Storyteller

Transforming the present

As a writer, publisher, and Chief Editor of DNP, Bjørnar shares his passion for literature and innovation. He has over the last decades been a scholar and an advocate for education, e.g. through Oxford Brookes and volunteer positions as County Manager at UE Alumni Norway, a part of JA Worldwide, as well as heading several projects in the field.

Explorer

Letters from the field

The Human Realm exploration project delves into the Great Books, art, literature, the Great Masters, and the forefront of exploration. Check out the link below.

Innovation

Frontiers of new technology

As a scholar, Bjørnar has written e.g. a research dissertation for his MBA at Oxford Brookes Business School, on new innovative technology and the competitive advantage benefits that this brings for the Higher Education sector, as well as for large organisations in general.

With a Masters degree in Civil Engineering from NTNU, Norway, Bjørnar's work for the past decades has been in the cross-section of innovation, product development, design and engineering, in a combination of business development. 

This has been showcased through the many prizes Bjørnar has won, both nationally and internationally; the Silver Prize in the European Championship for student businesses, the 1st Prize for Norway's Best Student Business, Venture Cup, 1st Place at IdèCup Vestlandet, The Nordea-prize for Best Business Plan, Innovation Norway's Innovation Prize for Most innovative product, 1st Place for Biggest international potential.

As a Designer of Hydrostatics & Stability, Bjørnar also made the initial design sketch for what became the famous Ulstein X-Stern ship bow, which now sails around the world on many large high-tech vessels.