The GRC Holodeck: Gamifying Governance and Empowering People with Kristina Wiese Tranberg

In this episode of Risk Is Our Business, Michael Rasmussen beams aboard Kristina Wiese Tranberg, ESG compliance leader, AI ambassador, and creator of the GRC board game GRC Master, for a lively discussion on making governance, risk, and compliance not only effective, but engaging.

With more than two decades of experience steering internal control transformations and operationalizing ESG strategy, Kristina brings a rare blend of strategic rigor and creative energy to the command deck. Together, they explore the human side of GRC, why success isn’t just about tools or frameworks, but about building cultures that do GRC, not just buy it.

Kristina shares how she developed GRC Master to make training more accessible, memorable, and yes, fun. From cross-functional collaboration to AI integration, she explains how gamification can build real fluency in GRC while strengthening control environments across the enterprise.

As they chart the path toward adaptive, people-centered operating models, it becomes clear that in the future of GRC, the technology may power the ship, but it’s the crew that makes the mission possible.