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Digital programmes, AI adoption, governance and delivery.</p></div></div></div></div><section class="w-full " style="background:var(--rd-ground);color:var(--rd-text);border-top:1px solid var(--rd-border)"><div class="mx-auto max-w-[1168px] px-6 py-14 md:py-20"><div class="grid gap-6 lg:grid-cols-[200px_1fr] lg:gap-12 "><div><h2 class="text-[11.5px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.08em]" style="color:var(--rd-text-muted)">Background</h2></div><div class="min-w-0"><div class="flex max-w-[720px] flex-col gap-5"><p class="text-[17px] leading-[1.65] md:text-[19px]" style="color:var(--rd-text-secondary)">Began in journalism and visual ethnography, co-founding Box 1824 and Tender Research â how people behave, not how they say they behave.</p><p class="text-[17px] leading-[1.65] md:text-[19px]" style="color:var(--rd-text-secondary)">Delivery practice followed: PRINCE2, Scrum, SAFe, portfolio governance, PMO at Københavns Kommune, programme leadership at Merkle and Devoteam â leading cross-functional delivery teams, in-house and vendor, across several geographies.</p><p class="text-[17px] leading-[1.65] md:text-[19px]" style="color:var(--rd-text-secondary)">Practice areas: digital transformation, artificial intelligence, programme and portfolio leadership, and technology governance. Engagements sit between strategy and delivery.</p><p class="text-[17px] leading-[1.65] md:text-[19px]" style="color:var(--rd-text-secondary)">Practice through <strong style="color:var(--rd-text)">Jacob Langvad Nilsson Consultancy</strong>, typically two or three organisations at a time.<!-- --> <a href="https://appliedfutures.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="font-semibold underline decoration-[1.5px] underline-offset-4" style="color:var(--rd-text);text-decoration-color:var(--rd-accent)">Applied Futures</a>, co-founded separately, covers AI enablement, forward-deployed AI product leadership, and leadership coaching.</p></div></div></div></div></section><section class="w-full " style="background:var(--rd-ground);color:var(--rd-text);border-top:1px solid var(--rd-border)"><div class="mx-auto max-w-[1168px] px-6 py-14 md:py-20"><div class="grid gap-6 lg:grid-cols-[200px_1fr] lg:gap-12 "><div><h2 class="text-[11.5px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.08em]" style="color:var(--rd-text-muted)">Approach</h2></div><div class="min-w-0"><ul class="grid max-w-[840px] gap-x-12 gap-y-9 md:grid-cols-2"><li><h3 class="mb-2 font-serif text-heading font-medium">Independent</h3><p class="text-[15.5px] leading-[1.65]" style="color:var(--rd-text-secondary)">
5No platform to resell, no vendor margin. Advice is unconflicted.</p></li><li><h3 class="mb-2 font-serif text-heading font-medium">Governance experience</h3><p class="text-[15.5px] leading-[1.65]" style="color:var(--rd-text-secondary)">Business cases through procurement, stage gates, steering groups, and public tender.</p></li><li><h3 class="mb-2 font-serif text-heading font-medium">Practitioner</h3><p class="text-[15.5px] leading-[1.65]" style="color:var(--rd-text-secondary)">Tools used weekly. Co-leads the Copenhagen Claude Code community. Advice is tested before it is given.</p></li><li><h3 class="mb-2 font-serif text-heading font-medium">Clear on fit</h3><p class="text-[15.5px] leading-[1.65]" style="color:var(--rd-text-secondary)">If I am not the right person, I will say so and point to someone who is.</p></li></ul></div></div></div></section><section class="w-full " style="background:var(--rd-ground);color:var(--rd-text);border-top:1px solid var(--rd-border)"><div class="mx-auto max-w-[1168px] px-6 py-14 md:py-20"><div class="grid gap-6 lg:grid-cols-[200px_1fr] lg:gap-12 "><div><h2 class="text-[11.5px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.08em]" style="color:var(--rd-text-muted)">Experience</h2></div><div class="min-w-0"><ol><li class="grid items-baseline gap-2 py-4 md:grid-cols-[150px_1fr_260px] md:gap-6" style="border-top:2px solid var(--rd-text)"><p class="text-[14px]" style="color:var(--rd-text-muted)">Jan. 2026 â Present</p><p class="text-[16px] font-semibold">Digital Project Lead (contract)</p><p class="text-[15px]" style="color:var(--rd-text-secondary)">Mediq<!-- --> · Copenhagen</p></li><li class="grid items-baseline gap-2 py-4 md:grid-cols-[150px_1fr_260px] md:gap-6" style="border-top:1px solid var(--rd-border)"><p class="text-[14px]" style="color:var(--rd-text-muted)">Jan. 2025 â Present</p><p class="text-[16px] font-semibold">Independent management consultant</p><p class="text-[15px]" style="color:var(--rd-text-secondary)">Jacob Langvad Nilsson Consultancy<!-- --> · Copenhagen</p></li><li class="grid items-baseline gap-2 py-4 md:grid-cols-[150px_1fr_260px] md:gap-6" style="border-top:1px solid var(--rd-border)"><p class="text-[14px]" style="color:var(--rd-text-muted)">Dec. 2023 â Present</p><p class="text-[16px] font-semibold">Co-founder</p><p class="text-[15px]" style="color:var(--rd-text-secondary)">Applied Futures<!-- --> · Copenhagen</p></li><li class="grid items-baseline gap-2 py-4 md:grid-cols-[150px_1fr_260px] md:gap-6" style="border-top:1px solid var(--rd-border)"><p class="text-[14px]" style="color:var(--rd-text-muted)">Jan. 2024 â Dec. 2024</p><p class="text-[16px] font-semibold">Lead Management Consultant</p><p class="text-[15px]" style="color:var(--rd-text-secondary)">Devoteam<!-- --> · Copenhagen</p></li><li class="grid items-baseline gap-2 py-4 md:grid-cols-[150px_1fr_260px] md:gap-6" style="border-top:1px solid var(--rd-border)"><p class="text-[14px]" style="color:var(--rd-text-muted)">May 2022 â Dec. 2023</p><p class="text-[16px] font-semibold">Senior Project Manager</p><p class="text-[15px]" style="color:var(--rd-text-secondary)">Merkle<!-- --> · Copenhagen</p></li><li class="grid items-baseline gap-2 py-4 md:grid-cols-[150px_1fr_260px] md:gap-6" style="border-top:1px solid var(--rd-border)"><p class="text-[14px]" style="color:var(--rd-text-muted)">Aug. 2021 â Apr. 2022</p><p class="text-[16px] font-semibold">Senior Project Manager & Scrum Master</p><p class="text-[15px]" style="color:var(--rd-text-secondary)">Adapt Agency<!-- --> · Copenhagen</p></li><li class="grid items-baseline gap-2 py-4 md:grid-cols-[150px_1fr_260px] md:gap-6" style="border-top:1px solid var(--rd-border)"><p class="text-[14px]" style="color:var(--rd-text-muted)">May 2017 â Jul. 2021</p><p class="text-[16px] font-semibold">Project Manager & Scrum Master</p><p class="text-[15px]" style="color:var(--rd-text-secondary)">Koncern IT, Copenhagen Municipality<!-- --> · Copenhagen</p></li><li class="grid items-baseline gap-2 py-4 md:grid-cols-[150px_1fr_260px] md:gap-6" style="border-top:1px solid var(--rd-border)"><p class="text-[14px]" style="color:var(--rd-text-muted)">Nov. 2012 â Apr. 2017</p><p class="text-[16px] font-semibold">Digital Consultant & Venture Builder</p><p class="text-[15px]" style="color:var(--rd-text-secondary)">Freelance<!-- --> · Copenhagen</p></li><li class="grid items-baseline gap-2 py-4 md:grid-cols-[150px_1fr_260px] md:gap-6" style="border-top:1px solid var(--rd-border)"><p class="text-[14px]" style="color:var(--rd-text-muted)">Aug. 2010 â Nov. 2012</p><p class="text-[16px] font-semibold">Co-Founder & Partner</p><p class="text-[15px]" style="color:var(--rd-text-secondary)">Tender Research<!-- --> · Copenhagen</p></li><li class="grid items-baseline gap-2 py-4 md:grid-cols-[150px_1fr_260px] md:gap-6" style="border-top:1px solid var(--rd-border)"><p class="text-[14px]" style="color:var(--rd-text-muted)">Mar. 2008 â Aug. 2010</p><p class="text-[16px] font-semibold">Co-Founder & Visual Ethnography</p><p class="text-[15px]" style="color:var(--rd-text-secondary)">Box 1824<!-- --> · Copenhagen</p></li><li class="grid items-baseline gap-2 py-4 md:grid-cols-[150px_1fr_260px] md:gap-6" style="border-top:1px solid var(--rd-border)"><p class="text-[14px]" style="color:var(--rd-text-muted)">Jan. 1999 â Oct. 2012</p><p class="text-[16px] font-semibold">Photographer</p><p class="text-[15px]" style="color:var(--rd-text-secondary)">Freelance<!-- --> · Copenhagen</p></li></ol><div class="mt-10 border-t pt-8" style="border-color:var(--rd-border)"><div><p class="mb-5 text-center text-[11.5px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.08em] md:text-left" style="color:var(--rd-text-muted)">Selected organisations</p><ul class="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-x-8 gap-y-6 md:justify-start md:gap-x-[34px] "><li class="flex items-center opacity-[0.72]"><img alt="SHV Energy" loading="lazy" width="83" height="20" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="logo-light-only w-auto object-contain grayscale" style="color:transparent;height:20px;width:auto;max-width:83px" src="/logos/light/shv-energy.svg"/><img alt="" aria-hidden="true" loading="lazy" width="83" height="20" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="logo-dark-only w-auto object-contain" style="color:transparent;height:20px;width:auto;max-width:83px" src="/logos/dark/shv-energy.svg"/></li><li class="flex items-center opacity-[0.72]"><img alt="Saint-Gobain" loading="lazy" width="104" height="44" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="logo-light-only w-auto object-contain grayscale" style="color:transparent;height:44px;width:auto;max-width:104px" src="/logos/light/saint-gobain.svg"/><img alt="" aria-hidden="true" loading="lazy" width="104" height="44" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="logo-dark-only w-auto object-contain" style="color:transparent;height:44px;width:auto;max-width:104px" src="/logos/dark/saint-gobain.svg"/></li><li class="flex items-center opacity-[0.72]"><img alt="Merlin Entertainments" loading="lazy" width="61" height="48" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="w-auto object-contain grayscale" style="color:transparent;height:48px;width:auto;max-width:61px" srcSet="/_next/image/?url=%2Flogos%2Flight%2Fmerlin-entertainments.webp&w=64&q=75 1x, /_next/image/?url=%2Flogos%2Flight%2Fmerlin-entertainments.webp&w=128&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image/?url=%2Flogos%2Flight%2Fmerlin-entertainments.webp&w=128&q=75"/></li><li class="flex items-center opacity-[0.72]"><img alt="Færdselsstyrelsen" loading="lazy" width="160" height="30" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="w-auto object-contain grayscale" style="color:transparent;height:30px;width:auto;max-width:160px" srcSet="/_next/image/?url=%2Flogos%2Flight%2Ffaerdselsstyrelsen.png&w=256&q=75 1x, /_next/image/?url=%2Flogos%2Flight%2Ffaerdselsstyrelsen.png&w=384&q=75 2x" src="/_next/image/?url=%2Flogos%2Flight%2Ffaerdselsstyrelsen.png&w=384&q=75"/></li><li class="flex items-center opacity-[0.72]"><img alt="Rigspolitiet" loading="lazy" width="84" height="19" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="logo-light-only w-auto object-contain grayscale" style="color:transparent;height:19px;width:auto;max-width:84px" src="/logos/light/rigspolitiet.svg"/><img alt="" aria-hidden="true" loading="lazy" width="84" height="19" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="logo-dark-only w-auto object-contain" style="color:transparent;height:19px;width:auto;max-width:84px" src="/logos/dark/rigspolitiet.svg"/></li><li class="flex items-center 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