Jorgen Vig Knudstorp
Jorgen Vig Knudstorp
Jørgen Vig Knudstorpis the current CEO of the Lego Group, and has been since October 2004. He succeeded Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen and is the first non-family member to head Lego...
NationalityDanish
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth21 November 1968
CountryDenmark
background consulting learned pick quickly
I've learned a lot on the fly, and I think, actually, my academic and management consulting background has enabled me to quickly pick up on a lot of disciplines.
bricks few finding grows mean people scarcity
Many creative people are finding that creativity doesn't grow in abundance, it grows from scarcity - the more Lego bricks you have doesn't mean you're going to be more creative; you can be very creative with very few Lego bricks.
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I think it's becoming very acceptable for adults and teenagers to be playful lifelong. You know, it's very acceptable to be a video gamer and be 35 years old. It's acceptable to be a Lego adult fan and build amazing things, even though you're 40 or 25 years old.
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Lego allows all levels of complexity. But a child can do their own thing at any level. They can built a pirate ship, for example, and then mash it up with completely different things.