A tireless futurist, Trond is frequently covered in the press on topics of AI, disruption, startups, public health, leadership, technology, manufacturing, and the future of work. Trond’s work has featured in a variety of business, industrial, and mainstream media, including in The Boston Globe, NPR’s Cognoscenti, Fast Company, Forbes, Fortune, IndustryWeek, and MIT News.
Op-eds
Biomanufacturing Needs New Processes to Flourish, IndustryWeek, Nov 3, 2022
POV: The future of industry isn’t digital, Fast Company, Nov 2, 2022
What’s ‘augmented lean’ and how could it decarbonize supply chains?, World Economic Forum Agenda Blog, Nov 1, 2022.
How To Manage In Manufacturing, Forbes, Oct 13, 2022
Is Industry 4.0 Still Relevant?, Forbes, March 24, 2022
Why Banks Fear Bitcoin, Fortune, Nov 20, 2014
Ebola: The dark side of globalization, Fortune, Oct 20, 2014
Interviews
What is the metaverse? A look at what Big Tech views as the next stage of the internet, NewsNation, Oct 28, 2021
BOOKS Future ready – how to map the four forces of disruption and succeed with business insights, YourStory, May 20, 2021
These four forces are key to disrupting industry trends, TechRepublic, May 12, 2021
Seriegründeren om virkeligheten etter viruset: Ut med enhjørninger og innovasjonsdirektører, Maria Amelie, Shifter, April 15, 2020
The Covid-19 Domino Effect, What’s Next?, Chloe Demrovsky, Forbes, June 23, 2020
A Look Through Futurists’ Eyes, IndustryWeek, Feb 6, 2020
Move Beyond Disruption: Interview with an Accidental Futurist, LinkedIn, Aug 19, 2019
Disruption Games: Wellesley entrepreneur’s new book seeks to spark smart change, The Swellesley Report, Aug 6, 2019
STEX25 strengthens collaboration between startups and industry, MIT News, Nov 14, 2017
From MIT, crowdsourcing a response to EBOLA, Boston Globe, Nov 12, 2014