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Ståle Økland

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Ståle Økland (born 21 April 1976) is a Norwegian writer, thinker, trend expert and public speaker.[1] He grew up in Bryne, Leverkusen and Paris. He currently lives in Oslo, Norway.

Personal life

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Ståle Økland's academic background is studies in sociology, history and German language. He started his career in the advertising industry as a copywriter with an advertising company in Stavanger, Norway. He shortly became a creative director in the agency, and later partner and managing director. In 2007 he founded a Norwegian trend agency called Domene Fem AS.[2]

Works

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Økland discusses issues relating to the fields of consumption,[3] technology,[4] trade and society, and current topics of relevance to the business community such as globalization, social and cultural change, innovation,[5] strategic management and retail trends.[6] He has given keynote speeches at many European conferences.[7][8][9]

Ståle Økland has also had a political career, among others as vice-mayor in the municipality of Time, Norway (2003-2005).[10] He is the eldest son of the former Norwegian footballer Arne Larsen Økland.

Publications

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  • Datakrasj (2015)[1]
  • Bykamp (2014), together with Nicolai Strøm Olsen.[11]
  • Tenk som en rockestjerne (2013) [12]
  • Trendmania (2011) Trendmania

References

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  1. ^ "Ståle Økland - Speaker on trends and globalization". A-speakers.com. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  2. ^ "Global Retail Trends" (in Norwegian). D5network.com. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  3. ^ "Trendekspert: - Luksus-shoppingen har endret seg". DN.no. 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  4. ^ "Internett skaper ikke vekst". Innovasjonsbloggen.com. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  5. ^ "Usexy norske varer". Dagbladet.no. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  6. ^ Cross, Danny (2010-11-23). "Two-Minute Tour: South Korea". VMSD.com. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  7. ^ "GDI - Conferences Detail - 10th European Trend Day". Gdi.ch. 2014-03-19. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  8. ^ "Exploring Retail '15". Managementforum.com. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  9. ^ "Tages-Anzeiger Forum "Generation Y": Keynote "Want To Reach The Young? Learn From Rockstars"". YouTube.com. 2015-02-27. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  10. ^ Petter Olsen (2003-09-17). "Fortsatt KrF-styre i Time-politikken". Aftenbladet.no. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  11. ^ "Bykamp | Concorde". Concorde.no. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  12. ^ "Katzenjammer | LivingByCamera". Cameratravel.wordpress.com. 2013-04-25. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
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