Future is Present Tense

A glimpse into the thinking from Nordkapp,a product design and transformation studio in Helsinki and Amsterdam.

Editors
Sami Niemelä

Strategic designer & creative director. Co-founder @Nordkapp, board of directors @ixda. He/him.

Teppo Kotirinta

Principal Designer & Co-founder of Nordkapp, Mixed Reality fan, DJ and photography enthusiast. www.nordkapp.fi

Nordkapp

Nordkapp is a strategy and design advisory for the post-normal era.

Liam Turner

Liam is a Californian living in Helsinki and a designer at Nordkapp. He’s interested in building a bright, interactive, adventurous, ambitious future.

Topias Teirikko

Senior Designer with a lot of experience in UX, Visual, Business and Concept Design. Always eager to find problems worth solving.

Juhani Haaparanta

Managing Director at Nordkapp. Ex-Microsoft, Ex-Nokia. Incurable optimist.

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