Ambition Empower

I got a new book in my inbox last week. Play it Forward: En bok om lärandets drivkrafter, the result of a multi-year research collaboration initiated by the Swedish government, written and edited by Katarina Pietrzak, researcher and strategist at RISE. 214 pages. Fourteen chapters. Interviews with researchers, educators, entrepreneurs,

– You have the wrong talk on the website. The right talk is How to Fight Fascism. A message from Mike Monteiro. The day before From Business to Buttons 2017. The day after, he was supposed to give a talk called Let Us Now Praise Ordinary People. That's odd.

There I was. On stage in Stockholm. Halfway through the session. Mouth dry. Water. I reached for the glass, but had to set it back down. My hands were trembling too much to drink. I'd have to use both hands, and that's not something I want

The room was buzzing with energy. I was in Amsterdam, attending my first-ever conference, completely wide-eyed, surrounded by pioneers—Hiroshi Ishii, Amy Bruckman, Christopher Alexander. Big ideas from big stages. That experience shaped my vision of what conferences should be. But is this really the best format? I love people.

Imagine spending months developing a new feature, only to find out it doesn’t resonate with your customers—despite feeling confident that you "knew" what they wanted. Sound familiar? This scenario plays out more often than we think. Decision-makers sometimes ask me: “What’s the point of research

It's 11 p.m. I really ought to go to sleep. Play next? 5, 4, 3, 2, 1… Ok… Just one more. Have you ever binge-watched shows too late because of the "Play Next" feature? I know I have. Convenient? Definitely. Manipulative? Without a doubt. Problematic?