I am a Swede. We’re not supposed to say we’re good at something. In fact even when others say we’re good we’re not supposed to say that either. We even have a name for it – ‘Jantelagen‘.
But I’m not like other Swedes and on top of that I’m pretty darn proud about the fact that the readers of Microsoft Advertising and Indikats monthly newsletter have named me Swedens most influential authority within the field of digital communication and innovation. Thank you!
People ask me from time to time why I’m a blogger. I tell them I’m not. What I am is a junkie for inspiration and reflection. A quite passionate one too.
For me this blog is the ultimate tool to log things that shape my life. Things, thoughts, people, objects and so on. I don’t really care what people think about it. The most important thing is what I think about it. My personal space so to say…only more public that most personal spaces.
The time it takes to write something and then press that publish button is just enough to filter the bad stuff away and let the good shit shine.
This video showing a huge flock of birds is exactly one of those things. I just have to put it down in writing. I spotted it this morning on SwissMiss. Birds have been doing this for about 200 million years and they still put on a show no human being can ever top. I’ve said it before but it’s worth repeating – Nature is the ultimate source of inspiration!
ps. In case you’ve missed the speech by Janine Benyus over at TED.com on Natures Designs you should head over there asap and get inspired!
This weekend I was one of the privileged ones attending the second TEDxStockholm with among others Hans Rosling speaking. TEDxStockholm is a place for people who believe in the power of ideas and inspiring talks to help shape the face of the future.
A great picture by Gitta Wilén from the first TEDxStockholm. Can you spot me?
Together with another 200 people(who like me created their own name tag) I spent the sunny Saturday inside a cellar and I’ll tell you – if I could have turned myself into a Bat I’d still be there hanging up side down, still inspired still amazed. Thank you Teo Härén and Henrik Ahlen for turning my Sunday into a joyride !
My TEDxStockholm name tag
Once home I spent the evening with some friends who had never heard about TED and once again I realized how few people in this country who actually know about the whole TED.com thing.
Nobody, absolutely nobody should spend their life on this wet bowling ball of ours that we call Mother Earth without having spent at least 10 hours of their life on TED.com.
TED is about sharing thoughts on innovation, ideas, research, knowledge and passion. And since I’m personally all about passion I’d like to share one my favorite speeches from TED before you go on and explore on your own. Here is Isabel Allende telling you tales about passion in the most passionate way one can imagine
So, even though this post feels like the most obvious post I’ve ever written I just have to make one thing sure – ALL OF YOU! GO TO TED.COM now if you haven’t been there before. Learn and become inspired.
Idag är det den 10:e september. Imorgon är det den 11:e. Om du anmäler dig till Next Event innan morgondagen är över betalar du 1990 kronor istället för 2990 kronor.
August has already passed and maybe it’s a little bit late for me to share my horoscope. But since I like it I’ll share it anyway. My birthday is the 20th of August and that makes me a Leo.
I just loved this portrait found on FFFFound of a Leo and couldn’t find a better reason to post it on my blog.
Med undantag för något överraskande inslag är talarlistan till The Next Event klar. Jag är så otroligt stolt över att få presentera vad jag tycker är sveriges intressantaste mix av talare inom ämnen som kommunikation, varumärken, marknadsföring, sociala media och reklam. Idag satte vi pricken över ‘i’ på plats när Gunnar Broman, the ABSOLUT man, tackade ja.
Mitt arbete med The Next Event börjar närma sig finalen. Lokalen är satt. Talarna klara. Schemat börjar sätta sig och nu börjar det handla om att dramatisera dagen på Södra Teatern.
Nu har vi en fantastisk blandning av unga, gamla, erfarna, nyfikna och framförallt kunniga talare på plats. Tillsammans kommer vi ge allt för att våra gäster får en så unik och inspirerande dag som möjligt.
Gunnar Broman, Lotta Lundgren, Per Robert Öhlin, Johan Ronnestam, Elia Mörling, Björn Alberts, Judith Wolst, Stefan Hyttfors, Leo Razzak, Andreas Lübeck, Per Torberger, Peter Lilliehök och Katja Janford välkomnar dig till The Next Event.
The NEXT Event är ett endagsseminarium i regi av Johan Ronnestam av Wednesday Relations den 8:e oktober på Södra Teatern i Stockholm.
I don’t know about you but I’ve had a great summer. Most of the time I’ve been spending time with my kids but I’ve managed to sneak in some golf, sailing with my Hobie Cat, boat riding in the Archipelago, BBQ with friends and family and above all – time off. In order for creativity to grow you’ve gotta mix up thinking time with black holes.
Linn och Ebba. My beloved ice cream junkies enjoying the Swedish summer.
Summer however is coming to an end and I’m slowly am firing up my engine. Once that engine is started I do hope we meet – who ever you are.
This autumn I’ll continue to deliver my services to a diverse group of brands and companies that has asked my help in order to create advertising campaigns and strategies that moves their brands and businesses into the future.
My work includes everything from re-branding, art direction, jury-work, integrated advertising campaigns, online strategies, business developments and creative ideas to different agencies worldwide etc.
The next couple of months I’ll tell you more about some of my ‘gigs‘ but for now let’s focus on my speaking appearances. [click to continue…]
För någon vecka sen stod jag på en brygga ute i skärgården och lade till med båten när Jenny Stiernstedt på Dagens Nyheter slog en signal och undrade om jag kunde uttala mig lite om människan, internet och framtiden.
Sedan några år tillbaka gör jag då och då gästspel hos Wednesday Relations, ett nätverk för marknadsförare. Där brukar jag ofta tala om internet och hur det påverkar företags och varumärkens sätt att kommunicera i framtiden.
Tidigt i våras fick jag frågan från Wednesday om jag inte kunde tänka mig ta ett lite större engagemang ihop [...]
För ungefär 11 år sedan gick jag in genom dörrarna på IHM business school för att stärka min kunskap inom strategisk marknadskommunikation. Året var 1998 och jag arbetade på Framtidsfabriken med koncept för kunder som Nike Europe, Vattenfall, Bredbandsbolaget, Expressen mm.
Ledda av Jonas Birgersson, mer känd för allmänheten som mannen i orange Helly Hansen fleece [...]
Mark this weekend in your calendars. TEDx is coming to Sweden and it’s thanks to Teo Härén & Fredrik Härén and Henrik Ahlén who’ve been the driving forces behind getting TEDx here.
The first event is beeing held north of Stockholm with about 40 people attending the party and I’m honored to be one of them. [...]
Let me tell you how you felt yesterday evening around 5PM in Stockholm, Sweden.
Around 5pm you were all sitting on front row in the Swedish theater Rival where the nice people over at Daytona had reserved a seat for you. Along with another 49 nominees and about 500 in the audience you first listened to [...]
ronnestam.com was voted Sweden’s first blog on Innovation, future trends and digital communication. It’s written by Johan Ronnestam. He's widely regarded as one of Sweden’s leading speakers and authorities in the field of modern creative and conceptual thinking and skill of innovating brands and their communication.
