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title: FutuConnect February-March 2021
description: FutuConnect is a monthly roundup of content from your friends at Futurice. Here's another issue of fresh news and views!
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FutuConnect is a monthly roundup of content from your friends at Futurice. Here's another issue of fresh news and views!

| View in browser From the editor   Hey there – we’re back with a new springtime double issue of FutuConnect, packed with a variety of themes for different interests. Particularly those of you closely involved in healthcare or mobility should find topics close to your heart in the events section, so be sure to take a look!   In times like these, self-care is every bit as important as healthcare. One of the things this pandemic can, at times, rob us of is perspective and with perspective we may sometimes lose some of our empathy – both for others and ourselves. Dr. Aisha Ahmad, who has a lot of experience working in disaster areas, has consistently managed to put our current circumstances into perspective and provide a small measure of comfort. We hope she can do the same for you with this article.   As we head into what we hope is the tail end of this slowly unfolding disruption of our lives, we hope perspective will help us persevere.   “The harsher the crisis conditions become, the more merciful we can be, with ourselves and with others.” — Dr. Aisha Ahmad   We’ll have another information-packed edition for you next month – stay tuned!   Pekka Lehtinen Editor, FutuConnect 🦄 In the energy market, data is the new sustainable revenue source Data can help open up new revenue streams for energy companies that find themselves in a tight spot due to heavy competition and increasing regulation. Read more about the benefits of data monetization in this blog post by Emile Stoverinck – and for further reading, be sure to check out Growth Reinvented, the new book by Mika Ruokonen. READ MORE Don’t get left behind when Germany re-opens for business Europe will eventually re-open for business. Now is the time for companies to act if they want to benefit from the coming economic upturn, and ensure they’ll stay competitive in a world that has embraced digital services on a larger scale than ever before. Read how in this blog post by Helmut Scherer. READ MORE  Public transport in the UK – The Road to Recovery Covid-19 and changes in working patterns will have a long-term impact on public transport, but it’s unclear how. In a recent webinar, we sat down with the leaders in the UK public transport domain to discuss how they are handling the changing landscape. READ MORE   Upcoming webinars and remote events   Below is a selection of upcoming webinars, remote events and courses hosted by Futurice in the coming weeks. Spot anything interesting? Sign up today! Breaking down silos – Connected healthcare co-created 9 March – The future of health is digital and connected. But how will we get there? Learn how the all-new Futurice Connected Health Kit can help create digital solutions for real-life healthcare workflows, break down silos and simplify complex processes. The path to sustainable mobility – cross-sector response for positive change 16 March – The next installment of our mobility webinar series features a panel discussion on sustainable and low-carbon mobility, how to support its adoption and encourage a more favorable public opinion. Book launch: The Digital Sales Handbook for Leaders in IT 26 March – As revenue keeps moving to digital, organizations need a more solid connection between IT and sales. Our friends at Columbia Road, a Futurice family company, share key themes that leaders in IT need to understand in 2021 to push their digital-enabled sales forward. A new job in the Year of Corona – how was it? Miika Heinonen started a new job as a developer at our Tampere office in 2020, a year that will go down in history as one of the weirdest in a while. What was it like during such an exceptional time, and how does a community-oriented company like ours onboard new recruits when things are this strange? READ MORE Recommended reading EXTERNAL ARTICLE OF THE MONTH The Zero User Interface Experience Ready for a future where interacting with devices doesn’t have to mean using displays? In this episode of the Futurized podcast, futurist Trond Arne Undheim interviews our Tuğberk Duman on the future of zero-UI experiences. READ MORE FutuStories: Meet Melanie, Design Principal and Futurice Board Member Our FutuStories blog series highlights the individuals that make up our company. The posts give our employees an opportunity to discuss their career stories and experiences at Futurice, and share what they’ve learned along the way. This month, we’re featuring an interview with a member of the Futurice board of directors, Design Principal Melanie Dreser from Berlin! READ MORE   Get in touch! Have a project you'd like to talk to us about? Drop us a line!   We are hiring Check out our careers pages \| Or read our culture handbook   Find us on social media LinkedIn \| Facebook \| Twitter \| Instagram Futurice Oy, Annankatu 34 B, 00100, Helsinki, Finland Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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