Innovation & Futures Thinking
Structured exploration of emerging technologies, new business models, and strategic foresight. Helping Nordic companies see around corners and act on what they find.
The future is already here. It's just unevenly distributed.
Every organization knows it needs to innovate. Few know how to do it systematically. Innovation gets trapped in labs, killed by quarterly thinking, or reduced to buzzword bingo in strategy decks. Meanwhile, the world keeps changing.
I help companies build the muscles for structured innovation and strategic foresight. Not blue-sky brainstorming, but disciplined exploration of what's emerging, what it means for your business, and what you should do about it.
I combine deep technology awareness — particularly in AI, digital platforms, and data — with practical experience running innovation programs in enterprise settings. The goal is always actionable insight, not futurism for its own sake.
Why trust me with your innovation agenda
Technology depth
I work hands-on with emerging technologies daily — AI, cloud platforms, developer tools. When I assess a technology trend, it's from a practitioner's perspective, not a trend report.
Foresight methodology
I use structured foresight methods — horizon scanning, scenario planning, technology radar — adapted from proven frameworks. Systematic enough to be rigorous, flexible enough to be useful.
From insight to action
I don't just identify trends. I help organizations figure out what to do about them. Prototyping, business model design, and practical roadmaps that connect foresight to strategy.
Speed to learning
Innovation is about learning fast. I help teams run structured experiments, build prototypes, and validate ideas in weeks instead of months. Fail fast, learn faster, invest wisely.
How I work with organizations
Innovation Strategy & Roadmap
A structured assessment of your innovation landscape — what's working, what's missing, and where to focus. Technology trend analysis, competitive positioning, and a prioritized innovation roadmap.
What you get
Innovation maturity assessment, technology radar, opportunity map, 12-month innovation roadmap.
Futures & Scenario Planning
Structured foresight workshops that help leadership teams think beyond the next quarter. Exploring emerging trends, developing scenarios, and stress-testing strategy against multiple futures.
Innovation Sprints
Time-boxed exploration of specific opportunities. From problem framing through prototyping to validated learning. Get from idea to tested concept in 4 to 6 weeks.
Ongoing Innovation Advisory
A fractional innovation advisor on retainer. Monthly trend briefings, quarterly strategy reviews, and ad-hoc guidance when new opportunities or threats emerge. Keeping your innovation agenda current.
What working together looks like
Horizon scanning
We map the trends, technologies, and market shifts that matter to your business. Not everything that's new, just what's relevant to your strategic context.
Sense-making
We make sense of what we find. Which trends are real? What's the timeline? What are the implications for your business model, operations, and competitive position?
Opportunity design
We identify specific opportunities and design experiments to test them. Business model sketches, prototype concepts, and clear hypotheses to validate.
Action & learning
We run the experiments, learn from the results, and feed insights back into your strategy. Innovation becomes a capability, not a one-off exercise.
This might be right for you if...
You're a CEO, Chief Strategy Officer, or Head of Innovation at a Nordic company that knows it needs to think more systematically about the future. Maybe you're watching competitors move into adjacent spaces. Maybe emerging technologies are disrupting your industry. Maybe your board is asking about your innovation pipeline.
I work with organizations of 500 to 20,000 employees, with particular depth in technology, medtech, energy, and financial services.
If you're looking for someone to run a one-day brainstorming session and call it innovation, I'm not the right fit. Real innovation requires sustained, structured effort.
Common questions
Ready to explore what's next?
Book a free 30-minute call. We'll discuss your innovation challenges and I'll give you an honest take on where to start.