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Mar 20

AI won’t replace artists

Last January, I went to Oslo and visited the Munch museum. I was deeply touched by the experience and thought it was profound. Visiting exhibits is almost like my religion. …

AI

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AI won’t replace artists
AI won’t replace artists
AI

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Mar 6

An Ode to Winterbathing, the hobby that saved my life

When I first moved to Denmark, it was smack dab in the middle of winter. I still remember the kind of cold that seeps inside your bones during that first cold wave. Does every winter get easier? Not really. Doing hygge activities certainly helped. …

Winterbathing

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An Ode to Winterbathing, the hobby that saved my life
An Ode to Winterbathing, the hobby that saved my life
Winterbathing

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Feb 26

How I Lost Money from Confusing UX

Every now and then, as a UX designer, I will have a bad online experience that pushes me to write, reflect, be vulnerable and learn from it. Here was one such incident with my current bank. I had just been to the Philippines for a month last December and spent…

UX

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How I Lost Money from Confusing UX
How I Lost Money from Confusing UX
UX

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Feb 13

5 Observations on Danish Design

Living in Denmark is like living in a design museum and getting a free education on it. After 5 years in Copenhagen, sometimes I want to use a time machine and see the city all over again with fresh eyes. I sincerely thought that it was beautiful everywhere I looked…

Danish Design

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5 Observations on Danish Design
5 Observations on Danish Design
Danish Design

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Feb 2

5 ting efter 5 år

Hold kæft, hvor tiden flyver. Nu fejrer jeg mit femårs jubilæum i Danmark. Det er den længste tid jeg har boet i et land andet end Filippinerne hvor jeg blev født. Selvom jeg har haft nogle af mine dårligste oplevelser af mit liv her, har jeg ligeledes haft de bedste…

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5 ting efter 5 år
5 ting efter 5 år

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Jan 26

Why companies should care about the AI Act

If you are working with data, you need to be aware of this most recent development of the AI Act, which is a proposed set of regulations and legal framework for AI in the EU. It covers areas such as transparency, accountability and human oversight in line with EU values…

Eu Ai Act

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Why companies should care about the AI Act
Why companies should care about the AI Act
Eu Ai Act

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Jan 19

Resiliency is not a long-term strategy

Have you ever felt like in recent years, you couldn’t catch a break? It’s been a back-to-back-to-back crisis with the pandemic, Covid recession, the Russia-Ukraine war, inflation, etc. This phenomenon dubbed as “permacrisis” has been crowned word of the year in 2022. Andre Spicer wrote an enlightening article about it…

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Resiliency is not a long-term strategy
Resiliency is not a long-term strategy

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Jan 12

Invest in Yourself for Free in ‘23

As a continuation of the theme of last week’s essay where I said companies should invest in people, I’m putting my money where my mouth is. If you want other people to invest in you, ask yourself if you do it. …

Investing

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Invest in Yourself for Free in ‘23
Invest in Yourself for Free in ‘23
Investing

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Jan 4

3 wishes for ‘23

Please note that these are all personal opinions and do not represent my current employer’s viewpoints. Good things come in threes, and consultants think in threes as well. So here are my three wishes for companies to adopt this year: 1. Ethical business partnerships with developing economies I had the misfortune…

2023

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3 wishes for ‘23
3 wishes for ‘23
2023

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Dec 28, 2022

the function of loss

This year, I resolved to live courageously while still being hopeful, because courage is born out of hope. — Jae-Hoon Won Are you facing insurmountable loss and feeling like you’ll never see the light at the end of the tunnel ever again? No matter what it is you lost last…

Loss

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the function of loss
the function of loss
Loss

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Mika Aldaba

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