Astrid Kilt-Lindblad
Astrid is driven by development and getting people and and organizations to succeed. In her recent work as a learning specialist and leadership advisor at the LEGO Foundation, she has worked with strengthening organizational capacity, including organizational transformation, strategic implementation process, culture development, inclusion and diversity, well-being, leadership development and moree. Astrid also has experience from a managerial position in Aalborg School Administration where she was responsible for collaboration and innovation. Prior to that, she worked for 10 years as a consultant and chief consultant for Cubion and the Center for Public Competence Development.
Astrid is creative, innovative and development-oriented in everything she does, driven by designing and tailoring learning paths as well as advising, coaching and leading people, processes and organizations towards their desired goals and vision. And sees digitalization digitalization as a natural part of this learning and development.
"To learn is to live", which is why Astrid has a bachelor's degree in education, a Cand. Mag. in Learning and Change Processes with management as a specialty, AAU. Studied Coaching and Leadership at University College Zealand. Has a masterclass in Leading Digital Transformation. And is certified in Hogan, Belbin, NEO PI-R and Situational Leadership.
Astrid is also an external examiner at the Department of Culture and Learning at AAU and a member of their employer panel where she helps bridge the gap between education and business.
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Selected publications
Managing change in the everyday life of daycare centers, Dafolo. 2019 (Written the chapter: Management of digitalization processes)
The Asking Teacher, Gyldendal Akademisk A/S. 2010
Discusses how to simultaneously act as a classroom leader while allowing for students' own initiative and independent thinking. Shows how teachers, through an openopen, questioning approach can promote reflection and learning when interacting with students and the people you work with, based on the method "The questioning hand".
Managing digital development in educational practice. Magasinet skolen. No., 201. 3 November, 2017
The article identifies five guiding principles that managers can lean on in either an implementation or support and development process of already existing use of digital means. The article argues that if digital development is to be meaningful to employees, it is important to base it on the current reality and not follow a specific concept.
How to we raise the learning level in primary school. School magazine. No. 1, February 2016
Be creative or die! Chara.dk Vol 1, no. 4. 2010. Creativity and leadership.
Coaching leaders - a development perspective. Coaching in the school world - situational leadership. Collection of articles, MasterClass in Coaching. 2009.
Work experience
Senior Consultant, LEAD - enter next level (2023 - )
Special Advisor, Director, LEGO Foundation (2022 - 2023)
Capability Specialist, Sr. Manager, LEGO Foundation (2020 - 2022)
Sector Manager for Collaboration and Innovation, Executive Level, School Administration (2017 - 2020)
Consultant and Senior Consultant, COK (2010 - 2017)
Consultant Cubion (2008 - 2010)
Secondary school teacher (2004 - 2008)
Podcasts
Distributed leadership
An expert panel of two consultants and a school principal delves into the importance and value of distributed leadership. What do you need to pay special attention to? When will it go wrong if you're not? What are the first steps to getting started with distributed leadership?
The potential of new organizational forms to promote well-being
Podcast The potential of new organizational forms to promote wellbeing. New organizational forms such as TEAL, Agile and Sociocracy are becoming more and more widespread. In this episode we zoom in
Learning culture - what do we need it for?
Podcast Learning culture - what do we need it for? What is learning culture? What can it be used for? How can you develop a learning culture? All of this
Psychological safety - what is it and how do you create it?
Podcast Psychological safety - what is it and how do you create it? Psychological safety is the shared perception among team members that interpersonal risk-taking can be done safely
