About digital transformation, design, creativity and lifestyle in the Networked Society.
How can business and the public sector adapt to – and utilize – the power of creative people? In the latest Ericsson Business Review, I wrote an article about the game changers – the creative and entrepreneurial individuals who are bringing their innovations to global social networks and letting the public access their ideas, participate... Continue Reading →
Hopefully they wrote something nice about my keynote in the EL Diario Montanes! http://www.eldiariomontanes.es/v/20120627/sociedad/destacados/muchos-libros-desapareceran-lavadora-20120627.html
Last month, I wrote a number of posts on how the ICT industry is transforming the way we learn across all stages of education. As education evolves, we need more than just a new kind of teacher – we need a new way of teaching. Instead of concentrating on memorizing knowledge, like I did at school, we... Continue Reading →
You own an electric car. You plan to go on a weekend trip, let’s say to the mountains. It’s a three-hour drive and your main concern is whether the battery can get you to your destination and back without having to recharge the car. And if not, is there a charging plug on the way... Continue Reading →
When I was at school it was all about a backpack filled with books, a chalkboard, strict rows of desks and chairs, and a teacher at the front instructing us on a wide range of subjects. We didn’t have the internet to find alternative points of view, or smartphones to send texts to friends. Back... Continue Reading →
In this video, I talk about how new technologies are revolutionizing education. Watch the video at the Networked Society Blog >>>
An interview with me and Stefan Hedelius by Roger Cheng was published today at CNET. Read it at CNET >>>
Money in its physical form, in other words coins and notes, has played an important role in society for centuries. But today, society is becoming more and more “cash less”. And while consumers choose to use debit and credit cards, and mobile money services to complete their monetary transactions, they are not the ones leading... Continue Reading →
When I was young, dating – or at least trying to date – consisted of slipping a note into a girl’s locker, or shuffling nervously towards her to ask her out with my friends offering humiliating support in the background. Today it’s much simpler. Ericsson’s ConsumerLab report, Social Life of the Young, looks into how US... Continue Reading →
The web is the web – even though we consume it on devices of varying screen sizes. At work, we browse the internet using laptops; at home, we sit on a sofa in front of the TV and use iPads, and while waiting for the bus we use smartphones. We surf the internet all day... Continue Reading →
Mikael Eriksson Björling 