New Ways of Grasping the World since 2005

Keynotes, Books, and Consulting

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Nordic Bildung and Next Scandinavia

+45 38 96 42 40

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, Denmark

If you want to understand bildung, you need to understand something about everything. Which quickly becomes shallow. When Lene Rachel Andersen explains bildung, however, you see the full picture in a way that allows you to grasp the many facets of bildung, historically as well as regarding the future.

Lene Dammand Lund
Rector, the Royal Danish Academy, Denmark

This was so exciting, I just kept knitting and now the sock is too long…

Wonderful Grandma at a public presentation, Denmark

My Latest Books

The Nordic Secret

A European Story of Beauty and Freedom

2017

Ever wondered why the Nordic countries are so succesful?
The Nordic countries invested in their people early on; The Nordic Secret tells you how.

https://www.nordicsecret.org/

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 better future for all.

http://nordicbildung.org/books/metamodernity/

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; it is to be embedded in culture and community while having the autonomy to carve your own path in life.

http://nordicbildung.org/books/bildung/

What is Bildung?

And how does it relate to Adult Learning and Education?

2021

The first output of Bildung project is a comprehensive paper explaining the concept of Bildung and how it can be used in adult learning and education sector.

https://eaea.org/project/bildung/?pid=15007

Bildung

The Nordic Secret about Beauty and Freedom

2021

The Ukrainian translation of The Nordic Secret.

https://nashformat.ua/products/bildung.-nordychnyj-sekret-krasy-i-svobody-709430

Libertism

Grasping the 21st Century

2022

How do we harvest the most sustainable prosperity from the natural systems without ruining them, and how do we design the most sustainable cultural systems so that everybody can enjoy a prosperous and meaningful life in freedom and peace?

https://www.nordicbildung.org/libertism/

Main Articles and Papers

The Danish Secret

Medium.com
November 3, 2020

https://lenerachelandersen.medium.com/the-danish-secret-7e5e38750a01

Prosperity or Growth?

Medium.com
October 12, 2020

https://lenerachelandersen.medium.com/prosperity-instead-of-growth…

Bildung: Cultivating WellBeing via Education and Development

Psychology Today
July 21, 2020

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/theory-knowledge/202007/bildung-cultivating-wellbeing-education-and-development

5 Phases in the Evolution of Human Cultural Sensibilities

Psychology Today
October 4, 2019
With Joe Michalski

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/theory-knowledge/201910/5-phases-in-the-evolution-human-cultural-sensibilities

The Bildung Rose

An Educational Framework for Grasping Complexity

FECUN Futures of Education, Culture & Nature – Learning to Become
(2022–NO1) 186-211

https://tidsskrift.dk/FECUN/article/view/130247/176001

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.

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