How To Live Happily On Mars

A survival guide to an unknown world

An ode to imagination

A story of the collaborative strategy for the new primary school in Tomelilla, Sweden, based on Doughnut Economics. Time is interesting. It’s now been just over a year since I handed in the proposal for a strategy for the new school in Tomelilla. I had by then, been working

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Designing purpose in a world full of meaning

It’s not easy to start writing a text nowadays. I’m annoyingly teased by artificial intelligence - “come use me, I’m free!” But I just as annoyingly refuse. The heavily perfected style, the skilfully constructed paragraphs and clear conceptual layouts. AI knows how to do that with great

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The loving stone

If I were to tell you a story about a loving stone, would you believe me? I mean, it sounds a bit weird. But if you’re willing to listen, by the end of this tale, you might realise that love is to be found where you least expect it.

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The planet that kills children

I don’t want to live on a planet that kills children. I even play with the thought of leaving. But where would I go? I can’t say I’m super keen on hanging out on Mars with Elon and all his ex-wives. The moon seems to be a

Systems

Who can afford to be critical?

To criticise is not simply to oppose. It is to care, to question and to imagine otherwise. It is a human act of complexity, a gesture of engagement with the world around us. Criticism can be deeply personal shaped by identity, story and experience. But it can also be collective,

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we ARE systems

Lecture @ Investor Day - Katapult Future Fest 2024 I stand here, as a human being. Not as a business owner, an architect, writer or a researcher. But as a human. And with the concept of being human, the concept of living, comes the familiar existential question - why do we

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Stoicism

Stoicism is a philosophy of personal ethics informed by its system of logic and its views on the natural world. According to its teachings, as social beings, the path to happiness for humans is found in accepting the moment as it presents itself, by not allowing oneself to be controlled

Transit

The way to enjoy an in-between moment As millions of others I tend to always have my vision on something into the future. I’m always on my way to a place further ahead. I’m always working on a project that will take place down the road. But I

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A monster under the bed

And how to look at it safely. Sometimes my youngest son has problems falling asleep. He keeps getting out of bed to check in with me, he’s too warm, too cold, wants to listen to a story, comes up with some great ideas that he wants to start realising

New knowledge

The joy of learning something new. As a mum of four I spend a lot of time around kids and around small human beings learning new things. I’ve seen them take their first step, I’ve followed them to their first school day, I go with them to activities

Kindness

Future leadership. This week Greta Thunberg held an emotional speech for the EU parliament that got viral and was praised around the world. Her energetic and focused aim to have adult decision makers realise that we need to change they way we use this planet is admirable. But what hits

An anthropologist on Mars

Seven Paradoxical Tales by Oliver Sacks An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales is a 1995 book by neurologist Oliver Sacks consisting of seven medical case histories of individuals with neurological conditions such as autism and Tourette syndrome. An Anthropologist on Mars follows up on many of the themes Sacks