GSE Team Member
Stephan Skare Nielsen
Innovation Consultant/Futurist, M.Sc.
Company: Future Navigator
Born: January 9, 1979
Email: skarenielsen@gmail.com / ssn@futurenavigator.dk
Sponsorclub: Frederiksberg-Falconér
After finishing public school and deciding not to join the family business in the construction industry, Stephan decided to move to Copenhagen and study at the Copenhagen Business School. Today Stephan holds a Bachelor in International Business and a Master of Science in Innovation and Business Development from the Copenhagen Business School. During his education Stephan studied at the University of Southern California (USC) at undergraduate level and at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Vancouver at MBA level.
Vocationally, Stephan’s interests are related to his current job as a futurist at Future Navigator which is an inspiring consulting company that offers Futurebased Ideas DevelopmentTM – a unique mix of future studies, innovation and product/ service development. Clients range from small regional companies to international corporations and the company works across all industries (e.g. retail, banking, airline, energy, government, biotech, health care and more). The client base is especially strong in Scandinavia but is rapidly becoming more international (Asia and North America) because of the niche created by the strong and diverse mix of competencies. Stephan has primarily handled research and project management, but will soon be given new responsibilities within business development. Therefore Stephan is hoping to visit organisations/companies which are researching and/or working with innovation, product/service development, design and new business models.
In his spare time Stephan enjoys reading a good book, spending time with his friends and family (4 nephews) and doing a bit of sports. He used to play rugby for Frederiksberg Rugby Club and achieved 3 Danish championships. Now he plays soccer for Frederiksberg Soccer Club, runs a few times a week and tries to grab any chance he gets to go diving. He also enjoys to travel with the US, Canada, Cuba, Oman, Kenya and Vietnam being the highlights.
