about current trends and events within business, tech, fashion, design, culture, and more. From the Nordic perspective of our team of editors and contributors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s episode:Gucci and Superplastic’s use of ”animated synthetic celebrities” like Guggimon and Janky to push their new NFTs.Our observations on Scandinavian fashion, digital speakeasy afterparties, and more at Paris Fashion Week.Kanye West’s Stem Player.Andrew Tuck, editor-in-chief of Monocle, guests us to discuss The Monocle Book of the Nordics.With: Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & Founder, Roland Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-Large, and Erik Sedin, Junior Editor.Scandinavian MIND Weekly is our show about current trends and events within business, tech, fashion, design, culture, and more. From the Nordic perspective of our team of editors and contributors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thank God it’s Friday, and we’re back from our Christmas hiatus! In this episode we discuss:Norwegian artist Bjarne Melgaard’s exciting approach to NFTsVisiting a metaverse raveMicrosoft’s 68 billion dollar acquisition of Activision BlizzardThe nasty logistics of returning online purchasesWith:Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & FounderRoland Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-Large for future and digitisationErik Sedin, Junior EditorScandinavian MIND Weekly is our show about current trends and events within business, tech, fashion, design, culture, and more. From the Nordic perspective of our team of editors and contributors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the season finale, we discuss:Nike acquires the french digital sneaker brand RTFKTChanel invests heavily in craftsmanship and artisansSwedish developer Hazelight wins Game of the Year with It Takes TwoWe wrap up our mobility special, looking at innovations on rail and roadAnd we talk about what’s in store for Scandinavian MIND in 2022Scandinavian MIND Weekly is our show about current trends and events within business, tech, fashion, design, culture, and more. From the Nordic perspective of our team of editors and contributors.With:Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & FounderRoland Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-Large for future and digitisationErik Sedin, Junior Editor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're guested by Helsinki based Olof Hoverfält works as strategy & business design consultant at technology company Reaktor. Olof has made a name for himself as a writer and public speaker with expertise in artificial intelligence.In this episode, Olof talks about:How AI is used when facing problems we’ve never encountered before. The mystery of how machines learn to identify objects.How children and algorithms tend to just identify processes, even though we don’t know exactly how.The bias issue of AI.The complexity of creating language models, and the simplicity of applying them. How popular culture affects AI and vice versa. The myth of machines and AI taking human jobs. Can AI be creative, or is that a uniquely human trait?The Scandinavian Mind podcast is a bi-weekly show, about the intersection of lifestyle and technology. Every Wednesday, we publish an in-depth interview with an innovator from the worlds of design, fashion, beauty, mobility or tech. And every Friday, we publish a panel talk or other behind the scenes content from the world of Scandinavian MIND. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the show today:Former Christie’s boss Loïc Gouzer’s newly started company Particle.Banksy’s Love Is In The Air painting is being cut up to 10,000 digital pieces as NFTs.Is shared ownership taking away the value of an art piece?The ins and outs of Chinese car brand Nio’s launch into the Norwegian market.With:Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & FounderRoland Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-Large for future and digitisationErik Sedin, Junior Editor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.