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The Core

Introduction

Behind every project, every organization, and every innovation are people with knowledge, experience, and commitment.

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Watercolor illustration depicting people in different professions and life situations — from healthcare, education, and transportation to retail, construction, and technology. The illustration symbolizes how value is created through collaboration among people across society.

The Invisible Capital in Norwegian Working Life

We often talk about technology, strategy, and results. Far less often do we talk about the people who make working life and value creation possible — every single day.

Read the Reflection “The Invisible Capital in Norwegian Working Life” 

Watercolor illustration of the Norwegian Opera & Ballet in Oslo used as a visual reflection on the invisible capital in Norwegian working life

Why Good Ideas Often Stop with the Leader

What if the biggest obstacle to innovation is not a lack of ideas, but our ability to bring them forward?


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Watercolor illustration showing the contrast between an open organization characterized by trust, sharing, and innovation, and a closed organization characterized by control, silos, and stagnation. A person stands at a crossroads between listening and shutting others out.

Value Is Created When People Come Together

Value is rarely created in isolation. It emerges when people, technology, trust, and collaboration come together.  

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Watercolor illustration depicting people in different professions and how value is created through the interaction of work, technology, and society.

Why Digitalization Is Really About People

Digitalization is not just about technology. It is about the people who use, understand, and create the solutions.

Read the Reflection “Why Digitalization Is Really About People”

Evening view of Deichman Bjørvika in Oslo, used as an illustration for a reflection on digitalization, people, and technology.

Why Has Our Most Important Capital Become Invisible?

We often say that people are our most important resource. Yet many of our most important decisions focus on everything else. How did we get here?

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Watercolor illustration depicting people at different stages of life, in various professions and everyday situations, gathered in an urban setting. A nurse, an industrial worker, a woman wearing a hijab, office workers, a wheelchair user, and a cyclist interact through conversations and daily activities. In the background are workplaces, construction cranes, public buildings, transportation, and city life. The illustration symbolizes how value is created through the interaction between people, working life, and society.

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