Vice President & Creative Director at Gapminder Foundation
Talk: Seeing the World as It Really Is – Factfulness in an Age of Change
Our world is changing fast, but our understanding often lags behind. In this engaging and eye-opening lecture, Anna Rosling Rönnlund explores the hidden biases and outdated assumptions that shape our worldview. Using clear data, vivid visuals, and real-world examples, she reveals how we can replace fear-driven misconceptions with a fact-based perspective.
With insights from Factfulness and 25 years of experience, she provides practical tools to think critically, make better decisions, and see the world as it truly is, more connected, more hopeful, and full of opportunities.
About Anna Rosling Rönnlund:
Anna Rosling Rönnlund is a visionary innovator, entrepreneur, and one of the world’s most engaging and sought-after speakers. With hundreds of inspiring and thought-provoking presentations delivered to audiences worldwide, Anna’s talks are known for being fun, interactive, relevant and profoundly impactful.
Anna is the co-author of the internationally acclaimed bestseller Factfulness (2018), co-written with her husband Ola Rosling and father-in-law Hans Rosling. Together, they co-founded Gapminder, an independent non-profit organization dedicated to promoting a fact-based worldview. Gapminder’s tools and materials, including data visualizations and interactive learning resources, are used by millions annually to challenge misconceptions and provide clarity about the state of the world.
A passionate advocate for combating hopelessness and misinformation, Anna creates innovative educational solutions that replace fiction with facts. Her love for crafting beautiful data visualizations and telling data-driven stories has made her a leading voice in making the complex understandable.
In 1998, Anna and Ola developed Trendalyzer, the pioneering bubble-chart software acquired by Google in 2007. During her time at Google as a Senior User Experience Designer, she refined tools to help users explore global data. In 2010, Anna returned to Gapminder to spearhead two groundbreaking projects:
Anna resides in central Stockholm with her husband Ola, their three teenage children, and four cats. She continues to innovate, educate, and inspire, helping people everywhere see the world as it truly is.
If you have questions for Anna, feel free to reach out at info@factfulness.com. You can also read more about Anna Rosling Rönnlund here.
