Mats Paulsen 2 min The power of polarizing media (and presidents) Trump wrote more than 19,000 tweets during his time as president. Many with false claims, according to the New York Times (NYT). On Janu...
Mats Paulsen 3 min Wanted: The Society Therapist The fact that President Trump has lost the election does not mean that a growing mistrust between polarized groups disappears. Within the...
Fika 3 min Be a conversation activist – ten smart ideas on how do do it Some shy away from people they think are very different or have strongly opposing views. To meet and talk with an open mind is another ap...
Emma Stenström 2 min Lawyers, journalists, doctors, architects, and therapists take action The wave of activism is strong among extreme forces. That's a reason to become an activist yourself. Become the one who puts things in p...
Emma Stenström 3 min Fika starts a new initiative: A Societal Draft Instead of doing mandatory military service young people could help making society sustainable. Fika has started to explore a “societal ...
Mats Paulsen 3 min Why you should move your boundaries and share your fears Where are your boundaries and what are you ready to share to open up for a constructive conversation? That's two questions we see need mo...
Mats Paulsen 1 min Tech insiders confess their bubble sins in Social Dilemma “Imagine a world where no one believes what’s true”, says Tristan Harris, a former design ethicist at Google and co-founder of the Center...
Fika 5 min Here is how you can deal with conspiracy theory conversations There many discussions now about conspiracy theories. About QAnon, Covid and BLM, for instance. Here is a summary about how to deal peop...
Fika 2 min Better self-awareness, broader perspectives, and a more exciting life. Yup. Here you can join a guided practice to break out of your reality and filter bubbles. Do it right and you’ll become more nuanced, smart an...
Emma Stenström 4 min Meet Mr. Bubble-hopping Max Hawkins has worked for Google, YouTube and Apple. Now he is finding ways to break out of the bubbles that digital life reinforces. Ou...
Emma Stenström 3 min A new global campfire for young men to gather around No matter who is visiting Joe Rogan's podcast, they get a chance. He does not always agree, but he tries to understand. And that, with...
Emma Stenström 2 min Become better at asking questions What will you do for the holidays? That is a common question and – without trying to sound spiteful – my answer is: I'll become better at...
Mats Paulsen 6 min They want to fix the broken conversation in media Why do men buy sex? That’s being discussed in a Swedish TV show. The aim is to nuance the debate. The result is the opposite. Divides grow...
Fika 2 min …but companies show little guts to take part Premier League, the worlds biggest football league, take stance for Black lives matter. But will superbrands like Heineken try to bridge ...
Emma Stenström 1 min How bubble-hopping can close divides in times of crisis Stockholm School of Economics publishes a series or articles about “Sweden through the Crisis” – and one of them is about bubble-hopping....
Fika 1 min Bubble-hop to find social and commercial inventions Bubble-hopping can improve leadership, city development, and corporate innovation, says Otto Scharmer, a Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan Sch...
Fika 4 min Action research shows benefits from “bubble-hopping” Emma Stenström, co-founder of the Fikaproject, has done action research around bubble-hopping with students at Stockholm School of Econom...
Fika 3 min International conflict expert writes a masterplan for stopping polarization The reasons behind polarization are so complex that a strategic masterplan is needed. Here is what must be done, according to professor ...
Fika 1 min Eleven dead in Hanau - rasist political violence shakes Germany Strong emotions and calls for more dialogue to understand and respect each other better. Hopefully can that stop future rasist and politi...
Fika 3 min Politicians must change behavior to end violent polarization, says lobbyist Eleven people were killed in Hanau, Germany, in the night of February 19 2020. It’s a horrific example of polarization turned deadly viol...
Fika 3 min “Our talks in the museum made hatred disappear. Cultural experiences can make difference." The Albertinum art museum in Dresden has arranged a series of public talks on themes like nationalism and extremism. The meetings have re...
Fika 1 min Strong emotions drives polarization in Dresden Dresden is a hotspot in the political polarization in Europe. It's about violent extremists, Islamophobia and anti-semitism, immigration,...
Fika 4 min “What you call polarization, I call conflict. The conflict must be fought.” “I don't want us to depolarize. I want us to stick to the constitution of all people's equal value. It is a major conflict because some p...
Fika 3 min “We believe in one-on-one talks with extremists, not public group discussions”, says ex neo-Nazi There are many extremists, extremist tension and violence in former DDR. The Culture Office in Saxony are strengthening the arguments of ...
