Christian Bason
CEO at DDC – Danish Design Center- Claim this Profile
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Christian is a dynamic manager with very strong analytic skills, excellent innovative capacities and a deep understanding of the key strategic challenges facing organizations in the public sector.
Søren Toft
Christian is a dynamic manager with very strong analytic skills, excellent innovative capacities and a deep understanding of the key strategic challenges facing organizations in the public sector.
Søren Toft
Christian is a dynamic manager with very strong analytic skills, excellent innovative capacities and a deep understanding of the key strategic challenges facing organizations in the public sector.
Søren Toft
Christian is a dynamic manager with very strong analytic skills, excellent innovative capacities and a deep understanding of the key strategic challenges facing organizations in the public sector.
Experience
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DDC – Danish Design Center
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Denmark
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Design Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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CEO
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Nov 2014 - Present
I lead our efforts leveraging design to create value for business, society and our planet — working with corporates, SMEs, startups and public and not-for-profits nationally and internationally. As an independent non-profit foundation, backed by the government, the Danish Design Centre pursues green, digital and social missions connecting design resources with business and government challenges. I lead our efforts leveraging design to create value for business, society and our planet — working with corporates, SMEs, startups and public and not-for-profits nationally and internationally. As an independent non-profit foundation, backed by the government, the Danish Design Centre pursues green, digital and social missions connecting design resources with business and government challenges.
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MindLab
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Copenhagen Area, Denmark
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Director
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Jan 2007 - Oct 2014
Director of MindLab, a cross-ministerial innovation lab and part of the Ministry of Business & Growth, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Employment, the City of Odense and in partnership with the Ministry of the Economy and the Interior. MindLab involves citizens and businesses in designing new public policies and services. Director of MindLab, a cross-ministerial innovation lab and part of the Ministry of Business & Growth, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Employment, the City of Odense and in partnership with the Ministry of the Economy and the Interior. MindLab involves citizens and businesses in designing new public policies and services.
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Visiting Scholar
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Mar 2014 - Jul 2014
Doctoral research, writing, seminars with Parsons The New School for Design's DESIS Lab and its Public & Collaborative initiative: http://nyc.pubcollab.org Doctoral research, writing, seminars with Parsons The New School for Design's DESIS Lab and its Public & Collaborative initiative: http://nyc.pubcollab.org
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Ramboll Management Consulting
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Denmark
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Business Manager
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May 1995 - Dec 2006
Head of Ramboll Managements Organisation & Leadership practice. Organisational analysis, strategy & implementation, including HR & leadership training. Clients mainly included public and third sector, such as ministries, trade unions and international organisations. Experienced lecturer/presenter on leadership, HR and work-life balance issues. Assistant Professor at University of Copenhagen in the course "The new working life", 2004 Head of Ramboll Managements Organisation & Leadership practice. Organisational analysis, strategy & implementation, including HR & leadership training. Clients mainly included public and third sector, such as ministries, trade unions and international organisations. Experienced lecturer/presenter on leadership, HR and work-life balance issues. Assistant Professor at University of Copenhagen in the course "The new working life", 2004
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Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen
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Denmark
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Research
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate professor
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Aug 2004 - Jan 2005
Taught Master's degree class on organisation theory & working life issues. Taught Master's degree class on organisation theory & working life issues.
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European Commission
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Belgium
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Intern
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Oct 1996 - Mar 1997
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International Secretary
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1994 - 1996
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Education
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Copenhagen Business School
Ph.D., Design leadership -
The Wharton School
Executive Education, LinKS W8: Strategy Design in the Flat World: Profiting From Uncertainty -
Harvard Business School
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New York University
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Aarhus University
M.Sc., Political Science