Speaker | Researcher | Edge explorer

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Bringing together the future of leadership, generative AI and the art of storytelling.

Daniel combines cutting-edge research with a practical approach to help leaders foster innovation.

As the Director of Deloitte Center for the Edge Norway, he works with senior executives to address new opportunities in a rapidly changing world. As a Ph.D. candidate in Leadership and Organization at BI Norwegian Business School, Daniel connects complexity science, behavioral economics, artificial intelligence and (digital) art.

With over 23.000 LinkedIn followers and a growing reputation as an engaging speaker, he connects the dots between emerging trends and actionable strategies for organizations to thrive.

Whether writing, speaking or sparring, Daniel’s mission is to help organizations and individuals shape an innovative, connected and exciting future.

Speaking topics

Future of work and disruptive technologies

  • Future of work | Ecosystem innovation

    The future is marked by accelerating shifts in AI and robotics, fundamentally changing how we work and create value.

    • How can organizations strengthen their core while innovating on the edge?
    • Why is passion central to transformation?

    🎧 OBF podcast with John Hagel and Daniel Sunde-Hansen.

    📺 Keynote on Fremtidens arbeidsliv (Future of Work in Norwegian).

    • Generative AI and the metaverse

  • Where is the value with generative AI and the metaverse?

    • How do we balance creative freedom and responsibility as the lines between the virtual and the real world blur?
    • How can we shape the next internet into a space for constructive action in the real world?
    🟢 What business opportunities does an AI-enhanced metaverse offer for AS Norway? (Deloitte Center for the Edge, 2023)

  • Technologies as blockchain and NFTs democratizes access to both art and finance, and opens up new connections between the edges of art and business.

    • Can digital art be a stable store of value, for companies and society?
    • What will the coming generations value?

    Explore Daniels small metaverse experiment with digital art / NFTs

    • Ecosystem innovation

  • Regenerative business models: Reframing the opportunity

    • Are we fully leveraging Norway’s unique strengths in marine expertise and technology to create global benchmarks in sustainable practices?
    • Unimaginable scenarios are our greatest threat, so how can we develop imagination in people as well as AI systems?
    • How can leaders balance the pressure for short-term profits with the need to invest in sustainable innovation for long-term impact?

  • Where is the value in regenerative business models?

    Societal challenges are addressed by institutions with boundaries of scope. But challenges as health require complex systems approach, across traditional boundaries.

    • How can we turn environmental challenges, such as kelp deforestation, into resources?
    • Can we eat our way to health? Exploring innovative solutions and sustainable practices in food production and consumption.

  • Could we reimagine societal security?

    War in Europe and increasing polarization require a shift in how we view societal security, from a defense sector to a whole-of-society.

    • What is needed to strengthen trust between scale-ups and the defense sector?
    • Unimaginable scenarios are our greatest threat, so how can we develop imagination in people as well as AI systems?

    • Narrative and storytelling

  • Leading across cultures with storytelling

    In an increasingly globalized world, effective leadership requires communicating in ways that resonate across cultures.

    • How do storytelling patterns differ across countries and regions?
    • How can storytelling and generative AI bridge cultural divides?
    • How can leaders craft stories that resonate with different target audiences?

    • Publications

    A decade at the Edge: looking back, ahead and within

    Deloitte Center for the Edge · Dec 14, 2023

    Forretningsmuligheter i metaverset for AS Norge

    Deloitte Center for the Edge · Jun 2023

    We need opportunity-driven narratives

    Deloitte Center for the Edge · Jun 2, 2022

    Norges neste narrativ?

    October, 2021

    Kunstig intelligens og robotisering - er vi klare for revolusjonen?

    Oslo Business Forum · May 8, 2018

    Må motstå teknologiske fristelser

    Dagens Næringsliv · Dec 29, 2017

    Singularity University: En verdifull katalysator?

    Dagens Næringsliv · Mar 17, 2017

    Innovasjon skjer best i det skjulte

    Ukeavisen Ledelse · Feb 16, 2017

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