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𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞! ⚡ Our poduct development coaches likes to share learnings from companies who push the boundaries. Mattias Skarin has just released the second revision of his book Real World Kanban. What’s new in the second revision: ● Updated intro chapter - Why choosing how you go about your Transformations, matters to achieve results ● Kanban board examples - a visual library of kanban boards from different contexts - business operations, corporate legal, development teams and devops. ● Kanban remote - what to think of when setting up remote kanban operations ● We introduced Kanban.. ..what happened next? Revisiting a Kanban Team 14 years down the line to learn what happened. Where are they today? Mattias : "This was a chapter I would have loved to have already in the first revision but obviously couldn’t 🙂. A fascinating story of how a high performing devops team navigates corporate preferences of development thinking while finding their own path to continuous improvement over the last 14 years.." Intrigued? Pick up the book here: https://lnkd.in/dfyKRCxM

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Partnering for future-ready digital leadership! We are excited to announce a new strategic partnership with Implement Consulting Group, one of the leading Nordic consultancies within transformation. Together, we will equip organisations with the leadership and workforce capabilities needed for a tech-driven future 💫 “By blending strategy, people, technology, and responsible governance, this collaboration will help leaders and teams build hands-on skills in crucial areas such as cybersecurity, AI, and broader digital competencies, driving real business outcomes,” says Niclas Oddsberg, our CEO. Lisandro Morón, Partner at Implement’s Stockholm office, adds: “Collegial brings a powerful learning platform and methodology that turns enablement into real business impact. Combined with Implement’s deep expertise in strategy development, organisational change, and AI-driven transformation, we believe we can help organisations accelerate their digital maturity and build leadership capabilities that truly last. We’re excited for the journey ahead.” We’re excited for the journey ahead! #Collegial #ImplementConsultingGroup

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At Crisp AB, we have been collaborating with Nils Janse for several years. His courses are very popular. He is also one of the absolute leading experts on Generative AI in Sweden. You might also recognize him from SVT's Generation AI. He is also the author of the book "AI Agents: Multiplying Human Potential by Adopting Gen AI", We're looking forward to learning from his experience at this year's Leading Complexity! Understanding AI is no longer optional — and he's one of the best at showing how to make it work in practice. Check out Nils' session and the other speakers. https://lnkd.in/dx_v9wZk

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Yesterday, I attended a CIO roundtable hosted by TDC Erhverv and Computerworld at Formel B Restaurant, together with fellow executive CIOs and CISOs. We discussed hypercloud, AI, AI+ and digital resilience in the context of today’s geopolitical landscape. AI tools are already widely used at an individual level, driving personal productivity and local automation, but they are difficult to govern and do not automatically translate into increased sales or enterprise-wide value. The next stepembedding AI directly into core business processes remains a key topic and challenge across organizations. A key takeaway: if we want to succeed with AI+, we must get the fundamentals right strong data governance, clean data, and clear ownership. Without this foundation, AI will never scale responsibly. Technology decisions are increasingly about strategic control, risk management, and long-term resilience not just scale and cost. Thank you to TDC Erhverv and Computerworld for an insightful discussion. #CIO #ITStrategy #ArtificialIntelligence #CloudStrategy #DigitalResilience #DataGovernance #RiskManagement #Geopolitics

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The supply chain of the future is not just efficient. It is intelligent. In SCM.dk, PA's Henrik Bering highlights how connecting data, technology and business creates a far stronger foundation for decision-making. Imagine: • Real-time visibility from raw materials to finished products • Continuous monitoring of quality, capacity and delivery performance • Scenario simulations before strategic sourcing decisions • Faster responses when market conditions shift Investment in data and enterprise architecture is not just about efficiency. It builds resilience and long-term freedom of action.

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Today we have published our report on consumer AI usage in the Nordics, Germany and the UK. Over 7000 survey respondents shared how they use AI at work and in their private lives, and the results are striking: Conversational AI, like OpenAI's ChatGPT and others, is being increasingly used also for researching purchases. This necessitates companies and marketers to embrace this new touch point in the customer journey. The full report is available on Verdane's website. I also had the pleasure of discussing the findings with DetailWatch, and recommend my Danish speaking connections to have a read of their article as well.

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Charlotte attended KotlinConf 2025 in Copenhagen - and yes, it was worth it. We chose Kotlin for its modern features, strong typing, and readable syntax - here is what the latest updates mean for us and engineers in EV Charging: - Ktor 3’s async I/O lets us handle thousands of concurrent charging authorizations in milliseconds, because every driver and every second counts. - The rich-errors preview brings the promise of explicit, clearer failure handling - essential when financial transactions are on the line. - Exposed 1.0 LTS gives improves database reliability in mission-critical transaction systems. - JetBrains’ Koog AI framework is looking like a glimpse of the future -imagine smart charging, predictive maintenance, dynamic pricing engines. Pretty exciting. What makes all of this relevant? As EV adoption soars, the backend demands aren’t theoretical - they’re real, and immediate. We need concurrency, resilience, and real-time intelligence. KotlinConf showed that the language is evolving in lockstep with infrastructure needs - and that’s exactly where we want to be. At ENAPI, leveraging these tools isn’t just about keeping up - it’s about maintaining the most reliable, scalable, and efficient EV charging platform possible. Lotti left Copenhagen with many new ideas. Check out her full report - link in comments. #enapiblog #KotlinConf #EVcharging #BackendEngineering #ENAPI

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Most digital transformations fail for the same reason. They change systems, processes, and tools — but leave behaviour untouched. AI is accelerating this gap even further. The technology improves faster than leadership capability, decision habits, and organisational behaviour. This is not a technical problem. It is a behavioural one. That is why this year’s CMC Business Forum focuses on transforming people, not just processes — and on how leaders can design real behaviour change in the digital era. If these challenges are already part of your leadership reality, this conversation is for you. 👉 https://zurl.co/d3t77

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Is AI a Shiny Object? ✨ In his excellent book “Afdelingen for Magisk Tænkning” (Department for Magical Thinking), Morten Münster talks about how progress rarely comes from shiny objects but from mastering the brilliant basics.   In AI, I often see two camps: one rushing to adopt the latest tools and solutions, the other arguing we should focus less on shiny objects and more on IT fundamentals. Is AI a shiny object? Maybe partly. But like any field, the material and sustainable value comes from mastering the basics, not chasing the hype.   At Unifeeder, we’ve decided to master the brilliant basics of AI. For us it means three things: 🔦 Building awareness and competencies across the organisation. 🔓 Improving accessibility of tools. 🗃️ Strengthening data quality and availability for AI.   In this post I focus on the first one: how we increase awareness and competencies. Instead of supporting the few who already master AI, we focus on helping the many who haven’t started yet. Moving 90% of our colleagues from low to basic on awareness and competency creates far more impact than pushing the top 10% from good to “a little better”.   What are we actually doing? First, we created a new role: AI Product Manager - meet Lasse (in the picture). His mission is straightforward: expand AI usage and competence across Unifeeder. Like any other transformation, accountability is key. So, my first advice is simple: get yourself a Lasse (not ours, though😉).   Second, Lasse formed the AI Squad. This is a diverse group of ambassadors from different business domains and geographies. By design, not all of them are AI experts. A few haven’t even started yet. The goal is to educate the ambassadors, so they can, in turn, educate their colleagues. Finally, Lasse is taking AI on tour. Last week he visited our team in Hamburg (the picture), where curiosity and engagement were sky-high. This week, he’s in Aarhus HQ, before heading to Cyprus next.   It’s early days, but the energy and momentum we’re seeing prove one thing to me: AI doesn’t have to be shiny objects. It holds significant potential for mastering the brilliant basics.   We started small with Unifeeder A/S; testing, failing, and learning. Once we get it right, we scale it across our sister companies in DP World Marine Services.   I’m keen to hear your thoughts on this topic. What are you doing to leverage the potential of brilliant basics in AI?   More to come...

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From Stories to Epics: How AI is Changing the Agile Game Last Monday, we wrapped up our second Claude Code SWE meetup in Stockholm, where we explored how agentic coding is reshaping the agile development process. The big takeaway? Developers can now handle incremental development at the epic level—a significant leap from the traditional story-level scope. The key to making this work: planning, context, and clear architectural goals upfront. We also had Alexander Cedergren demo how he built an MCP server to compare hyperscaler prices—a great example of practical AI tooling in action. Big thanks to Oracle Sweden for hosting us! 🙏 🚀 Next up: Hackathon with Anthropic on December 17th We're bringing together AI-forward developers from the Stockholm tech scene for a hands-on coding session. I'm particularly excited to explore how parallel agents and worktrees can maximize output during an intense 3-hour session. 👉 Sign up for waiting list here: https://lu.ma/wo2xtc5b After the next hackathon, we're taking a holiday break and returning in the new year—likely focusing on KPIs for code quality and hands-on worktree experiments. What topics would you want to see at a future meetup? Drop your ideas in the comments 👇 #ClaudeCode #AI #AgenticCoding #SoftwareDevelopment #Agile #MCP #Stockholm #TechCommunity #Hackathon #Anthropic #DeveloperTools

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𝐖𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐬 🇸🇪 One realisation from the report 'AI ROI in the Nordics' (Deloitte): We are currently obsessed with the AI, but we’re neglecting the Equation. The biggest barriers to value aren't technical. They are organisational, cultural, human. We’ve seen this movie before with digital transformation. We spend millions on the tools, but the ROI lags because we haven't solved for the people using them. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 Nordic Growth Summit The theme: Unified Growth Intelligence: The Human-AI Equation isn't just a catchy title. It’s an admission that tech alone is a commodity. What's the competitive advantage in 2026? It will come from leaders who know how to integrate human intuition with machine speed. If you're in Stockholm and thinking about how to actually lead through this shift (not just follow best practices), join us at Space Stockholm on 23rd April. 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒊𝒕... #HumanAI #Nordicgrowth #stockholmtech #Leadership

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📢 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝗔𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 At BASF Management Consulting, we help businesses unlock AI’s full potential - by keeping initiatives business-led, integrated, and outcome-focused. 👇 Check below five common mistakes in AI transformation that the team around our digital lead Dr. Henrik Fälsch has identified. From siloed projects to missing value proof, we show how to make AI manageable - and how to make it count. #WinningWays #AITransformation #BusinessDrivenAI #DigitalStrategy #InhouseConsulting #BASFManagementConsulting Thomas Schiffer Henrik Lütke Stockdiek

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🚀 Are you working with Data, Analytics, or AI? The 11th annual Data Innovation Summit is the place to be! Join 3,500+ data leaders, innovators, and executives in the Nordics to: ✅ Learn from real-world case studies across 15 stages - see what works, what fails, and what drives real ROI. ✅ Stay ahead with cutting-edge insights on AI, generative AI, agentic AI, modern platforms, and responsible AI. ✅ Discover how enterprises scale AI from pilots to business-first transformation. ✅ Build human-centered AI products that drive adoption and trust. ✅ Strengthen your data foundations - pipelines, governance, security, and resilient infrastructure. ✅ Navigate ethical and regulatory challenges like the EU AI Act. ✅ Explore live tech demos and industry-specific solutions in finance, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, telecom, gaming, logistics, and the public sector. 🎟 Don’t miss your chance to connect, learn, and lead the AI transformation in your organization. Get your ticket today! https://lnkd.in/d82tw3x #DISummit2030 #DIS2026x1

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Over the past couple of months, I have had the pleasure of teaming up with a few of my good colleagues to look at how Nordic organisations compare with European peers when it comes to realising value from AI.   Based on a survey of 1742 executives across Europe, including 250+ executives in Nordic organisations, our new article highlights how a strong willingness to invest in AI in the Nordics also couples with a tendency towards slower value realisation compared to the rest of Europe.   Here are main take-aways: 1. In the Nordics, CIOs and CTOs typically lead the AI agenda, with indications on more technology focus over business transformation 2. Nordic organisations demonstrate confidence in AI potential, with past and planned investment increases on par with European peers​ 3. Nordic companies realize returns on their AI investments more slowly than European firms for their most successful projects​ As AI emerges as the next major technological leap, it is critical for Nordic organizations to apply lessons learned from previous technology and digitalisation initiatives. AI needs to be positioned as a source of new business capabilities – not just another IT project. 

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Developer Insights: Operating Media over QUIC in real-world environments In this video, Per Mafrost and Mattias Bergström talk about what it means to work with Media over QUIC beyond theory and specifications. The discussion is grounded in hands-on experience and focuses on how protocol choices behave once they meet real traffic patterns, real networks and real production requirements. They touch on the importance of operational predictability, how transport decisions affect the full live pipeline, and why consistency over time matters just as much as headline latency numbers. The conversation reflects lessons learned from building and running low latency streaming at scale, not from lab setups. For us, these insights are central to how we continue to evolve Vindral Live as a platform built for long-term, real-world use. #VindralLive #MoQ #LowLatency #LiveStreaming #VideoTechnology #Engineering #Vindral

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🔍 Why do so many transformation programmes stall — even when the strategy is clear?    After almost 20 years leading complex transformations and PMIs in the Nordics, incl. my work at PA Consulting, I keep seeing the same pattern: Leaders often overestimate their organisation’s readiness — and underestimate the real sources of complexity. Here are the four gaps I see most often:   1️⃣ The “technology is the problem” misconception Many transformations start out looking like technology projects, but the hard part is almost always organisational — decision‑making, ownership, processes and ways of working. In reality, the bottlenecks are usually: - fragmented ownership & misaligned incentives - conflicting priorities across business units - unclear decision rights - limited capacity & capabilities to drive change and resolve issues early Technology becomes a mirror that exposes deeper organisational issues.   2️⃣ The hidden cost of legacy platforms Legacy isn’t just old technology that needs to be replaced. It’s the way systems, processes, and data have evolved over time — and the constraints that come with that. It affects areas like: - time‑to‑market - operating model flexibility - data availability & ability to adopt AI - resilience Replacing legacy platforms without transforming the surrounding operating model is one of the most expensive ways to stand still.   3️⃣ Lack of true integration thinking (PMI or not) Even outside formal M&A, transformations are integration problems: - business + technology - people + processes - run operations / business-as-usual + change initiatives - central priorities + local realities If you don’t manage it like an integration, you risk producing beautiful slideware and very little progress.   4️⃣ Too many initiatives, too little sequencing Most organisations don’t fail because they lack ambition. They fail because everything becomes a priority. The programmes I’ve seen succeed tend to be disciplined about: - choosing fewer initiatives - sequencing deliberately - saying “no” more often & staying focused on what truly matters - maintaining speed through clear communication and quick decision‑making - building a habit of proactive problem‑solving and fast issue resolution It sounds simple, but it’s incredibly hard to do.   💭 A final reflection In my experience, transformation rarely succeeds just because the plan is perfect. It’s more likely to succeed when leaders create clarity, direction, and focus — and when teams are empowered to make decisions, surface issues early, and resolve them quickly.   If you’re leading a transformation in 2026, a more helpful question than: “Do we have the right strategy and plan?” might be: “Do we have the clarity, organisational capacity, governance, and capabilities to execute it?” In my experience, that’s where the real challenge lies — and where the real value is created.   What have you found to be the biggest hidden barrier in your own transformation work? #transformation #PMI

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In 5 days I’ll be on stage in Helsinki speaking at ScanAgile26. In the keynote I ask the question that I think many teams are starting to feel but not yet fully articulate: Since AI made it easy to create things, who decides what’s good? Today we can generate designs, code, content and strategies almost instantly. The bottleneck is no longer production. The bottleneck is judgment. When output becomes cheap and infinite, the real differentiator isn’t speed. It’s the ability to decide: - Which ideas actually matter - Which assumptions are worth testing - What meaningful change in customer behavior looks like I’ll explore why AI-generated work should be treated as a new class of assumptions: powerful, convincing and very easy to mistake for progress. And why in this world, outcomes, learning and evidence of impact matter more than ever. Looking forward to sharing this with the community in Helsinki. Registration link here https://lnkd.in/eXuj-Y3F

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🎄 Dandy Christmas Calendar – Window 9: KNOWLEDGE RETENTION 🎄 Today Mia Kolmodin and Johan Westerlund explore how knowledge is built, kept, and used differently in project vs. product organizations. ✅  In project organizations, teams are often temporary. When a project ends, the team disbands and so does much of the knowledge. Valuable insights fade, and organizations find themselves reinventing solutions again and again. ✨ In modern product organizations, teams stay with the product over time. Knowledge compounds, learning accelerates, and problem-solving becomes faster and more effective. Multi-learning across skills and roles strengthens the team's ability to deliver long-term value. 💡Today’s reminder: Knowledge grows where teams stay together. Invest in long-lived learnings, and your organization becomes smarter every day. This is the ninth of 15 video insights based on our new Project vs Product Organization in a Nutshell poster. 👉 Download the poster for free here: https://lnkd.in/dJunDhTC Follow along tomorrow as we open a new window all the way to Christmas! #dandypeoplechristmascalendar #projectvsproductorganizationposter #dandypeople #knowledge #productorganization #knowledgeretention

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