Uniquely curated experiences brought people to imagine and fully immerse into alternative futures, that seemed unimaginable, yes strange, at first:

Without Words created a space in where words did not exist which encouraged people to explore and make sense of novel forms of communicating
@ gallery proof of x, Mexico City; WFSF & Speculative Futures Berlin, online
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Futures of Shoe Shopping presented an immersive scenery of two alternative futures, participants took an active role to test the future potential
@ Maerkbare, Copenhagen

Dissect Nature allowed a critical reflection of the nature of nature through a sensorial experience and collective imagination of futures
@ Skraa, Copenhagen
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Service NEXT is a global initiative that instills a transformational mindset, implements changed processes, and redefines job roles within After Sales. For over three years, I played a crucial role in the core team at Porsche AG, implementing Service NEXT across Scandinavian countries, the Netherlands, Latin America, the USA, and Russia.

As facilitator and change consultant, in collaboration with EQU:WIN GmbH, I:

# co-facilitated 1-week on-site workshops in the various countries and dealerships
# conducted trainings on change management and communication
# co-developed the strategy and concept for the global change process
# supported stakeholder management and community building

2020, Wayfinding – a 3-day experience of gathering, getting lost in sensing and finding the way back; local and physical part of the global The Great Wave festival.
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2021, A Fluid Manifesto – a gathering sprinkled with an artful quest for beauty in form of human and machine art creation and tangible pieces of beauty
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2022, Small & Steady – 3 short gatherings with diverse quests and locations
“Is Business a matter of taste?” @ Vintro, a wine shop in the heart of Copenhagen
“Is Business wild?” @ an artificially made green hill overlooking Copenhagen’s canals
“Is Business fluid?” @ AFUK, a school for creativity and acrobatics in Copenhagen
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PSYDEH, a Mexican non-governmental organization (NGO), is dedicated to empowering and assisting women from the state of Hidalgo in establishing business opportunities rooted in their traditional knowledge and practices. The majority of these women have acquired skills in sewing traditional textiles. From 2022, I visited local cooperations and provided training to enhance their application of innovative and business methods in their entrepreneurial pursuits.

For the coordinating team, I facilitated multiple workshop where they envisioned various potential futures for the organization and the broader humanitarian sector. This initiative contributed to the development of a shared vision, encouraging the team to look beyond daily practices and explore new horizons.

More than 100 participants gathered for the UNFPA Futures Forum, a virtual event focused on strategic foresight learning. I initiated the event by engaging participants in a creative and interactive exercise, prompting them to envision their most desirable house. This exercise, coupled with a brief input, sparked introspection and engaging conversations. The event was organized by the Policy and Strategy Division of UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.

How might food move through urban spaces in 2050? What alternatives can we imagine? How does this change our approach to present day’s concerns?

40 participants from across Europe creatively and collaboratively explored these questions during a workshop in Helsingborg, Sweden. I designed and facilitated the workshop in partnership with the EIT Climate KIC and EIT Urban Mobility KIC. In addition to working with future personas, participants engaged in sculpture building, revealed their assumptions, and concluded by capturing a meaningful question to their future selves.

A similar workshop, conducted in collaboration with EIT Food KIC in Riga, brought together stakeholders of the Latvian agricultural ecosystem and facilitated novel discussions about futures for the local food sector.

As part of the AIZ leadership and development program, leaders participated in a 2-day online Futures Literacy workshop which was designed to initiate interaction with diverse futures of leadership and to enhance the skill of utilizing the future. I designd and facilitated the event in collaboration with Stefan Bergheim.

Furthermore, I supported the local GIZ team in Ukraine in developing and facilitating their annual strategic team process to establish common ground across the past, present, and future.

Recently, GIZ employees have undertaken the initiative to explore the topic of carbon capture and storage through a three-part event series for GIZ and its broader ecosystem. I accompanied and moderated these events.

The report elaborates Futures Personas designed to illustrate various facets of life in Berlin in the year 2050. Each persona was conceived during a prior participatory process that engaged a diverse group of citizens from Berlin. Collaborating with Stefanie Ollenburg, insights from the Futures Personas were synthesized into strategic recommendations for local politicians.
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During the closing event at the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Berlin, I presented the report to a diverse audience consisting of politicians, citizens, and urban stakeholders, narrating the stories of the Futures Personas.

Craftview evolved by uniting various individual craftman businesses in Germany. To build a unified company culture and establishing operating principles, I collaborated with Andrea Strohmayr and Martina Öttl to design and facilitate a two-day onsite team process.

In addition to the management team, representatives from each craftman business were invited to participate in the process. Beginning with making sense of the collective vision, the team collaboratively crafted the foundational structure for operating principles in an emergent and highly participatory manner. This laid the groundwork for a transformative future where craftsmanship collaborates, shares knowledge, and evolves together.

Silicon Savannah – a place that gathers serial entrepreneurs, leaders, and dreamers who’s faces light up when talking about challenges like waste disposal, poverty, and water. While some Kenyan business models may not translate to Europe, they offer creative insights into balancing financial sustainability while reaching for maximum impact.

Funded by Dansk Industri and the bootcamp @foundersoftomorrow, I engaged with 14 startups, coworking spaces, the UN-Habitat, and the Danish Embassy, attended events and participated in accelerator programs. Each day, I returned well into the night, my mind buzzing with discussions about tech, the startup scene, personal lives, and the future of Kenya. Following this, I conducted field research on grassroots innovation, leading to the development of an altered Business Model Canvas.

My Kenyan experience highlighted the significance of hands-on problem-solving and a nuanced perspective on technology. While essential for business scaling, technology alone isn’t a magic formula for global challenges. People matter. As Judith, an IT expert, emphasized, future technology is an enabler—one of many components for a colorful future!

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