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Our visit to the University of Oulu’s Center of Internet Excellence (CIE) in Oulu, Finland opened my eyes to Scandinavian people’s focus on collaboration, cooperation, and open communication. The center facilitates interactions among businesses to … [Continue reading]
Because those that are crazy enough to think they will change the world are the ones that actually do. “Think Different Apple Computers- Chiat Day agency" This was my favorite visit we have taken as a group so far on the Business in Scandinavia … [Continue reading]
Honestly I do not from where to start, because we are having many things to write about. We keep moving from a place to another. Probably you will see I am writing about events that are not in order as our trip schedule does. I could write tons of … [Continue reading]
Aurorum Science Park in Luleå, Sweden is planning to turn the whole city of Luleå into an RFID guinea pig. Students, researchers and businesses are coming together to test the technology full scale on the entire city. RFID (radio frequency … [Continue reading]
After arriving to Helisinki from Riga Latvia at 130am I was greeted with an interesting surprise outside of the terminal while dragging my bags behind me. I even tried to deny myself the pleasure, and take Dr. Myhr’s advice to ride the bus to the … [Continue reading]
After our trip into Oula, we took a two hour bus ride to the incredible Kukkolaforsen cabins, where pictures don't do this place justice. Surrounded by lush green forest on one side, and a river full of rapids on the other, the scenery was … [Continue reading]
Meet Carl-Magnus Helgegren- University teacher, freelance journalist, media mogul, reggae DJ, Iron-man triathlete, old school sailor, martial arts man, taxi driver, speaks 5 languages: French, German, Spanish, Swedish, and English, and studies … [Continue reading]
We have heard that employee happiness in Sweden is rated very high, however we wanted to find out whether women feel that they have the same rights as men in reaching leadership levels in organizations and whether they truly live a flexible work … [Continue reading]
Everyone’s love for Facebook is growing and so is the storage space. Here in Lulea, Sweden is the new server location for Facebook. Each of the 3 buildings will be 300 meters long, 100 meters wide, and split into 4 sections. The first floor will … [Continue reading]
This afternoon we met with Fredrik Kallionemi from the Aurorum Science Park Lulea, which is part of Lulea Business Agency. It appears Lulea is going to be the next international hotbed for data centers in what is now becoming the era of big … [Continue reading]
During this week of our trip, we visited two of Sweden’s powerhouses, Volvo and IKEA. We started at Volvo Cars’ headquarters, known as the “Eagle’s Nest,” for a session on innovation and supply chain transformation, followed by a tour of the factory floor. Walking into a building with that kind of nickname, you expect a […]
Saab Technologies I didn’t expect a company visit to be one of the most memorable parts of this trip, but our stop at Saab Technologies in Stockholm ended up sticking with me more than I thought it would. Saab isn’t a company most Americans think about day-to-day, but in Sweden it’s almost a household name. […]
The Volvo Example: Volvo is known worldwide for Swedish safety and engineering. However, when selling outside of Scandinavia, they have to customize heavily. In the US, they build larger SUVs with bigger cup holders and stronger hybrid engines to fit long American road trips. In other global markets with poor roads or heavy traffic, they have […]
