The World of Creativity: Blog

Around the World in 80 Selfies (Episode 240)

Many assume the highlight of the job as a keynote speaker is standing on grand stages in front of massive crowds. And while that’s exhilarating, it’s not the best part.   The real magic? The incredible, inspiring, and diverse people you get to meet along the way.   This year, instead of following the trend […]

20

Dec

Let’s Do It! (Episode 239)

Nike got it almost right with their iconic slogan: “Just Do It”. But to me, the concise and beautiful message is hiding a flaw.   May I instead propose: “Let’s Do It.”   Just Do It is telling someone to do something. Let’s Do It is inviting someone to do what needs to be done. […]

11

Dec

A reflection about AI and creativity (Episode 238)

Today I want to send you to my LinkedIn Post for today where I show why I think AI is the 6th way to be creative – and why we should think of AI as the greatest creativity tool that we have ever invented.     Would love to hear what you think. Please do […]

03

Dec

Should an archivist be creative? (Episode 237)

Think of a group of professionals where everyone thinks creativity is important and virtually all of them also think they are creative. Did you think of The Swedish National Archives (Riksarkivet)? Well, you should have. Or at least you could have. The Swedish National Archives is one of Sweden’s oldest government agencies. The oldest mention […]

26

Nov

The many faces of human creativity (Episode 236)

On Sunday, I interviewed artist and musician Bam Bi in Saigon about the concept of “Gentle Creativity.” ​ Yesterday, I interviewed creative director Christian Faber in Copenhagen about the “Restlessness of Creativity.” (Christian, amongst many other things, is the man behind BIONICLE, LEGO’s first self-owned intellectual property.)     These two themes might, at first […]

21

Nov

When in Rome… (Episode 235)

Well, actually, I am in Saigon speaking at the Alliott Global Alliance Worldwide conference, and the theme for my speech was “A creative global mindset”.   After the speech, one of the delegates, Piergiorgio Zettera from Italy came up to me to discuss the speech. We talked about the saying “When in Rome, do as […]

16

Nov

Trash talk (Episode 234)

When Dorji Dhradhul served as Dzongda (Governor) of Gasa in Bhutan he wanted to reduce the problem with trash in the region.  So he gave every public servant (including himself) a bag, and the instructions that when they were out in society and saw some trash, they should pick it up. At the end of […]

09

Nov

Embrace your problems. (Episode 233)

Today’s lesson: embrace your problems. It will make your life better. ​ “I could not imagine my life without problems – it would be so sad.” ​ These are the words of Apostol Spassov from Sofia, Bulgaria. ​ When he was just 16 (!) years old, he and a couple of his friends realized that […]

01

Nov

Think and act local, national and global (Episode 232)

Forget about “Think global. Act local.” Instead, embrace “Think and act local, national and (!) global!” When you do all three, you “Think and act like a human.” Last week was the perfect mix of local, national, and global. On Monday, I gave a pro-bono speech for a local senior citizen group in Lidingö, where […]

15

Oct

Lessons from a 91-year-old man. (Episode 231)

Today I had a very unique speaking assignment. I had been invited to speak about my private island to an association on Lidingö. ​ The man who booked me for this is Göran Sjöberg and he joined the association in 1961 (!) 7 years before I was born… The group meets a couple of times […]

07

Oct

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