{"id":1044,"date":"2017-10-16T15:35:52","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T15:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrundgunnsteinsdottir.com\/?p=1044"},"modified":"2023-11-29T16:39:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T16:39:44","slug":"life-is-about-extending-borders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrundgunnsteinsdottir.com\/is\/life-is-about-extending-borders\/","title":{"rendered":"An Interview by \u7279\u8d5eTezign in Medium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[cs_content][cs_section parallax=&#8221;false&#8221; style=&#8221;margin: 0px;padding: 25px 0px 10px;&#8221;][cs_row inner_container=&#8221;false&#8221; marginless_columns=&#8221;false&#8221; style=&#8221;margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;&#8221;][cs_column fade=&#8221;false&#8221; fade_animation=&#8221;in&#8221; fade_animation_offset=&#8221;45px&#8221; fade_duration=&#8221;750&#8243; type=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; style=&#8221;padding: 0px;&#8221;][cs_text]Copied from <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\">Medium<\/a> &#8211;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@Tezign\/hrund-gunnsteinsdottir-life-is-about-extending-borders-b0b64efe5494\">See original interview here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Hrund Gunnsteinsdottir: Life is about Extending Borders<\/h4>\n<h4 id=\"37ae\" class=\"graf graf--h3 graf--leading graf--title\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressiveMedia-zoom js-progressiveMedia-inner\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/1600\/1*nlaM4xp31SQIBe_kBydBpA.png\" \/><\/h4>\n<p>Hrund Gunnsteinsdottir is an Icelandic consultant, filmmaker, entrepreneur and a writer. She is the chair of the board of the <strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">Icelandic Technology Development Fund<\/strong>, which supports innovation and also the <strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">co-director and script writer of the documentary InnS\u00e6i\u200a\u2014\u200athe Sea Within (2016).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a consultant, Hrund has worked for the UN, specifically on<strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\"> gender and post-conflict reconstruction<\/strong>. Hrund was the program manager for <strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">UNIFEM in Kosovo and a statistician at the UNECE<\/strong>. In 2011, she was named a World Economic Forum <strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">Young Global Leader<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"section section--body section--last\">\n<div class=\"section-divider\">\n<hr class=\"section-divider\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-content\">\n<div class=\"section-inner sectionLayout--insetColumn\">\n<p id=\"dcfb\" class=\"graf graf--p graf--leading\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">Q= \u7279\u8d5eTezign<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"b58c\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">A= Hrund Gunnsteinsdottir<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"5265\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">Q: Having so many titles (Consultant, Filmmaker, Entrepreneur, Writer), is there a specific role that you associate the most with? What are the similarities for each role that you have?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"d345\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">A: <\/strong>First of all, I don\u2019t think there is a specific role or title that represents me entirely. Although it would be easy if I could tell people what you do in one title, for me that is a bit difficult. For me, I think <strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">a writer and an entrepreneur <\/strong>would be something that I relate to. Wherever I am, I am very analytical, I also think like a writer and a visual artist.<\/p>\n<p id=\"b12a\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">Before a writer actually writes a product, he or she has seen and sensed the world in a certain way. I pay attention to what I pay attention to, <strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">how people interact and the dynamics in my surroundings. <\/strong>And I think I am quite borderless or open-minded in the way I recognise information coming my way.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1360\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">Q: Why did you first choose to study Social Anthropology, what made you interested in this subject? And how does that experience later affect you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"367d\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">A:<\/strong> Social Anthropology had a lot of impacts on my work. <strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">One of the things that I learned was how do humans view the world.<\/strong> There is a theory in anthropology called<strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\"> ethnocentrism<\/strong>, and it means when you look at a different culture than your own or another person that is foreign to you, you view them through a lens of their culture, not yours. It is a very important tool for me because <strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">it allows me to listen closely to what people really try to convey through their words and actions. <\/strong>It also allows for compassion. And is often a great source of creativity and ideas.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5b5d\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">Q: In 2016, you wrote and directed your first film InnS\u00e6i: the Sea Within (or the Power of Intuition as named on Netflix), can you please share with us what inspired you to produce this film and what are you trying to convey to the audience?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"d178\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">A: <\/strong>I wanted to explore this topic because I felt we were kind of stuck in a world of metrics and \u2018tangible truths\u2019, while most things that shape our lives are elusive, beyond words and numerical measurement. When the <strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">financial crisis and fall of the banks in Iceland happened in 2008<\/strong>, a lot of people lost their jobs and trust in their government. They wanted to rethink their own and our society\u2019s values.<\/p>\n<p id=\"c3dc\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">At that time, I started a university program called<strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\"> Prisma.<\/strong> It was cross-disciplinary and sharpened our understanding of what I like to call \u2018the two rhythms\u2019 <strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">the creative rhythm and the rational or analytical rhythm<\/strong>, and how to balance the two. The result from the program was so inspiring, people transformed and some really found their sense of purpose. Most students were unemployed at the beginning of the 8 weeks program, but 2 months after graduation, 88% of our students had become economically active. After seeing the good results, I wanted to deliver that to a global context. Instead of doing a PhD, I did a documentary film.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"bda1\" class=\"graf graf--figure graf-after--p\">\n<div class=\"aspectRatioPlaceholder is-locked\">\n<div class=\"aspectRatioPlaceholder-fill\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"progressiveMedia js-progressiveMedia graf-image is-canvasLoaded is-imageLoaded\" data-image-id=\"1*3hMSwgiVh4PMGa1TinAP8Q.png\" data-width=\"1839\" data-height=\"1034\" data-action=\"zoom\" data-action-value=\"1*3hMSwgiVh4PMGa1TinAP8Q.png\" data-scroll=\"native\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressiveMedia-image js-progressiveMedia-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/1600\/1*3hMSwgiVh4PMGa1TinAP8Q.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"899\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/1600\/1*3hMSwgiVh4PMGa1TinAP8Q.png\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">InnSaei\u6d77\u62a5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"78ee\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--figure\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">Q: As a former director of Prisma Education, what do you value the most? What\u2019s your future plan?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"a560\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">A:<\/strong> In 2004, I hit a wall in my life and resigned from a permanent position at the UN. To me, that was one of those<strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\"> life\u2019s decisions<\/strong>. In important ways, I felt we were serving a system, instead of the system serving people and the planet. And I felt the work culture was limiting for people\u2019s initiatives, ideas and drive. I started thinking about what would have been the education of my dreams, and so I wrote down a few ideas. I think education is so important to each individual out there because<strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\"> it forms how we view things and how we think about our place in this world.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"da3d\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">Right now, I am working on developing a new project, a university module, in which we aim to bring in students who study different disciplines from a few universities. We will explore the trends, challenges and issues that characterize the world today and tomorrow, for example, the fourth industrial revolution. We explore these from the lens of critical and creative thinking. <strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">Cross-disciplinary, critical and creative approaches are what I like to focus on. <\/strong>Another core thing of this program is to work with the young people in Iceland and help them to develop a long-term vision for how they see the future of Iceland in an international context. This is still work in progress, but fingers crossed with will take off in the fall.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"c195\" class=\"graf graf--figure graf-after--p\">\n<div class=\"aspectRatioPlaceholder is-locked\">\n<div class=\"aspectRatioPlaceholder-fill\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressiveMedia-image js-progressiveMedia-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/1600\/1*ZE-A4W29vPKb0d4HQNE42g.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"784\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/1600\/1*ZE-A4W29vPKb0d4HQNE42g.png\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prisma Education logo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"bf81\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--figure\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">Q: How do you usually find teachers or faculties for this program? Is there a specific standard that one has to meet?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"f58e\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">A:<\/strong> When I did Prisma in 2008\u20132010, I partnered up with the Arts Academy, a business university and an association of independent scholars. We all wanted to offer an <strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">alternative option in education, to<\/strong> <strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">respond to what was going on in the country. <\/strong>Then, our program got of positive attention, it seemed people felt this was a good idea and so getting great speakers and professionals on board was not difficult.<\/p>\n<p id=\"8709\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">Q: What do you think the uneven distribution of education resources in the world today?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"ccfa\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">A: <\/strong>First,<strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\"> I think it is uneven and unequal<\/strong>. Also, I think the way we assess people\u2019s education needs to open up. When we apply for a job, our title (BA, MA, PhD) does not always represent our knowledge and experiences. We need to <strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">open up to people\u2019s experiences, <\/strong>learning experiences that do not necessarily give them official badges to carry around, and we need to consider their education differently.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5253\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">Q: What is your opinion how using advanced technology, such as AI, to solve the uneven distribution of educational resources?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"9e10\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">A:<\/strong> Definitely, technology can help open up new educational resources. Also, artificial intelligence can help us to refine our judgement and in many cases help us to take better decisions.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1988\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">My overall opinion about technological advancement and the fourth industrial revolution is that we have to remember the basic thing: <strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">technology is a means to the end, and it is not an end itself. <\/strong>We ask ourselves what is the purpose of this? From my perspective, <strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">the purpose should be to support humane ways of living and protect our planet, the natural world, which we tend to forget that we are part of.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"213c\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">Q: What does it mean to you to be a Young Global Leader in WEF? What are you hoping to achieve or contribute as a YGL?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"82d1\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">A:<\/strong> When I was elected as a YGL in 2011, I was first of all deeply grateful. I thought it was a wonderful gift, a way for me to <strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">connect with like-minded people.<\/strong> I still think the same.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4ed1\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">For my film InnS\u00e6i, I interviewed a lot of people that I had connected with through the WEF and the YGL community. I think the YGL community is very important for our world today, I would love to<strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\"> have more artists and philosophers in the group to ensure diversity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"bb84\" class=\"graf graf--figure graf-after--p\">\n<div class=\"aspectRatioPlaceholder is-locked\">\n<div class=\"aspectRatioPlaceholder is-locked\">\n<div class=\"aspectRatioPlaceholder is-locked\">\n<div class=\"aspectRatioPlaceholder-fill\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1392px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressiveMedia-image js-progressiveMedia-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/1600\/1*xpebxt7oTwebQCjty0UJrw.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1392\" height=\"927\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/1600\/1*xpebxt7oTwebQCjty0UJrw.png\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">InnSaei, premiere in Reykjavik, Iceland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"imageCaption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"2596\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--figure\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">Q: Can you share with us about your experience at the United Nations\u200a\u2014\u200a\u2014 What has been one thing that you have learned from being part of the UN? What made you decide to resign from the role?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"1cd1\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">A: <\/strong>Although the UN is filled with people who are passionate about solving the issues in the world, I think the <strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">UN is also very bureaucratic and hierarchical.<\/strong> It needs to do better at serving the people and the planet it supposed to serve. The only thing that is certain about the world we live in today is uncertainty. The changes taking place are happening at an unprecedented speed and no one knows what the world will look like in 10 years from now. The world needs the UN. And we need it to function on the ideals it was founded on. But it needs to be more adaptive to changing times. More flexible. More connected to the world around it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"79ad\" class=\"graf graf--figure graf-after--p\">\n<div class=\"aspectRatioPlaceholder is-locked\">\n<div class=\"progressiveMedia js-progressiveMedia graf-image is-canvasLoaded is-imageLoaded\" data-image-id=\"1*8rXuLXCaihfymDvtBcNsZQ.png\" data-width=\"1785\" data-height=\"890\" data-action=\"zoom\" data-action-value=\"1*8rXuLXCaihfymDvtBcNsZQ.png\" data-scroll=\"native\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressiveMedia-image js-progressiveMedia-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/1600\/1*8rXuLXCaihfymDvtBcNsZQ.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"797\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/1600\/1*8rXuLXCaihfymDvtBcNsZQ.png\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">UNIFEM\/UN Women, Butterfly Week<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"9091\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--figure\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">Q: What\u2019s your opinion towards gender equality? How do you define your own happiness\uff1f Do you have any suggestion for female entrepreneur?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"28a2\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">A: <\/strong>I think we still have a long way to go. We have reached far, but we still have a long way to go. I would advise young women to support each other. Mindsets and biases are a big problem. We have enough facts to support the case for women\u2019s liberation, women\u2019s rights and gender equality. If there is a bias, face it and then act on it, don\u2019t deny it. Have the courage to find a way to do this. As a woman, you need to know who you are and what you want to be. <strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">My advice for young women is don\u2019t try to be a man or something else than you are, be exactly who you are.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"944e\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">Interview | Ziling Zhang, Chenglin Lu<\/p>\n<p id=\"40a3\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">Edited by Yang Zhao<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>[\/cs_text][\/cs_column][cs_column bg_color=&#8221;hsla(0, 14%, 63%, 0)&#8221; fade=&#8221;false&#8221; fade_animation=&#8221;in&#8221; fade_animation_offset=&#8221;45px&#8221; fade_duration=&#8221;750&#8243; type=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; style=&#8221;padding: 28px 0px 0px;&#8221;][x_share title=&#8221;Share this Post&#8221; share_title=&#8221;&#8221; facebook=&#8221;true&#8221; twitter=&#8221;true&#8221; google_plus=&#8221;false&#8221; linkedin=&#8221;true&#8221; pinterest=&#8221;false&#8221; reddit=&#8221;false&#8221; email=&#8221;true&#8221; email_subject=&#8221;Hey, thought you might enjoy this! 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