Geir Berthelsen
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Geir Berthelsen is the founder of the think-tank The World Institute of Slowness.
Geir Berthelsen has been working with change management and problem solving around the globe for small and large corporation for the last 15 years. He has a background as a physicists and has a M.A in Industrial organizational psychology and has over the years work on what “Time” is as a concept, and what sort of impact "Time" has on our brain.
Berthelsen created the think-tank The World Institute of Slowness citing a vision for an entire 'Slow Planet' and a need to teach the world the way of Slow.
Geir Berthelsen has been working with change management and problem solving around the globe for small and large corporation for the last 15 years. He has a background as a physicists and has a M.A in Industrial organizational psychology and has over the years work on what “Time” is as a concept, and what sort of impact "Time" has on our brain.
Berthelsen created the think-tank The World Institute of Slowness citing a vision for an entire 'Slow Planet' and a need to teach the world the way of Slow.
See also
- Slow MovementSlow MovementThe Slow Movement advocates a cultural shift toward slowing down life's pace. It began with Carlo Petrini's protest against the opening of a McDonald's restaurant in Piazza di Spagna, Rome in 1986 that sparked the creation of the Slow Food organization...
- Slow FoodSlow FoodSlow Food is an international movement founded by Carlo Petrini in 1986. Promoted as an alternative to fast food, it strives to preserve traditional and regional cuisine and encourages farming of plants, seeds and livestock characteristic of the local ecosystem. It was the first established part of...
- Carl HonoréCarl HonoréCarl Honoré is a Canadian journalist who wrote the internationally best-selling book In Praise of Slowness: How A Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed about the Slow Movement....
- In Praise of SlownessIn Praise of SlownessIn Praise of Slow is a book by Carl Honoré containing his analysis of the Cult of Speed, which he claims is becoming the societal standard all over the world. He discusses and gives praise to the Slow Movement and the various groups around the world representative of this movement.-External links:*...
- Slow readingSlow readingSlow reading is the intentional reduction in the speed of reading, carried out to increase comprehension or pleasure. The concept appears to have originated in the study of philosophy and literature as a technique to more fully comprehend and appreciate a complex text...