Monthly Archives: May 2007

May 30, 2007
StagisLife

Technology – friend or foe?

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This weekend it became clear to me just how much we, and I think that everybody living in the modern world would agree with me on this, are dependant on technology. I learned this the hard way, because this weekend, my dad, Mr. Fix-it, tried to make our internet-connection wireless, and as a result ...
May 25, 2007
Creativity and Leadership

EXIT 07: Has your business given attention to the arts lately? Do it!

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. . . …not just for pure pleasure, but to lead your business further. Years ago, in 2002, I wrote an article in Ledelse i Dag with Christian Madsbjerg (ReD Associates) about this; ‘Lær af avantgarden’ (published in Ledelse i Dag, nr. 48, april 2002) – what business ...
May 19, 2007
Anthropology and Culture, Creativity and Leadership, Design and Identity

Five lessons to learn from iconic Marimekko’s success in spanning time

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  Daring yet classic – 2007 is a year for Marimekko pattern design. I got the buzz as a sudden urge to buy Marimekko stuff as Christmas presents in December. Why? The fabrics contain a funky nostalgia within their designs – funky especially in my case, since I wasn’t even born ...
May 14, 2007
Communication

Buy songs on the internet

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Just bought a new hit that I wanted to play the other night. But unlike iTunes this service doesn’t allow you to play their files on a Mac. We can fly to the moon but we can’t download songs to Macs (unless you use anything but this site). ...
May 13, 2007
Anthropology and Culture

The true face of the organization

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I just stumbled on this interview in the CBS magazine (Copenhagen Business School) about blogging and how the use of social software can help a company show it’s authentic identity. Download the article as PDF. Article by Anders Hochheim, photography by Mads Armgaard. ...
May 11, 2007
Communication, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Design and Identity

Specialekontoret på DR online

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Historie om Specialekontoret nu også nu DRs online nyheder ...
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Talks and events

Specialekontoret on DR P1

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Radioavisen (the danish national newscast) woke me up this morning to talk about Specialekontoret. The idea is to create the best physical and mental environment for students. I just grabbed it with my Mac. You can hear it here: Specialekontoret DR P1 or find it on DR Radioavisen – it was on a ...
May 10, 2007
Communication, Creativity and Leadership, Talks and events

Branding Denmark means action

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Lately I’ve been asking myself what the authentic danish brand is all about. Almost a year ago I was discussing this with Wally Olins as I was asking his opinion as (however well-informed) an outsider (Wally is british). I think his answer was something like “sameness”, that the da ...
May 9, 2007
Design and Identity

Packing design: When what you see is what you get!

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You probably don’t give it much thought on a daily basis, but packing design can make it or break it for you – as well as for the company offering products on the market. Packing is heavily integrated into our lives. Beyond being a container for goods, well-designed packing tells the qualities o ...
May 8, 2007
StagisLife

The revolution that is ” :-) “

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So, my friends and I landed in heated discussion the other day. Is the infamous smiley a good or a bad thing. Let me clarify the arguments: Pro Smiley: The Smiley let’s us get our message across easily, setting the tone in written language, which can often be hard. Example: Nikolaj, my dear bo ...
May 1, 2007
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Creativity and Leadership

Students trying to get proper space – an opportunity for danish companies?

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Not so long ago, I paid a visit to one of the many small communities that students have created in order to have a place to go to as they do their final dissertation at the university. As of now there are about 8.000 students working on their master-thesis (specialestuderende) in Copenhagen and only ...