Lasse Lychnell

Lasse Lychnell (PhD) works in the intersection between leadership, organizational development, and personal development. His research focuses on how leaders integrate insights from meditation into their working lives as well as how mindfulness initiatives in companies may (or may not) contribute to organizational outcomes.

Using action research methodology, he engages in real-life processes with the aim of both facilitating change and generating academic knowledge. Lasse Lychnell is also a photographer and uses visual methods to explore the aesthetic and experiential aspects of connection in leadership. As a teacher, he focuses on the role of personal development in relation to global challenges, sustainable leadership and organizational transformation.

Lasse is a member of the board of Center for Social Sustainability at Karolinska Institute and part of the network Management, Spirituality, and Religion at the Academy of Management.