New art at SSE. The Göteborg based artist Klas Barbrosson is exhibiting his triptych SNETT/INÅT/BAKÅT (terrorboll), 2025, in Stockholm in a collaboration between Stockholm Konst, Svenska Brasserier and Art Initiative. One football (SNETT) has landed outside SSE, one at Sergels torg and one at Café Klotet on Södermalm. This is the first half of the game, runs until May. Then the sculptures move to Luleå for the second half.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 sparked an unprecedented wave of solidarity among the Polish society and generous official support from the Polish government. Three years later, both the level of support and attitudes towards Ukrainian refugees in Poland continue to occupy headlines, raising questions about public policies, as well as economic and social impact. These questions will likely gain in prominence, as the electoral campaign ahead of this year’s presidential election enters its crucial stages. A new policy paper explores these issues, challenging misleading claims and highlighting the importance of accurate data.

Retail Management students in Systembolaget's Retail Club took part in a workshop focused on communicating Product Carbon Footprints (PCF) to encourage sustainable consumer choices.

Retail Management students in the Accenture Retail Club visited the Accenture head office in central Stockholm for a workshop on AI and its effect on the future of grocery retail operations.

Retail Management students in the Entrepreneurship & Family Business Retail Club visited Omaka, a brewery and restaurant founded by Hedda Spendrup.

This January, new artworks were installed in the northern staircase of Sveavägen 65, including works by artists Moa Israelsson, Klara Kristalova, Fredrik Wretman, and last year’s Maria Bonnier Dahlin Foundation grant recipient Erik Thörnkvist.

For the past two decades, Design Thinking has been a driving force in business innovation, helping companies improve products and services. Yet, Design Thinking has serious limitations, according to new research by HOI researcher Roberto Verganti, with co-author Elizabeth Bowie Cristoforetti of Harvard, published in The Design Journal. Its extreme and close focus on user needs (or user-ism, sometimes becoming a face-lifted version of consumerism), can lead businesses to overlook broader systemic challenges, from sustainability to social responsibility. The authors argue that design must evolve—moving beyond being purely reactive to market needs and instead becoming an active shaper of a positive future.

The Center for Statecraft and Strategic Communication hosted a fully booked StratCom Lunch on February 10th, featuring Sweden’s Minister of Defense, Pål Jonson. Attendees engaged in an insightful discussion on Arming Sweden and Ukraine – Challenges and Opportunities.

Sweden has slashed gasoline taxes, making driving more affordable, but experts warn of long-term consequences. A new policy brief from the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) examines how recent fuel tax cuts have lowered prices while increasing household vulnerability to oil price spikes and slowing the shift to electric vehicles.