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Hi there – here's another edition of FutuConnect full of hand-picked content for your reading pleasure. It looks like we are also experiencing a slow and gradual comeback of in-person events, a welcome change after two solid years of pretty much nothing but webinars!
As a company's headcount grows, so does its complexity. As a result, its various internal connections tend to start falling apart, making things like knowledge management and communication increasingly difficult and even impacting the company's ability to stay competitive.
In this article, Helmut Scherer discusses the root cause of this tendency, and also presents three simple steps for companies to tackle it with the help of data and AI – all in plain English, without extra hype or hyperbole.
Outside the anglophone world, professional language barriers remain a major headache for international talent. They are typically invisible to a lot of people, as those fluent in the local language are unlikely to encounter them – but for many others, they can make it unreasonably difficult to work or even find employment.
When setting out to write this story, I interviewed three people to better understand the phenomenon, what it means for the affected employees, and how it could be solved. In the process, I also learned what businesses are missing out on when they say no to adopting inclusive language policies and building more diverse teams.
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When working at the office, little things go a long way. No one wants to have a hard time booking a room for an impromptu meeting or navigating to a part of the building they rarely visit – that kind of stuff should just work.
As the world-famous game studio Supercell was getting ready to move into Wood City, their new HQ in Helsinki, they teamed up with us to create a flexible, functional and navigable working environment complete with all the amenities needed in the age of hybrid work. Read this case study to learn more about the process!
Road safety is the sum of many parts, and as our team in Stockholm recently discovered, that also means it can be really difficult to establish a good
overview of which routes to prefer and avoid if you want to minimize your
risk of getting into an accident.
In this blog post, Johan Lauri tells us more about The Safe Route – the pet project we already mentioned in the December edition of FutuConnect – and discusses why we need to stop emphasizing speed over safety. The post also includes a call for ideas and contributions to maximize the impact of the tool, so if you get a kick out of improving the safety of urban traffic, be sure to check it out!
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 they’ve learned along the way.
This month, Senior Tech Consultant Phil Łaszkowicz discusses a variety of things they like at Futurice, from freedom of choice to brewing espresso at the office. The series is part of our Welcome Home campaign – take a look here to learn more and read more FutuStories!