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A curious recipe of tech, combining deep understanding of digital realities, sprinkled with perspectives of humanity on top. Written by humans, assisted by AI. Read on!
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Kipinä
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A curious recipe of tech, combining deep understanding of digital realities, sprinkled with perspectives of humanity on top. Written by humans, assisted by AI. Read on!
By topic:
The guitar-playing coder
"I think a lot about what creativity is and what it consists of. Creative people who can create something new from nothing get my appreciation! And it takes creativity to code, you have to be clever and come up with good solutions to problems." Read Peter's thoughts on creativity, industry change and making music!
Green code and AI brainstorming
Tomas is one of Kipinä's first experts. What you can experience in 23 years, where the work of experienced experts is heading, driven by AI and more, and how to keep learning - read Tomas' thoughts!
Discussion on good code
The Code Philosophy Day, initiated by Kipinä experts, took place in January and brought together half of Kipinä to discuss the basics of programming. The aim was to reflect on the hallmarks of good code that everyone could sign up to, and that would also be useful to customers and other industry co-thinkers.
The role of humanity and empathy in digital development
"The work will definitely change a lot in the consultancy business. And in this respect, humanity is a hard currency." Read how Mikael, a long-time Kipinä professional, sees the digital transformation and his own role in it.
Towards a skilled digital Finland
As team entrepreneurs, we can inspire all the companies around us to accelerate their digital development even further and take a stronger ownership. If companies really invest in software development, in the big picture it will increase job opportunities and open up career opportunities for juniors.
Colleagues and partners
As team entrepreneurs, we can inspire all the companies around us to accelerate their digital development even further and take a stronger ownership. If companies really invest in software development, in the big picture it will increase job opportunities and open up career opportunities for juniors.
Communication and coding
Aki has been with Kipinen for over a year, and has been in the industry for almost 20 years. In his blog, Aki shares his thoughts on data, cloud and Kipinen - and most importantly, good communication with both humans and AI.
Is your digital development partner the best?
What kind of partner do you and your business work with? Do you currently feel that your partner is the best in an increasingly competitive market? We believe that Kipinä, together with our entire ecosystem of 200 people, can provide unique added value to our customers.
What kind of team would you like for your demanding development projects?
At Kipin, all decisions are made together, and responsibility and commitment are also reflected in our customer work - everyone wants to put their best face forward to deliver the best possible work and value to our customers. The most important winning factor is the customer experience and the value that we at Kipin deliver to our customers.
Leadership and responsibility shared across the community
Kari and Olli founded Kipinä two years ago. Kipinä operates on an exceptional model, where everyone who enters the house also becomes a partner. Throughout its two-year journey, Kipinä has always put people first, even before business. How do Kari and Olli see the present and the future of working life?
The result comes when you don't leave a friend behind
2022 was Kipinä Software's first full financial year. Our turnover in Kipinä was 4,1 M€ (v. 2021 0,4M€). That is a figure that shows we have succeeded. We wanted to build something new, especially by believing in people and thinking about how we as a community could serve our customers even better. At the same time, it also shows that customers are really happy with us.
What a stroke of luck as a job
"One of the biggest things I appreciate about Kipinä is how I've been welcomed and treated as an equal. There are no unnecessary structural levels here, and there is no separation between juniors and seniors. Here I have learned to see more clearly what I value and what kind of working life I want for myself. Read Senior Cloud Engineer Erka's thoughts on Kipinä.
Working together to deliver the best value for the customer
"At Kipinä, we don't just sell the CV, we sell whether our expert fits into the client's team. We are genuinely people-oriented and want our partners to think the same way." Read more of Arto's thoughts on his role and Kipina's values on working with clients in the blog.
Common values take precedence over everything else
Nora has been involved in the Kipinä community for a year and has done a lot of work behind the scenes for the well-being of the community, but also to ensure that Kipinä is able to operate in accordance with its values. Read about Nora's first year at Kipinä!
Athlete as part of the community - Kipinä x Niina Ahtiainen
Kipinän Business Levi brought together digital decision makers from different industries and good discussions took place around the "round table", on the ski slope, on the slope and over dinner. Bringing together experienced digital decision makers is a way for Kipinä to learn, get feedback, test their own ideas and hear what challenges are experienced in different industries.
The sparking sales director here says hello!
I'm Laura and I was eventually brought here by the strong values of Kipinä, which I cherish in my own sales. The strength of Kipinä, like all software companies in my opinion, is always people. My job as a salesperson is to find the best possible match between the skills and passions of our authors and the needs of the end customer.
Data and AI - how to use it to create value now
Artificial intelligence and real-time data are widely used and are part of our everyday lives at work and at home. Understanding customer and end-user needs is everything. Read Ken's thoughts on how to leverage data and AI, and how to get started.
A community based on respect and appreciation
"We want to constantly work to ensure that the values of Kipinä are not just words. We want to make visible a new kind of working life, that such a prosperous working community can be achieved by doing a lot of the right things."
Getting to know the ecosystem at the Ecosystem afterwork
At Kipinä, we believe that community is really important and we see it as one of the keys to people's well-being and success. That's why it was great to get the whole ecosystem on board for a joint after-party and create a sense of community on a wider scale. The first ever "Ecosystem afterworks" was a successful event and will surely continue.
Kipinä's values are not just strategic hype
My name is Juha Inkinen and I started at Kipinen in December 2021. I jokingly call myself Kipinä's Tampere office because, at least so far, I am the first Tampere resident in our rapidly growing team. What are your thoughts on my first year at Kipinä?
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