Henrik Kniberg

Henrik Kniberg is Chief Scientist and cofounder of Ymnig AI. Henrik’s focus is the practical application of Generative AI. He explores the frontiers of this technology, builds AI agents and AI-powered products, gives keynotes, and teaches courses and workshops on how to use this technology effectively. He created the viral video ”Generative AI in a Nutshell” and the book with the same name, and created AI agents for the Swedish TV documentary series Generation AI.

Henrik’s background is Minecraft gameplay design & development at Mojang, and agile/lean coaching at LEGO and Spotify and other product companies.

Henrik is also well-known for his other books ”Scrum and XP from the Trenches” and ”Kanban and Scrum, making the most of both” and ”Lean from the Trenches”, his viral videos ”Agile Product Ownership in a Nutshell” and ”Spotify Engineering Culture” (commonly referred to as the Spotify Model), and silly metaphors like the skateboard metaphor for product development, and ping pong balls to demonstrate the concept of flow.

He lives in Stockholm with his wife and four kids and a bunch of random music instruments.