Leader’s Digest | November Part 1
Learning | Top Content Picks 💡 “If failure is not an option, then neither is success,” says Seth Godin. Dive deeper into this and 9 other innovation quotes to boost your innovation processes and culture. 🌏 At our webinar last week, Richard Quest argues that despite the ongoing uncertainties due to the pandemic, there are […]
Leader’s Digest | October 2021
Learning | Top Content Picks 🌍 IMD professor Stéphane Garelli says that economic recovery is on the horizon and to ensure recovery and sustain competitiveness “we need ideas, not numbers.” 💶 There are stupid and smart investors—or are there? Myth-busting the illusion of “smart money” with Aswath Damodaran in a 45-mins keynote. 🌱 Nordea has […]
Leader’s Digest | October 2021
“At Netflix, they say two things: Don’t seek to please your boss; seek what’s the best for the company. Lead with context; not control.” Erin Meyer A couple of weeks ago we joined forces with our friends at Oslo Business Forum to organize a hybrid event around the theme of Rethinking Business. It sure was […]
Daniel Kahneman: Noise – the Flaw in Human Judgment
On 21 September, our friends at DenkProducties organized a hybrid masterclass with the iconic psychologist Daniel Kahneman. During the course, we dove deeper into the concept of noise. What is it? Why should we care about it? And maybe most importantly; how can we get rid of it? Here, we’ll share with you some answers […]
Exactly 1 Year to Go Until Nordic Business Forum 2022
In exactly 365 days, we will finally gather with over 7,500 business minds and leading thought leaders in Helsinki for Nordic Business Forum 2022. The last time we got together physically for our main event in Helsinki was in 2019. Since then, we’ve been looking forward to gathering for Nordic Business Forum. Due to the […]
Setting the Stage for the Future of Work – Jitske Kramer (Webinar Summary)
“People shape cultures and cultures shape people.” How? That’s what Jitske Kramer is trying to figure out as an anthropologist; she tries to understand how people group together, how they solve problems, how they lead, etc. And as a corporate anthropologist, she aims to bring those findings into a corporate setting. On 15 September, we […]
Meet the Oslo Business Forum 2021 Speakers
On 29 September, we will join forces with our Norwegian friends at Oslo Business Forum to organize THE business event of the year! To help you get ready for the event, we wanted to briefly introduce the speaker lineup of Oslo Business Forum 2021 – Rethinking Business. So, without further ado, we proudly present: Alex […]
4+1 Ideas from Daniel Kahneman to Improve Your Decision-Making
What are the cognitive biases that affect our thinking? How can you become more aware of your automatic thoughts and make better decisions? Daniel Kahneman is an iconic psychologist and a co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2002 for his integration of psychological research into economic science. His pioneering work examined human judgment […]
Culture as a Strategy for Growth by Annicken Day (Webinar Summary)
On 26 August, our webinar series featured Annicken Day, the founder, CEO, and culture strategist at Corporate Spring. Together with Oslo Business Forum and Dfind, we sat down to discuss the topic of cultivating organizational culture to a strategy for growth. Here, we briefly list Annicken’s key insights, and if you missed the webinar you […]
Vijay Govindarajan – Innovation Mindset – Nordic Business Forum
Professor Vijay Govindarajan visited Nordic Business Forum 2013 and two speeches: one on 3 Box Thinking and the other one on Reverse Innovation. This clip is a part of the speech on Reverse Innovation. You can also find a written summary of the keynote at https://www.nbforum.com/event-summaries/
Seth Godin – Leadership vs. Management – What it means to make a difference
The world-renowned marketing and leadership author Seth Godin talks about the difference between leadership and management, the confusion surrounding them, and why the world needs more leaders. Key Points: • Management works well in terms of increasing economic efficiency and productivity. But, in the face of rapid change, the world needs leadership to get through […]
NBForum Helsinki 2021 Is Canceled – Physical Event Returns in 2022
Due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, Nordic Business Forum 2021 event in Helsinki is canceled. The physical Nordic Business Forum event will return in Helsinki in September 2022. Until recently, we remained optimistic that it would be possible to organize a physical event in late September this year as planned. However, in light of the […]