Qvik invited me to speak at their product management after-work event in August. I shared thoughts on digital identity and how developing it can be used as a tool for … Continue reading Unlocking value through Unified Digital Identity
In times of turbulence, it’s worth paying attention to things that are good or can be improved rather than dwelling on negative news. The Finnish Happiness or contentedness as Melanie … Continue reading Finnish Happiness in Software Development
On holiday, it’s easy to focus on important things, people around you, well-being and generally enjoying life. In the same way, at the beginning of autumn, it’s good to remind … Continue reading Joy and trust as ingredients of high-performance dev teams
What have you been experimenting with and learning from it, Business Designer Minna Kärhä, Solita? My experiment involved gamifying a Kanban board for a team responsible for data capabilities development. … Continue reading Ask a friend, Minna Kärhä Solita
Learnings: “Happiness is Fleeting. Yet it is worth pursuing, thoughtfully.” “Two qualities that aren’t for compromise: kindness and geekiness.” Said Laura Snelmann-Junna in our Culture Workshop and I loved that … Continue reading Culture Workshop for Happiness
Building good software is dependent on the interaction between the people building it. It’s about the methods and tools smoothing the communication, but most of all it’s about the soft … Continue reading Total Telecom Congress: Unified digital identity with people
Learnings: Ask for help and help others. Nurture cooperation and have culture workshops. People shape cultures and cultures shape people. At work, we are solving real-time customer challenges and the … Continue reading The importance of joint actions and culture
Learnings from people matters: Don’t be afraid of becoming friends with the people you work with, remember to experiment also with people matters, and value the people around you the … Continue reading Worklife, colleagues, and friendships
Success is more than financial success, and leadership is also self-management outside of managers, starts Jari Hietaniemi’s and Antti Niemi’s new book Itsensä johtajat, Just sopivasti menestystä (Self-leadership, Just the … Continue reading Inspiring book: Itsensä johtajat, Just sopivasti menestystä
1. Prioritize early on, 2. Allocate focused time, 3. Experiment with new ways of working, 4. Appreciate the wisdom of the network, and 5. Enhance trust and joy The world … Continue reading Learnings from the first 100 days
When I walked into telecommunication and digital service company Elisa‘s office for the first time two months ago, everything felt new and familiar at the same time. Covid had forced … Continue reading Starting new with Design Sprint
Learnings from experiments and continuous improvement: A. Start experimenting small, B. The importance of being supportive, C. It’s all about the people and D. The only thing worth optimizing is … Continue reading The only thing worth optimizing is the speed of learning
Small experiments and inspiration 