By conversing with world leading thinkers, scientists and artists, the film explores to what extent our ability to connect with ourInnSæi defines our capacity to be resilient and creative in a rapidly changing world. InnSæi is the Icelandic word for intuition and means: The sea within. To see within. And to see from the inside out. InnSæi is the centre …
Creativity Workshops
We cannot solve today’s problems with yesterday’s solutionsAlbert EinsteinGunnsteinsdottir gives talks and offers workshops that help unlock the ‘Holy Grail of Creativity’ to boost resilience, wellbeing and innovative thinking in the public and private sector. Creativity has become the most sought after talent in the work market and has become a necessary component to technical and analytical skills. Creativity is …
Prisma Education
Director, developer & designer Following the bank collapse in Iceland and consequent employment, Gunnsteinsdottir developed, designed and directed an innovative, cross-disciplinary university programme, recognized by the Nordic Council in 2010 for responding efficiently to the needs of today’s work market. Prisma built skills considered by the World Economic Forum to be the most sought after skills in the work market in …
Peace-building + Gender Equality
Hrund Gunnsteinsdottir is an experienced consultant in gender and post-conflict reconstruction. She has e.g. worked for the UN, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the University of Iceland as a consultant. She has lectured and given talks on post-conflict reconstruction and gender in universities and at international conferences. Gunnsteinsdottir was Programme Manager UNIFEM/UN Women in Kosovo from 2001-2002, focusing on Governance, …
UN Women Butterfly Week
In 2008, the National Committee ofUNIFEM / UN Women in Iceland held the first Butterfly Week, to raise funds for the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women. The Butterfly Week raised 1.4 million USD; the highest contribution to UNIFEM from a National Committee. Here is a Reliefweb coverage about the project. Gunnsteinsdottir was a board member, one of the main …
Project 7
Artistic Director, Founder & Creator Imagine what the world could be like in 7 generations from now, if there was a cultural mutation in the finance sector making it a force for sustainability and inclusiveness? Project 7 aimed to invite 9 young artists and creative thinkers in the Nordic countries, to work together in 4 workshops, in 4 countries over the course of …
Hverra mamma ert þú?
Poet & concept developerHverra mamma ert þú? is a three dimensional book of poetry co-created by an architect, Hildigunnur Sverrisdottir and a visual artist, Soffia Guðrun Kr. Johannsdottir. Hverra mamma ert þú? explores the world beyond words and the subconscious relationship human beings have to Mother Earth. The book received a grant from Hlaðvarpinn Fund. It was published and exhibited …
Orbis Terræ – Ora
Playwright Orbis Terræ-Ora was a theatrical performance based on the play The Island Remains, written by Hrund Gunnsteinsdottir. The piece was developed through devised theatre methods, directed by Margret Vilhjalmsdottir and was premiered at theReykjavík Arts Festival in the Culture House in Reykjavík in 2009. Over 30 artists took part in creating Orbis Terræ-Ora, including the performance group 16lovers, and approximately …
Short films for UNIFEM / UN Women
Script writer & DirectorFour artistic short films were created forUNIFEM/UN Women’s fundraising event the Butterfly Week in March 2008. The films deal in an artistic way with the various manifestations of gender-based violence worldwide. The short films were co-created with Kristin Olafsdottir at Klikk Productions. The Dance is a contemporary dance piece performed by Erna Ómarsdóttir. The film communicates the effort …