TO BE FOUND IN COPENHAGEN AT
Nordic Bildung
Next Scandinavia
European Bildung Network
Next Scandinavia is my own company, Nordic Bildung is the think tank I co-founded with a wonderful group of people. Here I do my thinking and writing, I organize and host workshops and conferences, and I develop thought provoking keynotes for a global audience.
In the European Bildung Network, we promote bildung across the continent. Networks on other continents are in the pipeline…
Looking very much forward to hearing from you.



My latest books
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The Nordic Secret
A European Story of Beauty and Freedom
2017
Ever wondered why the Nordic countries are so succesful? Ever considered if your country could be more like the Nordic countries?
The Nordic countries invested in their people early on and awesome countries came out of this. The Nordic Secret tells you how.

Metamodernity
Meaning and Hope in a Complex World
2019
How do we move beyond postmodernism and create a sustainable and meaningful future for the planet?
Metamodernity presents big history as a collective journey towards a sustainable, meaningful and better future for all.

Bildung
Keep Growing
Report to the Club of Rome, 2020
Bildung is moral and emotional maturity. Bildung is also to have the education and knowledge necessary to thrive in your society; bildung is to be deeply embedded in culture and community while having the autonomy to carve your own path in life. Bildung is always personal and unique
http://nordicbildung.org/books/bildung/Buy the book (not Amazon)
The Nordic Secret
German translation
2020
https://www.phaenomen-verlag.de/buch/das-skandinavische-geheimnis/Keynotes and workshops
Keynotes can be anywhere from 10 to 60 minutes, online or IRL, workshops from 1 hour to several days.
Below are some suggested themes; let’s find out what you would like for your organization and audience.
Testimonials
Don’t take my word for it – here’s what people say:
Eminently sharp, well presented and with a dash of satire. LRA grasps the very big narratives and elegantly links them to the current context for the presentation and our conference: educational guidance during a paradigm shift. LRA’s introductory keynote gave us a start, which lifted the entire conference right from the beginning.

Pia Vigh
Youth Guidance Denmark
When several students announce excitedly that they have plenty of notes from the presentation that they need to investigate further, I know that the presentation has been a success.

Merete Østergaard
Scandinavian Design College
This was so exciting, I just kept knitting and now the sock is too long…

Wonderful Grandma
Public lecture
Articles

The Danish Secret
Medium.com
November 3, 2020

Prosperity or Growth?
Medium.com
October 12, 2020
Bildung: Cultivating WellBeing via Education and Development
Psychology Today
July 21, 2020
Levels of Thinking Applied to the Coronavirus Crisis
Psychology Today
April 4, 2020
With Gregg Henriques
Why Different People Think Differently About COVID-19
Psychology Today
March 26, 2020
With Gregg Henriques
5 Phases in the Evolution of Human Cultural Sensibilities
Psychology Today
October 4, 2019
With Joe Michalski
Video Interviews
Interview
about my philosophy, my religiosity, bildung, and the Nordic secret.
Host: Scherto Gill
December 2020
Interview
about the Bildung Rose, Metamodernity and my philosophy.
Hosts: Bruce Alderman & Layman Pascal
December 2020
Interview with Tomas Björkman and myself about The Nordic Secret.
Host: Tom Amarque
October 2020
Interview about the future
Part 1
Host: Michel Saloff-Coste
March 2019
Interview about the future
Part 2
Host: Michel Saloff-Coste
March 2019
Interview about Jordan B. Peterson and the patriarchy.
Host: David Fuller
August 2018
Video Presentations
The Bildung Rose
Host: International Humanistic Management Association
September 2020
The Rose Garden Economy
Host: World Academy of Arts and Sciences
January 2020
The Rose Garden Economy
Host: University of Iceland
and AdaptEcon II
August 2019
Taking responsibility for our future
Host: SciCom, the Netherlands
September 2016
Papers
Will Technological Development Lead to Authoritarianism?
From the book: Mensch – Maschine. Ethische Sichtweisen auf ein Spannungsverhältnis (= Medienethik, Vol. 17) Petra Grimm & Oliver Zöllner (eds.): Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 2018, pp. 143-156.
The Bildung Rose
A Nordic Bildung Food For Thought Paper, 2019
For the shorter 3-page version, please click here.Go to the article’s page at Nordic BildungDedicated website www.bildungrose.comMetamodernity
A Nordic Bildung Food For Thought Paper, 2020.
An abbreviated version of the book Metamodernity.