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Peter Hesseldahl


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Most of the stuff here is in Danish, but occasionally I translate articles into English. There's a selection below.

I work for the Danish Universe Foundation, which focuses on innovation and learning. Specifically, I'm coordinating a project where companies from Denmark, China, Singapore and Korea exchange methods and experiences in innovation. We are currently writing a book with the findings, and it will be published in the spring of 2011.
You can read more about the project at the AsiaNBC website

A brief version of my CV is here







My new book is Ground rules for the 21st. century

It is published in Danish, but I have translated it into English.

You can download the chapters and read more about it here


There is also an English abstract of the main points here










Have a look at this short tongue-in-cheek video presenting the 4 main characteristics of the innovation approach of Asian companies - using LEGO bricks to explain. All you need to know in 3 min and 42 secs.

My book ”Snapshots from the future” was published in 2006. It's 7 short stories that describe life in about 25 years time - give or take a decade.
The book is published in Danish, but the text has been translated into English and the whole thing is posted right here
For years I've wanted to create something like a cartoon, with a heavy emphasis on pictures and a narrative form to engage readers more emotionally. I've tried to keep it light and inviting - but the underlying facts are never the less a quite serious attempt to destill years of future studies into a coherent picture.
It can be read by kids at about 15 years, but it's not meant to be just for school. I would hope that anyone trying to make sense of the future could find some inspiration in it.






I've written an article for an encyclopedia of the future about collective intelligence.

An essay about the mindset for change and the new basic literacies needed for the network society - the necessity of trusting uncertainty, embracing interactivity and assuming responsibility. The stuff we at least have to instill in our children.


The introductory chapter of "The global organism", my third book, which was published in Denmark in maj 2002.

Chapter one of The global organism: "We are becoming a single global system"

Chapter six of The global organism: "Greater freedom, greater responsibility"



The first, introductory chapter of my book "The New Nature" which was published in Danish 1998

The index of The New Nature. The subtitles should give some indication of what subjects and themes are covered in the book.

An essay, which summarizes the main themes of The New Nature. The essay is a written version of a talk I gave in oct. 98 at New York University's Interactive Television program.



Worlds out of time
A description of my film "Worlds out of time", which features, among others, The Dalai Lama, Alan Kay, Neil Postman, Ernst Ulrich Von Weiszächer and Jacques Attali. The film was shown by NHK, Japan and in a number of other countries.

Biotechnology - changing the human condition:
Redesigning humans - an interview with Gregory Stock

Consumer eugenics, an interview with Bryan Appleyard, British columnist and author of "Brave New Worlds"

A little joke: Take the gene test and have a perfect child

Dr. Atalas organic cooking. A Flash presentation about growing artificial organs.


Bio-mimetics - high tech from nature.
An introduction to the concept and an interview with Janine Benyus, the author of "Biomimicry"

The cultural commons
An interview with Lawrence Lessig about copyrights, patents and the value of innovation and participation

A conversation with Big Brother
A somewhat old, but still interesting interview with the former Singaporean minister of information and the arts, mr. George Yeo about the efforts to balance freedom and control on the internet.