Projects

Ongoing and recent.

Mostly digital

My work as Partner and Global Strategic Design Director at Manyone spanning 2019-2024 is best explored from this starting point →.

There you can also find the incredible people I worked with in building the agency from humble beginnings to 300+ team members in 14 offices across 10 countries.

Our belief resonated with the world’s most ambitious and successful companies and brands. Image by Manyone A/S.

Less digital

As Global Cities Lead at M by Volvo Car Mobility I conceived, directed and delivered the company's future vision and forecasting work for regional and international cities in collaboration with CEO Bodil Eriksson.

[...] we look to reimagine the streetscape and reclaim space for cities.

— M.co
With M we made (the) news around the world.

My two podcasts are 'The All-Design Podcast' →, which premiered its 5th season in September 2024 and 'Dauer & Orvet' →, in preparation for season 3. Subscribe, have a listen!

Two podcasts, two takes on design, reaching listeners in 50+ countries.

The Outdoor Thermal Comfort project identified solutions to mitigate challenges posed by climatic conditions and urban heat islands (UHI) in Southeast Asian cities.

This was done by rethinking the physical point where public space meets commercial real estate, and learning from how heat was managed in the past. Using spatial analysis, ML and qualitative research we found a quicker route to real-world trials with greenery, water and biodiversity at its core.

Bringing traditional, regional ideas back to help manage life near the equator.

The '2052 Urban Harvest Festival' project spanned architecture, urban planning, ecology and CX. It brought together researchers, families and food industry leaders to reimagine the future of food production for cities.

A pavilion opened to the public in October 2022 with over 200 artefacts, an exhibition, plans for food growing ‘cathedrals’, and a tasting menu that reflected a new climate reality and societal changes.

A collaboration with Boris Design Studio, Manyone, Jan Rydén Bonmot, for the city of Stockholm. Blueprint by Bonmot, photo by Vicky Lo.

It was an honor to work with the team at YLE, Finland’s progressive public broadcaster. Together with a cross-departmental group we explored and evaluated new ways of working, ideating and prototyping in order to evolve the news, current affairs, culture, sports, and entertainment services YLE provides.

Some of the team at YLE in Helsinki, with collaborator Tommie Cau and myself.

In our book State of Mind at Work, and through workshops and talks, Tommie Cau and I helped individuals and organisations across Europe and Asia find better ways of doing incredible work.

It all starts with ones own state of mind.

The book was full of proven steps to take, and effective actions to complete. A quick and effective read. (All editions are now sold out.)

Our pink book inspired leaders and decision makers around the world.

The creators of the future are attending renowned institutions such as Aalto University, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Berghs School of Communication. I am fortunate enough to be (or have been) a guest lecturer at all three.

Coaching the next gen of design and technology leaders is satisfying, inspiring and occasionally a tad nerve wrecking in the best possible way.

Working with brilliant students at Aalto University.

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