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Two in the Morning, No Call

14 August 20262 July 2026 by Björn Burghard

Deserted street in Tallinn at night, lit by a single street lamp with warm light. A dark, quiet row of houses, no people.

Categories Friction, Transition Tags field note, gender and power, Latitude59, public space safety, racism in Estonia, Safety Work, startup ecosystem, Tallinn, transitions, women founders

I Can Be There in Eight Days

14 August 202623 June 2026 by Björn Burghard

Two game developers talk about moving abroad at Game Access in Brno. A relocation’s difficulty is assigned long before anyone packs the first box.

Categories Friction, Transition Tags Brno, DualCareer, Expat, Friction, GameAccess, GameDev, GamesIndustry, Mobility, Relocation, SoftLanding, transitions

Built for Distance

14 June 20264 June 2026 by Björn Burghard

A field note from Tallinn: e-Residency is built for distance, not for arrival. On the gap between logging in and belonging.

Categories Transition Tags #Belonging, #DigitalNomad, #DigitalState, #eResidency, #Estonia, #Latitude59, #RemoteWork, #StartupEstonia, SoftLanding, transitions

Trust Is a Design Decision

27 May 202614 May 2026 by Björn Burghard

One day in Tallinn, one government office, one question: how does trust work when it’s built into infrastructure? A field note on X-Road, human presence as last resort, and what game developers might learn from Estonia.

Categories Transition Tags conference, digital-infrastructure, essay, field-notes, research, systems, transitions, trust
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