Hyper Island Login Create your own profile and get access to the forums. If you haven’t activated your account, click here. Email Address Password (Forgot Password) Login Close Hyper Island Expand navigation Student programs Digital Media eCommerce Business Interactive Art Director Motion Graphics Learning Designer & Facilitator Digital Media Management Digital Data Strategist Mobile Design & Development All programs Executive programs Join an upcoming class Tailored solutions About Collaborate with us Work with our students Find an intern Be a speaker View partnerships About us Philosophy Meet our people News Events Contact Login Search Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Close ABOUT US The Story Locations In the Media Our People Join Our Team The Hyper Island story For over 15 years Hyper Island has been designing learning experiences for students and industry professionals alike. It all started with three men, a few beers, and one vision. The year was 1994, and multimedia pioneers Lars Lundh, Jonathan Briggs, and David Erixon converged in bar in Stockholm to discuss an upcoming CD-ROM project. Together they realized their new digital world demanded a new kind of learning: industry-based learning. They envisioned a new institution that could prepare people for the lightening-fast pace of the modern workplace. A place where students could grow, not only as professionals, but also as human beings. In the start-up spirit of the times, they thought, why not build it themselves? While visiting the island of Stumholmen, just off the coast of Karlskrona in southwestern Sweden, Lars stumbled upon a former military prison and decided it was the perfect unorthodox location to bring their vision to life. This new center for learning would value personal and professional development equally. It would inspire creativity and innovation by challenging students to practice experiential learning: to vigilantly question, reflect deeply, and ceaselessly explore different approaches to challenges large, small, and unimaginable. They named it Hyper Island – “hyper” was a popular coding term – and its prison doors opened in 1996. The students studied in the cells. Hyper Island is now a thriving global presence, with two main areas of focus. Student Programs immerse young talent in intensive learning experiences from digital art direction to e-Commerce to data strategy. Executive Programs boost understanding of how digital changes societies and consumer behavior -- and how organizations need to change to stay creative and competitive in an increasingly digitized world. Hyper Island is now worldwide, located in Stockholm, Karlskrona, New York, London, and soon, Singapore. And Executive Programs teams can travel around the world designing and executing learning experiences for Fortune 500 companies and start-ups alike. As the digital world shifts and evolves, Hyper Island continues to react and expand, creating an agile, forward-looking learning environment for students and industry leaders. What began as a bold experiment on a windswept island has become a revolutionary way to learn, reflect, collaborate, and above all, innovate. Recent news July 21, 2012 Creative businesses in Manchester June 07, 2012 Agency Advance joined our Master Class in Karlskrona June 04, 2012 In 3 words All news Nice to tweet you More tweets LEARN FOR LIFE REAL WORLD READY SEIZE YOUR POTENTIAL LEAD THE CHANGE TEAM IS EVERYTHING CHANGE THE WORLD Three little words, one big idea. At Hyper Island learning isn’t contained in a classroom. We collaborate with thought leaders and experts to anticipate industry needs. Hyper Island empowers passionate participation by challenging people. We strive to be active participants in the great tides of transformative technology. Collaboration, inclusion and transparency are crucial to growth. We haven’t met a status quo we didn’t challenge. Our Manifesto Connect Facebook Twitter Google+ Vimeo YouTube All about us The story of Hyper Island Student and executive locations In the media Our people Join the Hyper Island team HYPER ISLAND We create intensive, short and long-term programs and experiential environments for individuals and organizations to learn and grow, using the power of transformative technology. Our philosophy Scroll to top Site by AREA 17 Terms of use Privacy policy ©2012 Hyper Island. All rights reserved.