Time runs when your having fun - and now its friday again. Martin have been in Berlin most of this week. Meeting some great people and start-ups before joining the NEXT conference and hooking up with even more people and stuff. Once he came back he went almost directly to an executive brief and presentation of digital trends to a board of directors who are heading up a company in a the highly disruptive media market. It seems like there is a growing need to get help to navigate in this change and get to a stage where informed decisions can be made. More and more executives realize that building a iPad app is not the answer to every strategic decision. Kim have been heading up our...

The last few weeks we have been travelling around Denmark conducting interviews for our master’s thesis. It’s been some thrilling weeks visiting the Danish municipalities of Skanderborg, Aarhus, Odder, Silkeborg, Odense and Høje Taastrup (still some town halls to visit). These municipalities, we believe, are some of the best Danish examples (yet not perfect as in the perfect of perfect, example) on how the public sector explores the possibilities of engaging and tapping into the knowledge of citizens on digital platforms. Besides meeting some fantastic civil...

Hi all, No weeknote last Friday because of a danish holiday getting in the way. And by getting in the way we mean letting us relax and eat wheat buns with too much butter. Except if you are Martin. He took a trip to Berlin to participate in Next Berlin, a conference for the digital industry. If you are in Berlin and wish to talk to Martin in person, or discuss things related to Socialsquare, then do drop him a line. Much of our time last week went to a new project we have begun together with Nimb Louise, a new gourmet restaurant in Copenhagen. It is a very exciting...

The increasingly complex society is challenging the traditional way we solve problems in the public sector. The problems are wicked – there are no easy fix because it takes multiple stakeholders to solve them, and there are no obvious solutions to the problems. At the same time the welfare state is facing economic pressure and fiscal constraint. In overcoming these challenges, the new internet paradigm is offering great potentials solving these complex problems. The Danish welfare state faces two big challenges, wicked problems and fiscal constraint. The traditional way we have been working in the public sector can no longer solve the...

Hello, It’s another Monday weeknote, since we held a small event in our office this Friday. It was a follow-up on our R.I.P Social Media agenda, Martin talked about how we saw this development, and we invited our guests to discusses ‘what’s next’ with us.It was a low-key event, but provided a nice and cozy end to the week with beers, popcorn and interesting discussions.   

It’s been a few months since we started working on our master’s thesis research project here at Socialsquare. So far it’s been fun, busy and inspiring working at the open office space here at Nørrebro. Admitted. The SQ office space and atmosphere beats the study hall at the Department of political science at the University of Copenhagen. And add to that, being among dedicated (and awesome) colleagues makes the whole process easier given the great sparing and feedback opportunities. (Hopefully, Socialsquare learn a few things from us as well, including how to make a proper rye bread.) As you may...

Things are moving fast forward here at Nørrebro. Momentum is still high after our event in March. Our message that social media is dead is being very well received by our network and with our customers. In extension to this, we have this week have had a series of meetings about potential new projects. It's exciting to meet you all out there and to experience the urge to change the existing solutions and to challenge the markets. And furthermore it’s reassuring to feel that Socialsquare can help you with your projects and processes! On next Friday we hold an event to follow up the one in March. Read more and sign up here...

Tourism is moving into a new paradigm. The renewed preferences of tourists and the technological possibilities calls for new products and services. Kodak's fate is an interesting case - one that we have referred to before in our work. I shall not dwell on their inability to change their business model but only recall the time when their products were once one of the key technologies for tourists. It is not longer than a decade ago when the yellow rolls of camera film was in the pockets of all tourists and two decades ago where the...

 This week the amazing story of our good friends at Podio who was acquired by Citrix is obviously worth spending a few thoughts and lines about. Magnus made a very nice tribute blogpost about what we can learn about Podio's succes. Another acquisition this week has hit the headlines, namely Facebook buying Instagram for an amount of 1$ billion. The main point here is not the monetary value, but the value of the service and it's interesting to think about the two acquisitions - as two models for startup "growth" models  - user focused growth vs. product focused growth.   The two acquisitions...

Three years ago our co-founder and chairman, Thomas Madsen-Mygdal, invested in a great idea and three guys in a “garage” – notably Jon Froda, Anders Pollas and later but not least Kasper Hulthin. The stealth name of the project was Hoist and all of Socialsquare ended up with their stickers, heard about their product vision and about the market they wanted to challenge. Thomas, the founders and their team spent much time prototyping the product, re-framing the position and building the business. We have invited several of our customers on a tour de chambre past their office, and they told our clients about the future way of work and how their product enabled people all around...