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Do you need a speaker, workshop leader or moderator? Look no further!

I am Daniel Byström, founder of Design Nation. Besides working on various design projects, I also do speeches, to inspire, boost creativity, or to provide knowledge. Furthermore I do faciliate workshops tailored from your needs, lead panels and moderate with an insightful approach, and encourage the audience to participation.

Some topics where I have been engaged within at events and conferences are:

  • Destination Design
  • Regenerative Tourism and Development
  • Innovation, Design and Creativity
  • Tactical Urbanism
  • Co-Creation, Inspiration
  • ...and more

Thank you for your interest in booking me for your event!

Contact Daniel directly:

daniel@designnation.se

Profile Daniel:

Destination Designer and founder of Design Nation. Specialised in design thinking for responsible tourism management and destination development.

In my profession as Destination Designer I have had the fortune to travel the world. I have been working extensively in rural communities, especially in the Nordics, which has brought me to peoples homes. That is what I really like - to connect to people and co-create with a purpose driven mindset. I grew up in a small village in Småland in Sweden. I love outdoor and nature. The mountains, the sea, the forest and the vast open wilderness. At the same time I also work in placemaking and planning for urban environments. I can see how important it is not to polarise between urban and rural, but more see to the ”rurban”. I advocate sustainable development for real, focusing on regenerative design, inclusive processes and collective efforts.

I consider the purpose of my profession is to engage communities to work together, out from shared understanding of preconditions, values and visions. Focusing on destinations by communities for communities.

Lecture references:

"Changing Values,Changing Lifestyles - Tourism and Rural Development: How local experiences build the image and value of a destination" - UNWTO – UN World Tourism Organization, Yerevan, Armenia – Keynote

"Destination Design as a Method. Emphasis on sustainable development of destinations." - Norsk Opplevelsekonferense, Innovative Opplevelser, ATTA - Adventure Travel Trade Association & Innovation Norway, Lofoten, Norway – Keynote and workshop facilitator

"Developing a DMP with Austurland, East Iceland - Building up a Community Based Destination with a Responsible Focus" – DTTT Global, Helsinki

"Future of Streets and Street Moves" - Smart City Expo, Barcelona – Keynote and workshop facilitator

"Att jobba med plats & design - Ett hållbart samhälle genom design - Så funkar det! - County of Dalarna, County of Jämtland/Härjedalen, Svensk Form och SVID – Keynote

"Att jobba med plats och design" – County of Värmland and Kristinehamn Municipality

"Attractive destinations and community development for sustainable growth" - Tillväxtverket / The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth – Specialist

"Attractive places through Destination Design - Design Thinking for Responsible & Regenerative Tourism and Sustainable Destination Management" – Swedish Lapland

"Attractive places through Destination Design - Design Thinking for Responsible Tourism Management and Destination Development" – Visit Farao Islands and Ferðavinnustevnan, Tórshavn

"Community Driven Destination Design" - Centre For Tourism, Gothenburg University – Keynote

"Design - engages people and develops communities" - Business Sweden, Vienna, Austria – Keynote

"Design som utvecklingskraft - Samhällets transformation i hållbar riktning och branschfakta" – East Sweden Design Days

"Destination Design Workshop" Glasriketuppdraget / County of Kronoberg – Facilitator

"Destination development and destination design" - Kurbits Design Dalarna – Keynote and workshop facilitator

"Destinationsdesign - Metoder för regenerativ utveckling genom turism och platsutveckling" – East Sweden Design Days – Keynote

"Hur skapar vi en attraktiv plats? - Om hållbar destinations- och platsutveckling, destinationsdesign och metoder för att skapa engagemang" - SKR - Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions – Keynote

"Make your street home!" - Malmö in the Making - Keynote

"Open design and community development" - Swedish Exhibition Agency – Keynote

"Our Future Community" - What Works Tourism Summit, Reykjavík

"Seminary and workshop on methods for dialogue and participation in community development" - Design March, Iceland – Facilitator

"Slow travel, big landscape & welcoming locals" - Ta Træna med Storm, Nordland, Norway – Keynote

"Street Moves - Slow streets, fast cities - designing infrastructure for mobility and public life" – Streets for People, Denver / County of Västerbottem / SKR - Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions / ARK DGR, Form/Design Center, Malmö / MMMiS and more.

"Sustainability block" - Business of Design Week, Hong Kong – Moderator keynote

"Sustainable development and community design" - State University of New York – Workshop facilitator and process leader

"Swedish design - Integrating sustainability" - Stockholm Design Week / Swedish Institute – Keynote