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Hey folks โ in times like these, it's very easy to get overwhelmed when following current events. I should know โ for the past month and a half, I've been mostly doomscrolling my days away. Please remember to look after your mental health and don't hesitate to take breaks from the news cycle and social media (looking at you, Twitter).
Also, if you have the means, please consider donating to reputable charities to help support the people of Ukraine. If you already have โ thank you.
Heavy regulation and a rapidly changing market landscape are pushing companies in the health industry to evolve in order to stay in the game. But fortunately, they have the opportunity to partner up rather than try to survive on their own.
One way for organizations to begin exploring this option is through ecosystem assessment, where we analyze their existing digital product and service offering and figure out how it might work as part of a larger ecosystem โ and then plan the next steps accordingly. This article by Anastasia Tolmatsch and Laura Araujo discusses the benefits as well as the process itself.
E-mobility is ripe with opportunities for experts and organizations to address climate change together. And the best part? The need for talent goes far beyond mobility experts and engineers, covering various different skill sets. But, as David Mitchell points out in his article, in order to ensure a more substantial climate impact, we need dedicated climate-focused partnerships, rapid co-creation, and strategic and collaborative use of data.
It's a great day to learn something new! Here's a selection of our recent webinars, available on-demand right now โ or whenever works for you.
Building the future of mobility with strategic foresight The mobility industry is thinking hard about ways to prepare for the future and the unexpected developments it may hold. Check out our most recent mobility webinar to hear more about how futures thinking and strategic foresight can help the mobility industry create sustainable value, seize emerging opportunities, and leverage its full potential.
Building digital growth: Digital sales in a hybrid world Our lives went from physical to digital overnight, which has caused both positive impact in the form of efficiency but negative consequences for team spirit and coherence. This webinar by Columbia Road, a Futurice family company, takes a look at how digital sales teams can thrive in the new normal that is the hybrid working model.
And in addition to these, we also have something to share in our local events department:
The City of Helsinki has adopted the vision of becoming the most functional city in the world โ pretty ambitious, right? This aspiration relies heavily on smooth and user-friendly digital services that cover all areas and aspects of urban life โ including some of the most mundane things, like applying for a parking permit.
We've recently had the pleasure of utilizing our service design capabilities to help make that process much less of a hassle than it used to be, and turn it into a much more customer-centric experience. Have a read and learn more!
Given how everyone is talking about data these days, you've probably been exposed to hundreds of claims about how machine learning and AI will have a revolutionary impact on your business. While the claims may indeed be true, they don't always offer much in terms of concrete evidence and actual real-world examples โ but this one does.
In this article, Teemu Toivonen describes how we've helped the Finland-based media corporation Sanoma identify viable new business cases built around data, and put machine learning to work to transform their core customer experience and deliver tangible business value.
The FutuStories blog series highlights the individuals who make up our company. The stories give our employees an opportunity to discuss their career journeys and experiences at Futurice and share what theyโve learned along the way.
This month, we are sharing the story of Munich-based developer Elizabeth Adegbaju who is driven by her never ending desire to keep up to date on the current trends in software engineering. The series is part of our Welcome Home campaign โ take a lookhere to learn more and read more FutuStories!