Feb 14, 2025
Landed in a Storm, Took Off with a Story...
Landed in a Storm, Took Off with a Story...
Iceland didn’t just greet me with a storm - it handed me a story. Nature roared, history echoed, and innovation pulsed. In Iceland, storytelling isn’t a skill - they move, they shape, they demand to be felt.
Iceland didn’t just greet me with a storm - it handed me a story. Nature roared, history echoed, and innovation pulsed. In Iceland, storytelling isn’t a skill - they move, they shape, they demand to be felt.
Last week, when I landed in Reykjavík, I arrived just in time to experience a red alert storm for the first time - a clear reminder of who’s really in charge there. With what I experienced, Iceland doesn’t just exist - it tells a story. And this trip? It was all about storytelling - by nature, by history, and by innovation.
One moment, I was battling stormy winds & gusts strong enough to knock you off your feet. The next, I was inside Perlan, surrounded by a frozen world and dancing auroras that felt more real than virtual, yet entirely artificial. Then came FlyOver Iceland - not just a visual spectacle, but a masterclass in storytelling. A perfect illusion, but also a lesson: stories shape how we experience reality.
At the Settlement Museum, storytelling took a different form - quieter, yet just as powerful. The remnants of a Viking longhouse, the echoes of resilience, and the realization that those early settlers braved forces just as wild as the storm I had just walked through. What once felt like distant history now seemed strikingly close to today’s frontier spirit - both mythical and undeniably real.
And then, UTmessan - a different kind of storytelling. Not about the past, but about the future. Conversations about AI, innovation, and technology shaping Iceland’s next chapter. It’s wild to think how a place shaped by fire and ice is also shaping the future with cutting-edge innovation.
If nature was the chaos, #Utmessan was the control. And somehow, it all made perfect sense. Iceland was a clear reminder - storytelling is everywhere. Nature tells it. History preserves it. Innovation reinvents it.
As I flew back, one thought stayed with me: 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀. 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱? 𝗜𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗹𝘆.
Turns out, AI can be a storyteller too - just with a quirky, digital twist. At Utmessan, we ran an AI Fortune Cookie activity, where every fortune was uniquely generated, serving up wisdom, humor, or just the kind of randomness that makes you pause and think. Some cracked a smile, some sparked curiosity, and a few felt unsettlingly spot on.
Curious to see what AI has in store for you? Go ahead, crack one open here: https://ai-prophecy.leapofpi.com/
PS: Best optimised for mobile devices.
Last week, when I landed in Reykjavík, I arrived just in time to experience a red alert storm for the first time - a clear reminder of who’s really in charge there. With what I experienced, Iceland doesn’t just exist - it tells a story. And this trip? It was all about storytelling - by nature, by history, and by innovation.
One moment, I was battling stormy winds & gusts strong enough to knock you off your feet. The next, I was inside Perlan, surrounded by a frozen world and dancing auroras that felt more real than virtual, yet entirely artificial. Then came FlyOver Iceland - not just a visual spectacle, but a masterclass in storytelling. A perfect illusion, but also a lesson: stories shape how we experience reality.
At the Settlement Museum, storytelling took a different form - quieter, yet just as powerful. The remnants of a Viking longhouse, the echoes of resilience, and the realization that those early settlers braved forces just as wild as the storm I had just walked through. What once felt like distant history now seemed strikingly close to today’s frontier spirit - both mythical and undeniably real.
And then, UTmessan - a different kind of storytelling. Not about the past, but about the future. Conversations about AI, innovation, and technology shaping Iceland’s next chapter. It’s wild to think how a place shaped by fire and ice is also shaping the future with cutting-edge innovation.
If nature was the chaos, #Utmessan was the control. And somehow, it all made perfect sense. Iceland was a clear reminder - storytelling is everywhere. Nature tells it. History preserves it. Innovation reinvents it.
As I flew back, one thought stayed with me: 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀. 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱? 𝗜𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗹𝘆.
Turns out, AI can be a storyteller too - just with a quirky, digital twist. At Utmessan, we ran an AI Fortune Cookie activity, where every fortune was uniquely generated, serving up wisdom, humor, or just the kind of randomness that makes you pause and think. Some cracked a smile, some sparked curiosity, and a few felt unsettlingly spot on.
Curious to see what AI has in store for you? Go ahead, crack one open here: https://ai-prophecy.leapofpi.com/
PS: Best optimised for mobile devices.
Last week, when I landed in Reykjavík, I arrived just in time to experience a red alert storm for the first time - a clear reminder of who’s really in charge there. With what I experienced, Iceland doesn’t just exist - it tells a story. And this trip? It was all about storytelling - by nature, by history, and by innovation.
One moment, I was battling stormy winds & gusts strong enough to knock you off your feet. The next, I was inside Perlan, surrounded by a frozen world and dancing auroras that felt more real than virtual, yet entirely artificial. Then came FlyOver Iceland - not just a visual spectacle, but a masterclass in storytelling. A perfect illusion, but also a lesson: stories shape how we experience reality.
At the Settlement Museum, storytelling took a different form - quieter, yet just as powerful. The remnants of a Viking longhouse, the echoes of resilience, and the realization that those early settlers braved forces just as wild as the storm I had just walked through. What once felt like distant history now seemed strikingly close to today’s frontier spirit - both mythical and undeniably real.
And then, UTmessan - a different kind of storytelling. Not about the past, but about the future. Conversations about AI, innovation, and technology shaping Iceland’s next chapter. It’s wild to think how a place shaped by fire and ice is also shaping the future with cutting-edge innovation.
If nature was the chaos, #Utmessan was the control. And somehow, it all made perfect sense. Iceland was a clear reminder - storytelling is everywhere. Nature tells it. History preserves it. Innovation reinvents it.
As I flew back, one thought stayed with me: 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀. 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱? 𝗜𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗹𝘆.
Turns out, AI can be a storyteller too - just with a quirky, digital twist. At Utmessan, we ran an AI Fortune Cookie activity, where every fortune was uniquely generated, serving up wisdom, humor, or just the kind of randomness that makes you pause and think. Some cracked a smile, some sparked curiosity, and a few felt unsettlingly spot on.
Curious to see what AI has in store for you? Go ahead, crack one open here: https://ai-prophecy.leapofpi.com/
PS: Best optimised for mobile devices.
