Internship at 1508 – Strategic Design Agency

During my internship at 1508, I had the opportunity to contribute across a wide spectrum of projects - ranging from client-facing strategy and research work to internal initiatives focused on sustainability, futures thinking, and systems integration.

Disclaimer: Most of the work I led or supported over this period involved proprietary or sensitive content, protected by NDAs. The projects described here reflect my responsibilities and learnings while respecting those confidentiality agreements.

Key Highlights from my internship:

• Cross-disciplinary roles:
  – Workshop designer & facilitator (scenario planning, futures & strategy)
  – Researcher (qualitative interviews, user testing, stakeholder mapping)
  – Content creator (presentations, toolkits, workshop materials)
  – IT architecture designer (mapping and visualizing the flow of information between frontend and backend)

• Core competencies built:
  – Systems & futures thinking
  – Strategic storytelling
  – Collaborative design
  – Sustainable and inclusive design principles

  – UI/UX design

• Project types:
  – Client engagements (IT strategy, organizational change)
  – Internal innovation (sustainability tools, inclusion frameworks)
  – Community-oriented workshops (UX meetups, youth engagement, panel development)

  – App development (developed an app for Kræftens Bekæmpelse about menopause)