reconnecting humanity through conversations

I am a Danish civic designer and conversation innovator dedicated to reimagining and reenchanting the world. I am the founder of Concopia, an initiative developing new conversation etiquettes and experiential formats that strengthen democratic culture and civic imagination.

My work bridges art, design, and rhetorical citizenship — often realized through conversations cards, salons and exhibitions. Sometimes I set out on my own endeavors – sometimes I collaborate with cultural institutions such as the innovative library DOKK1, the Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle, the Danish Parliament , ministeries and municipalities, and the National Gallery of Denmark.

I often serve as salonnière at major events, including the conference dinner at the Nordic Conference on Rhetorics and the formal dinners hosted by AFSMK – American Friends of the National Gallery of Denmark for the opening of the exhibition on Danish 19th-century drawings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Getty in Los Angeles.

My projects invite citizens to reconnect through curiosity, wonder, and conversation as a democratic act.

I’m appointed to the Danish Design Council for my lifelong contributions to civic design.

Concopia is a card deck of curiosities and questions that encourage us to reimagine and reenchant the world

  • The Concopian Chamber of Wonders

    An immersive experience where you can lose yourself in giant versions of Concopia Cards. Let the questions spark deep contemplations or elevate your conversations with friends.

  • Guided Concopian Conversation Salons

    A deck of Concopia Cards makes it easy for everyone to host their own conversation salons. However – if I’m hosting I tailor the experience to group, venue or occasion and add some anecdotes and a touch of magic.

  • postcards from the world

    Around the world fellow Concopians send us snapshots of how they are using the cards.

  • Innovation salons

    Participants discussing how to reinvent libraries during a Concopia-workshop at the NEXT Library Conference 2025

  • Keynote speeches on social imagination

    Giving a keynote talk on how to reimagine and reenchant the world.

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  • salonnière at festive occations

    When planning a party we tend to focus on the venues food and drinks. But what about the conversation menus that might elevate the conversations between the distinguished guests?

    Photo: Celebrating the 60’iest birthdays of the lord and chamberlain at Lundsgaard Estate, Kerteminde.

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Other examples of my work

  • Civic desires

    I am the co-founder of the civic laboratory Civic Desires that explores how to boost agency and social imagination. Photo from our exhibition at the DAC - The Danish Centre for Architecture.

  • salonnière

    Photo from a celebratory dinner marking the opening of an exhibition of Danish 19th Century Art at The Getty in L.A. The dinner was hosted by AFSMK - American Friends of The National Gallery of Denmark and I was also the salonnière at the dinner marking the opening at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

  • The Concopian Chamber of Wonders

    The immersive experience featuring huge Concopia Cards in a maze-like set-up that invites visitors to explore.

    Photo from the NEXT Library biennale at DOKK1 in Aarhus where library directions and democracy enthusiasts from 33 gather to rethink libraries and public spaces.