Scandinavian MIND

Margot Barolo is a renowned product designer and programme director and lecturer at Beckmans College of Design. In recent years Barolo has delved into the issues of production and challenged the image of production, which has resulted in several books and projects. Most recent is the Kinship method, a book and project on changing a very stagnant and frustrating design process for designers.Talking points:Getting a more diverse team of designers and customers.Why it’s so hard to make a living for emerging designers.Inspiring designers to collaborate to develop.Comparing tech, industrial and architectural design and their different economical foundationWhy furniture designers need to learn entrepreneurship from fashion designers.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.

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.How Zara Larsson’s Roblox concert revenues surprised everyone (except gamers).The four pillars of mobility, and listing groundbreaking mobility companies within the aviation industry.How Espoo, Finland’s second-biggest city, is a mecca for design and tech startups.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.

Today we revisit our interview with Karinna Nobbs and Marjorie Hernandez from June 2021. Karinna Nobbs and Marjorie Hernandez are founders of The Dematerialised. A new marketplace for digital fashion, or as they call themselves a market space. They are pioneering the world of digital style, authenticated by blockchain technology.In this conversation, Karinna and Marjorie talk about:The common misconception that digital fashion is solely digital.Dematerialising a very physical industry.The amazing possibilities of NFTS when finally understanding them.Reaching out to fashionistas, gamers, and the crypto community at the same time.Why good innovation has to be either beautiful or invisible. Every piece on The Dematerialised market space should be an NFT to stay unique.How NFTs can help brands and businesses to build communities.How experiencing the ”NFT high” only works when you first purchase something. 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.

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.Today on the program:We go all in on the metaverse. After Facebook announcing their company name being Meta, the idea of the metaverse is entering the mainstream. Microsoft’s recently announced debuting metaverse products What is Web3?We are going to talk about this with our special guest, Emma Ridderstad, CEO of Warpin Media.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.

Meet three founders of forward-thinking startups, and hear them talk about how to innovate traditional industries, running a company based on Swedish values, and the need for more female entrepreneurs. This podcast was recorded on stage at the Swedish pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai, and is part of our Changemakers series.Speakers are:Claudia Rademaker, VP & Co-founder of Dugga Assessment.Annie Backman, COO & Co-founder of Care to Translate.Karin Ebbinghaus, CEO of Elonroad.In this episode, the panel discuss:The need for more female entrepreneurs. The importance of the Swedish heritage when building a brand.Keeping a transparent and open-sourced company management.Entering the MENA market. Learning from other female perspectives on a global scale. Developing the technology after the demand. 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.

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.Today on the program:Did Facebook change its name to Meta to accelerate the metaverse development or to start fresh?The new Oura Ring 3 can measure and map your health 24 hours a day.What is a B-corp, and should companies even want to be one?Stockholm’s new tech week. 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.

Micael Dahlen is a professor at the Stockholm School of Economics, with expertise in the intersecting areas of consumer behaviour, human happiness, welfare, marketing and creativity. He is also a speaker and an author, with the latest book Sifferdjur on shelves now, in which Micael and co-author Helge Thorbjørnsen discuss how numbers are running, and ruining our lives.In this episode, Micael talks about:How the times we live in are crammed with numbers.Getting a bad rating from an Uber driver made him realise the power of numbers.How numbers are far from logical and binary.How numbers affect our motor system and neurons.Why people buy glasses when they turn 20, 30 or 40 rather than 23, 34, or 41.How numbers made the pandemic more stressful.Why we judge something from likes and followers instead of the actual content.Fooling your brain that you can run faster and better by alternating workout stats.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.Don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter, to stay updated on the latest news and learn about upcoming talks and events. Visit scandinavianmind.com/newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.Today on the program:The possible game-changing moment for cryptocurrencies after the US ETF boost. Dissecting Expo 2020 in Dubai, and ranking the different Scandinavian pavilions. Boots on the ground reporting from GiTech, including an out of body experience with haptic gloves. 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.

At the start of this week, Scandinavian MIND presented the launch of Space Week at the Swedish pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai. On the opening day, we conducted a panel talk with Christer Fuglesang, astronaut, Cecilia Hertz, space designer and founder of Umbilical Design, and Mathias Sundin, founder of Warp Institute.In this podcast, the panel talk about:How human space flight drives technology development on earth. Learning to minimise waste and harvest resources from space engineering and technology. Using satellites for tracking poaching and coral reefs in real-time. How private initiatives and ideas will accelerate space technology even further, and make it more available to the public. Better, cheaper, and faster space rockets to look out for. How expensive will a space ticket be for private travellers?The importance of the space sector’s bold initiatives and gung-ho mindset.Space technology that we use every day, today.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.Today on the program:We’ll talk about Swedish mobility company Lynk & Co new retail concepts.We go behind the scenes of our cover story with Google designer Isabelle Olsson.And we’ll talk about Scandinavian MINDs upcoming activities in Dubai.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.