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See the world differently.

Futurist | Keynote Speaker | Coach

Rooted in the Nordic Arctic. Shaped by the world. Challenging conventional thinking and opening up new ways of seeing the world and imagining the future.

KEYNOTES • FUTURES WORKSHOPS • PROJECTS • COLLABORATIONS •

KEYNOTES • FUTURES WORKSHOPS • PROJECTS • COLLABORATIONS •

What if the greatest obstacle to creating different futures is the way we see the world?

Kompassi osoittaa pohjoista, taustalla musta ja oranssi väri.

Hanna Lakkala

Futurist, Speaker, Strategist, Master of Science (Umeå University), Coach and metacognition developer.

Hanna Lakkala is a Futurist, strategist and speaker with over 15 years of international experience and a strong academic foundation in futures studies, built during her 13 years at the Finland Futures Research Centre.

Her work explores how our worldviews, assumptions and dominant narratives shape the way we understand change, imagine possible futures and make decisions today. Combining futures research, systems thinking and a curiosity about the deeper forces shaping our world, Hanna challenges conventional thinking and opens up new perspectives on what the future could become.

From the metropolises of Colombia and the Mekong region of Southeast Asia to the Nordic Arctic, Hanna's experiences across cultures and continents have shaped her distinctive perspective on the world. Deeply rooted in the North yet influenced by a global outlook, she brings together different ways of seeing, understanding and questioning the world around us.

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Oranssi tausta, jossa valkoisia ja sinisiä viivoja ja pisteitä.
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Listen to Hanna in podcasts

The Nordic Arctic with Futurist Hanna Lakkala

A podcast visit on Future of Business, a channel by the American Futurist Kevin Benedict, where Hanna discusses, among other things, the drivers of change shaping the future of the Nordic North and the phenomena that have brought the Arctic region into global focus.

During a podcast visit on the Future of Business channel hosted by the American futurist Kevin Benedict, Hanna reflects on different perspectives concerning the international happiness ranking. She talks about Nordic societies and why they rank high, as well as shares her insights on how coaching, positive psychology and futures studies are linked to each other.

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Let’s have a chat and explore how our collaboration could look like.

Let’s work together!

hanna@hannalakkala.com