Scandinavian MIND
Episodes
Elmgreen & Dragset on artistic responsibility
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Artist duo Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset are two of the most influential artists in the world, and has been flying the flag for witty and politic...
Lotta Kopra (Spinnova) on innovating textiles
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lotta Kopra is Chief Commercial Officer at Spinnova, a Finnish innovation company that creates sustainable textile fibre out of wood and waste, u...
How to launch your brand in Stockholm
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are revisiting a talk Konrad Olsson gave for Vocast, a brand sharing platform based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Vocast asked us to come and talk ...
Petter Stordalen (Nordic Choice) on staying positive
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Petter Stordalen is the founder of Nordic Choice Hotels, and owner of several iconic travel and hotel establishments in Scandinavia, including Hurtigr...
Pauliina Martikainen (Maki) on the femtech opportunity
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pauliina Martikainen (Maki) on the fem tech opportunityPauliina Martikainen, Investment director at the Helsinki based VC firm Maki. Pauliina is one o...
Mattias Hansson (Expo 2020 Sweden) on the Olympics of knowledge
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mattias Hansson is the marketing and programme director for the Swedish participation at the world exhibition in Dubai, the Expo 2020. Scandinavi...
Erik Zetterberg & Daniel Herrmann (Singular Society) on reinventing the retail business model
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Erik Zetterberg and Daniel Herrmann are the founders of Singular Society, a new Stockholm-based fashion and lifestyle startup that seeks to reinvent t...
Jodi Muter Hamilton (Other Day) on the three horizons of fashion
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jodi is a London-based communication specialist, podcaster, and advocate for change towards a sustainable fashion future. Her podcast and consult...
Q&A on fashion tech, NFTs, and Swedish outdoor culture
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are revisiting an interview Konrad Olsson did recently on The Fashion Collective podcast, run by Alexander Walker in New York City. In t...
Oscar Otteborn (Samsung) on mastering karate and mobile technology
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Oscar Otteborn is Head of IT & Mobile at Samsung Electronics Nordics. Oscar is one of Sweden’s most experienced tech executives, and know more a...
Sofia Falk on The Diversity Paradox
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sofia Falk is a transformation activist and author of the new book The Diversity Paradox. Sofia has been helping some of the world’s biggest brands ...
David Orlic (Anyone) on the future of audio
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
David Orlic is co-founder and CEO of the Stockholm-based audio startup Anyone.Anyone is an invite-only app that enables experts give advice through fi...
The Nordic Impact Panel
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are revisiting a panel talk conducted during the Nordic Day, a Helsinki based conference hosted by its founders Ronny Eriksson and Peter Vest...
Erik Fagerlind (Sneakersnstuff) on the future of streetwear
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Erik Fagerlind is the founder of the Swedish streetwear retailer Sneakersnstuff. During the last two decades, Erik and his co-founder Peter ...
Paul Dillinger (Levi's) on spearheading sustainability
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Dillinger is Vice President of Global Product Innovation at Levi's. Paul is known for spearheading the denim giants sustainability efforts. ...
A business model upgrade, with Bruce Pask, Adam Alexander Bach, and Andreas Palm
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We revisit a roundtable talk originally recorded for the Italian trade show Pitti Uomo and their digital platform Pitti Connect. Panellists are:Bruce ...
Ilenia Martini (Neni) on transforming in the design industry
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ilenia Martini, founder of visual communications agency Neni and the newly appointed editor-at-large of design and communications at Scandinavian...
Jordana Guimaraes (Fashinnovation) on tech, sustainability, and entrepreneurship
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jordana Guimaraes is the Florida-based co-founder of Fashinnovation, a community and events platform that connects entrepreneurs and innovators to cre...
The Smart Fashion Panel
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we revisit a panel from the Transformation Conference in November 2020. The panel is called SMART FASHION — the future of fashion through tech...
Dr. Philip Warkander on the irrelevance of fashion
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Philip Warkander is Senior lecturer at the Division of Fashion Studies at Lund University.In this conversation, Philip talks about:How fashion has...
Q&A with Konrad Olsson (in Swedish)
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, our editor in chief Konrad Olsson is interviewed by TEX! TV host Patrik Wermelin. In this episode Konrad talks about:The S...
Johanna Öberg (Memira Eyecenter) on health tech
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Johanna Öberg is the CEO of Memira Eyecenter. In this conversation, Johanna talks about: Transferring from the media industry towards the eye ca...
Building brands with Nordic values, with Rasmus Storm, Silas Adler, T-Michael, and Alexander Helle
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We revisit a roundtable talk originally recorded for the Italian trade show Pitti Uomo and their digital platform Pitti Connect. Panellists are: Rasmu...
Christian von Essen (Heja Framtiden) on the post-crisis future
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Christian talks about:His coming book on life after coronaThe fact that many new brilliant new ideas and companies will come out of t...
Start with Purpose, with Samuel Hine, Jordana Guimarães, and Fredrik Ekström
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This season, we are partnering with the US trade show PROJECT, in a series of conversions on how the world of fashion is transforming. This episode is...
Emma Ridderstad (Warpin Media) on the AR/VR revolution
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Emma talks about:How the pandemic has forced companies to invest digitally.How VR can help you with mindfulness in an otherwise stres...
Alain Visser (Lynk & Co) on reinventing mobility
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the 12th episode, Alain Visser talks about:The importance of MaaS (mobility as a service).Offering mobility rather than a car.How people rather go...
Hanna Nova Beatrice (The New Era Magazine) on transformations in the design industry
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Hanna talks about:The freedom of starting her own magazine, The New Era Magazine.Breaking free from the beige and grey Scandinavian co...
Erik Martinson (Svea Solar) on the future of energy
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Erik talks about:Being turned down by Tesla and using student loans as seed fundingWill solar energy work in Scandinavia’s sun-starv...
The Future of Beauty panel
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We revisit the Future of Beauty panel discussion from The Transformation Conference in November last year, featuring three leading minds within Nordic...
Maximilian Missoni (Polestar) on the future of electric mobility
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Maximilian Missoni is Head of Design at Polestar, the Volvo-owned electric mobility company. The mobility industry is going through one of the biggest...
Ursula Wångander on The Transformation Exhibition
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We sit down with our fashion director Ursula Wångander, curator of The Transformation Exhibition that is currently on display at Blique By Nobis in S...
The New Sustainable Consumer Panel
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We revisit the panel discussion from The Transformation Conference, where a trio of world-leading sustainability experts share their views on values-d...
Fredrik Ekström on The New Sustainable Consumer Report
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We sit down with our editor-at-large Fredrik Ekström and discuss our latest report ”The New Sustainable Consumer — and her search for truth” wh...
Niclas Olsson (BrainLit) on simulating daylight with Biocentric lighting
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
CEO of BrainLit, Niclas Olsson, explains how humankind is not designed to spend all of its time indoors. BrainLit brings natural light indoors with th...
The Impact Investment Panel
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Agate Freimane, General Partner at Norrsken VC, Samira Aissi at Vesi Ventures, and Sophia Bendz, angel investor and Partner at Cherry, discuss the sta...
Sophia Bendz (angel investor, partner Cherry) on the rise and importance of fem tech
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sophia Bendz is the former global marketing director at Spotify, and current investment partner at Cherry Ventures and Atomico. The interview was orig...
What is Scandinavian MIND?
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Editor-in-chief Konrad Olsson is interviewed by Editor-at-large Fredrik Ekström on the idea and purpose behind Scandinavian MIND, and what to expect ...
Trailer
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Scandinavian MIND is a magazine and a platform covering the intersection of lifestyle and technology. We believe that convergence of different fields ...