Hi, I am
Hanna Lakkala
FUTURIST & FUTURES COACH
THIS IS WHAT I BELIEVE INWith navigation skills and futures capabilities, the impossible can become possible.
We often think that reality is self-evident.
That opportunities have certain preconditions and only certain futures are possible.
However, as a futures coach, futurist, challenger of thinking and co-driver in change, I am constantly facing different futures.
What is possible? How can we create a future from the present in a more conscious way? What kinds of transformations can the change in the world bring to individuals, communities, and entire states?
At its best, foresight and futures studies open up new worlds and challenge you to think and question – to look deeper. For too long, however, futures studies lacked a bridge to people’s everyday lives, to the individual level, everyday choices.
I, therefore, want to combine my 13-year academic experience in futures studies & foresight, and my knowledge of solution-focused coaching and positive psychology and apply the theories and methods of futures studies and foresight in concrete settings so that every person might obtain the strategic metaskills necessary to navigate life more bravely.
This moment is the only one we have. Only from this moment can we consciously create the desired future, without living it yet
Living in various places around the world over decades - such as Colombia, Laos, Nepal, Canada, Germany and the Nordics - has taught me humility to question my thinking and the prevailing narratives, strengthened my intuition and, consequently, given me the courage to respond to the call of life. I now dare to admit that the truth is probably found in the shades of grey, between black and white.
I returned to my roots in Torne River Valley, Finnish-Swedish border region in the Arctic North, after 20 years abroad, because I wanted space to think, to envision and be inspired by the nature of Lapland, the silence and the opportunities available in the three neighbouring countries – Finland, Sweden and Norway.
Even in the future, I still want to keep one foot out in the world and the other foot firmly in the far North!
Hanna in podcasts
In this episode of Future of Business, hosted by American futurist Kevin Benedict, Hanna explores the key forces shaping the future of the Far North and the trends that have placed the Arctic region at the forefront of global interest.
Hanna appears as a guest on Future of Business, the podcast channel hosted by American futurist Kevin Benedict. In this episode, she reflects on different perspectives on international happiness rankings, discusses Nordic societies, and explores how coaching, positive psychology, and futures thinking are interconnected.
