The Art of Living The Future Now

Per Håkansson global citizen and digital explorer

Makerminds, Inc. | per@makerminds.com | @perhakansson

Hi, I’m Per!

Born in and raised in Sweden, educated in US, Spain and Switzerland, lived in 70+ countries, speaks several languages, worked at Yahoo! 1998-2005, Blurb 2006-08, Hyper Island speaker, digital transformation projects, trouble maker and experiential futurist.

– Ernst Haeckel, 19th century biologist, philosopher and artist

“Nothing is constant but change. All existence is a perpetual flux of ‘being and becoming’. That is the broad lesson of the evolution of the world.”

The iPhone in 2007

Jumping from atoms to bits

DEMATERIALIZATION

SPOTIFY GOOGLE DRIVE POSTMATES

SIMPLE BOXBEE

POPCORN TIME RINSE

FRESHBOOKS TWITTER ZIPCAR

DUFL

Stinson Beach, California

Rome, Italy

Porto Alegre, Brazil

Bali, Indonesia

Limited luggage creates creative constraints, just like no time and low budget.

Manage (low) burn rate and extend runway; value-based monetization Shift in expenses from fixed to fluid; from locked-in to locked-on; from

legacy companies to startups; from waste to value

9 Practical Learnings1. No longer tethered to one fixed location, but having a few bases is advisable

2. It took a long time and much effort to divest so always think before buying

3. No longer captive consumer but open to explore arbitrary opportunities

4. Fewer better things leads to happiness and a more sustainable world

5. Problem solving and creativity increased by practicing eliminating inefficiencies

6. Everyday needs to have meaning even when doing nothing

7. Lost my fear, replaced by curiosity and interest to learn

8. New mental shortcuts to manage increased decision making

9. I’m feeling more present and appreciative for life than ever…

Seeing things differently Massive disruption Artificial Intelligence

3 Thoughts

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