Nischad Utbildning

Course leader

Rickard Eriksson

AI evangelist, IT pioneer and crayfish enthusiast

Rickard Eriksson leads the AI at Work courses at Nischad Utbildning and is one of the most in-demand trainers in hands-on AI in Sweden. He runs The Meeting Licence together with behavioural scientist Fredrik Sunmo and Vibe Coding together with Marcus Keinänen Sandgren, who also leads AI for Digital Marketers. Behind that lie 30 years of understanding new technology before everyone else, and explaining it so that people can actually use it.

Rickard Eriksson, course leader at Nischad Utbildning

Technology people want to use achieves more than technology people are told to use.

The philosophy

The man behind LunarStorm

Rickard founded LunarStorm, the world's first social network on the web, where more than two million Swedes grew up online. The site won Det Stora Internetpriset for its impact on young people's digital development, and at its peak the company had 75 employees and revenue of around SEK 100 million.

LunarStorms logotyp

Speaker and commentator

He has given hundreds of talks on digitalisation and AI, and appeared as an expert and commentator on SVT Debatt, Kalla Fakta and Studio Ett. Between 2013 and 2016 he also co-organised the digital conference #modig, an annual meeting place for entrepreneurs in Östergötland.

  • SVT Debatt
  • TV4 Kalla fakta
  • Sveriges Radio Studio Ett
  • #modig

Campaigns and strategy

Rickard has run social media campaigns and worked as web strategist or creative director for, among others, these:

  • Coca-Cola
  • Nike
  • Telia
  • Sony Ericsson
  • OLW
  • Pressbyrån
  • Swedbank
  • Björn Borg
  • Ecco
  • Exportrådet
  • Kungliga Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien
  • Skatteverket
  • Socialdepartementet

Awards and nominations

  • Det Stora Internetpriset (Bitos)
  • Sweden's best website (Internetworld)
  • Telia Surfport Award
  • The Guldägget plaque
  • Nominated for IT Person of the Year (Guldmusen)
  • Ranked among the country's most influential young entrepreneurs
EuroWork

Founder of EuroWork

Rickard's latest project is EuroWork, a shared AI workplace for European companies and the public sector: all processing happens within the EU, the cost per answer is visible, content is labelled as AI-generated, and the AI agent shows its plan and waits for approval before acting. The same principles he teaches in the courses, built into a tool.

Visit eurowork.ai

Trained, a selection

Before AI took over the course catalogue, Rickard trained organisations in social media communication, including:

  • Företagarna
  • Vattenfall
  • If Skadeförsäkring
  • Liseberg
  • Coop Forum
  • Arlanda Express
  • Rädda Barnen
  • Aimpoint
  • Hedin Bil
  • Läkare utan gränser
  • Harrys
  • Bukowskis
  • Hjärt-Lungfonden
  • Stena Aluminium

Today

Since ChatGPT was released, Rickard has tested and selected the AI tools that actually work in Swedish workplaces, and trained people from more than 7,000 companies and public sector organisations. He runs the AI at Work courses himself, live via Zoom, click by click, even when things go wrong, and shares the stage with colleagues Fredrik and Marcus in The Meeting Licence and Vibe Coding.

See the courses Rickard runs

And a little more

He has also run a virtual mobile operator, launched a magazine and released music. The crayfish he prefers to eat in Varberg.

Freshly boiled crayfish with dill and spices

Want to talk to Rickard's colleague Fredrik?

Course advisor Fredrik Sunmo helps you choose the right course and coordinates group bookings. Call 08-24 62 00 or email info@nischadutbildning.se.

Rickard in the media

A selection of interviews, podcasts and articles over the years, from LunarStorm to AI. In Swedish.

Some of our course participants

Among our course participants: Baker Tilly, Beijer Byggmaterial, Skanska, Norstedts, Great Security, Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Valmyndigheten, White Arkitekter, Biometria, Göteborgs Hamn, Fremantle, Bostadsbolaget, Länsförsäkringar, Svenska Solskyddsförbundet, AFRY, Riksteatern, SMC, Svensk Innebandy, LKAB, Härryda Energi, Svinesundskommittén, DFDS, Seko, Svenska Fotbollförbundet, Tarkett, Sparbanken Skåne, Sundström, Granitor, Region Stockholm, Akademiska Hus, Byggnads, Chalmers, Region Jönköpings län, Mälardalens universitet, Skandia Fastigheter, Svenska kyrkan, Region Västmanland, Praktikertjänst, Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan, HSB, Lunds universitet, Speed Group, Resurs, IUC Sverige, PTS, Göteborgsoperan, Västerviks kommun, Sjövärnskåren, Ahlsell, VR, Tetra Pak, Lions, Sieps, Coop, Ticket, Socialstyrelsen, Djurskyddet Sverige, Trafikverket, Frisörföretagarna, Tullverket, VIVAB, Denso, Västra Götalandsregionen