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Dr. Richard Gatarski (born in 1958) pursues his mission “to help us discover, understand and develop social and technological movements”. Closest to his heart lies an idea to help designing the best start in life for our children - where “school” is not the solution.

As a speaker Dr. Richard Gatarski is experimenting with new, inspiring, and multiple threaded forms of presentations - by some referred to as digital storytelling. The results are thought-provoking illustrations of contemporary life. Richard brings togheter seemingly unrelated subjects, such as meaningfulness, schooling, business and computerization, into an emotionally touching sphere of thoughts. He achieves this by providing insightful demonstrations together with critical reflections. The audience meets issues such as social media, kids as consumers, school branding, a post PC world with artificial market actors and customer conversations in Web 2.0 worlds. Richard’s aim is to offer the audience both subtle and mind blowing insights, sometimes in a provocative fashion, that stimulate exciting conversations.

Richard is working as a free lance advisor on questions regarding strategic conversations and novel forms of education.  As of 2007 and onwards Richard directs an ongoing conversation with the world through weconverse.com, which focuses his frequent presentations at seminars, conferences, classes, etc. Richard worked between 1989 and 2005 as a researcher and assistant professor at the School of Business, Stockholm University. Earlier Richard studied and worked with the Department of Business Administration at the Stockholm University(1985-1989). Before that he worked with quality issues concerning microelectronics and the development of computer and communications systems at Ericsson Telecommunications (1978-1984). The year in between these jobs he was bumming around the globe.

Richard Gatarski’s special field is digital technology, electronic media and how people and machines use them. The clients are basically people working with human as well as machine conversations. He is also teaching the subjects of communication, information, E-business and consumer behavior at a number of academic and private institutions.

The academic side

Dr. Gatarski is an internationally recognized researcher and former assistant professor at the School of Business, Stockholm University. He has more than 30 years of experience with the use of computer technology. Richard is an author of several academic journal articles, conference papers, and contributions to the popular press. Besides that, from early 1996, he shared his findings at his academic Web pages. Richard Gatarski is a jury member of Web Service Award and a board member at NITA (Swedish IT-user Centre).

The commercial side

Richard is an inspirer and advisor on e-media matters for commercial enterprises, government agencies. various organizations, and schools in Europe. He has testified before the Swedish government on issues involving digital technology, business, and everyday life. Richard is a much-appreciated speaker and is frequently interviewed in print, radio, and TV media. Richard Gatarski is a member of the Web Service Award jury.

The private side

Richard is living together with Ann and their children Milton and Nellie. Richard and his brother Henrik are the sons of Solgerd (now deceased) from Småland, Sweden and Kazimierz from Pinsk, Poland. Richard is the grandson of the country store owner K A Andersson in Mosstorp. The latter is historically very important, at least in a personal perspective.

Updated 2009-10-01

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