interview Johan Salo

040x040 10th anniversary Interview #6: Johan Salo

10 years after the first 040x040, Johan Salo – UX researcher, AI designer, and arm-wrestling physical trainer – on why the ugliest prototype beats the perfect one, and what happens when creativity lives somewhere between free play and fixed rules.

by Matthias Weber

040x040 10th anniversary Interview #6: Johan Salo

040x040 Malmö Jeanette Wester

040x040 10th anniversary Interview #5: Jeanette Wester

Malmö-based artist Jeanette Wester reflects on 040x040, site-specific spatial art, and how public spaces can become poetic places of connection. From Nya Winklar to Underwater Dream, she talks about technology, trust, Hamburg–Malmö exchange, and why art creates value far beyond decoration.

by Matthias Weber

040x040 10th anniversary Interview #5: Jeanette Wester

Malmö interview Yasemin Arhan Modéer

040x040 10th anniversary Interview #4: Yasemin Arhan Modéer

10 years after the first 040x040, Yasemin Arhan Modéer (CEO Altitude Meetings) discusses the ROI of green transitions, why AI threatens creativity, and a new Hamburg-Lund innovation corridor.

by Matthias Weber

040x040 10th anniversary Interview #4: Yasemin Arhan Modéer

040x040 Harald Stjerna Malmö

040x040 10th anniversary Interview #3: Harald Stjerna

From fintech to nightlife infrastructure: Harald Stjerna (City of Malmö) looks back at his 040x040 journey, how a 2018 trip to Hamburg reshaped his view of creative ecosystems, and why sustaining nightlife requires treating it as vital civic infrastructure—not just a place that sells drinks.

by Matthias Weber

040x040 10th anniversary Interview #3: Harald Stjerna

Join the 040x040 Picnic: Hamburg, September 3–4, 2026.

A 36-hour reset for people working with change, urban development, design, innovation, foresight, and entrepreneurship. Small by design, no talk track, lots of real exchange. 040x040 Picnic, Hamburg, September 3–4, 2026.

by Matthias Weber

Join the 040x040 Picnic: Hamburg, September 3–4, 2026.

Rebecka Nilsson Media Evolution Malmö

040x040 10th anniversary Interview #2: Rebecka Nilsson

040x040 10th anniversary series: Rebecka Nilsson, from student in 2015 to Project Manager at Media Evolution. Why the creative/business divide hasn't changed, why the pandemic widened the Hamburg–Malmö gap despite new infrastructure, and why human creativity matters more than ever.

by Matthias Weber

040x040 10th anniversary Interview #2: Rebecka Nilsson

Andreas Hedin Tactel UX Design

040x040 10th anniversary Interview #1: Andreas Hedin

Part of the 040x040 10th anniversary interview series: Andreas Hedin explores the journey from 2015 to 2026. Discover why "finding a voice" matters in the AI era, why corporate talks are dead, and how Malmö redefines social spaces through "happy accidents" and collaboration.

by Matthias Weber

040x040 10th anniversary Interview #1: Andreas Hedin

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