Visit to Futurice


We had opportunity to visit Futurice office in centrum of Tampere. When we first arrived there, we were amazed how cool the public part of the office was. They had different kind of sofas and chairs and also a swing! During the visit we got a lot of useful knowledge for the project and for the future working life. Considering the project, the most interesting thigh was the explanation of the Lean Service Creation which can help when designing product or service in a user-centric way. We also got books that show and explain idea of using different kind of canvases as a part of the Lean Service Creation. But what was weighted the tools are not the main thing but the outcome. So, e.g. the canvases should be used as a aid not as obligation to perfect outcome. We have already used few of the canvases in the workshops to help us guide process so it was very useful to hear the whole story behind them.

Picture from: https://futurice.com/




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