Joining Fellowmind – Vesa Nopanen – Future Work today

At this time I start a brand new chapter at Fellowmind Finland as Principal AI Advisor. It’s a journey that mixes many issues I like: serving to prospects navigate AI transformation, assembly new colleagues, working extra intently with Finnish and European organizations, and, maybe most unexpectedly, turning into a MacBook Professional person for the primary time in my life.

At this time is my first day at Fellowmind Finland. Writing that feels each thrilling and slightly surreal.

Over time, I’ve had the chance to work with unimaginable prospects, communities, companions, and colleagues throughout the Microsoft ecosystem. Each chapter has taught me one thing new, launched me to superb individuals, and opened doorways I by no means anticipated. At this time, a brand new chapter begins!

I’m becoming a member of Fellowmind Finland as Principal AI Advisor | Copilot, Brokers & AI Transformation, and I couldn’t be extra enthusiastic about what lies forward.

Returning to Finnish and European Clients

One of many issues that attracted me to this function is the chance to work intently with Finnish and European prospects once more and meet colleagues and prospects in individual extra.

AI is quickly altering how we work, collaborate, and create worth. Organizations are exploring how Microsoft 365 Copilot, brokers, automation, and AI-powered experiences may also help their individuals and companies succeed. On the identical time, they’re making an attempt to make sense of a quickly evolving expertise panorama whereas retaining individuals on the heart.

These conversations fascinate me.

I’ve all the time believed that expertise is just significant when it helps individuals obtain one thing they couldn’t do earlier than. Whether or not it’s bettering productiveness, creating totally new methods of working, or serving to organizations navigate transformation, the human aspect of expertise has all the time been what motivates me.

I’m trying ahead to serving to prospects flip curiosity into functionality and innovation into measurable outcomes.

European Attain, Native Presence

Fellowmind operates throughout a number of European nations, combining native experience with a broader European perspective.For me personally, one element stands out: Fellowmind has additionally an workplace in Turku, the town the place I reside.

That will sound like a small factor, however after years of primarily distant work, it really means rather a lot.

My residence workplace will proceed to be my major office, simply because it has been for years. Distant work has labored effectively for me and has enabled me to collaborate with implausible individuals throughout completely different nations and time zones.

However now I’ll even have colleagues close by.

I’m trying ahead to assembly my fellow Fellowminders in Turku, attending to know new colleagues throughout Finland, and spending time at Fellowmind Finland’s headquarters and different workplaces.

Expertise permits nice collaboration from anyplace, however there’s nonetheless one thing particular about face-to-face conversations, buyer workshops, whiteboard classes, espresso breaks, and people spontaneous discussions that usually result in one of the best concepts.

I’ve missed that.

And I’m trying ahead to having extra of it once more.

A New Job… and a New Working System

This new journey comes with one other first. For the primary time in my skilled profession (in my life!), my major work laptop will likely be a MacBook Professional.

Sure, actually.

Those that know me know that I’ve spent most of my profession residing firmly within the Microsoft world. Home windows has been my trusted platform for buyer engagements, convention classes, running a blog, demos, group actions, and numerous late-night expertise experiments. Now I’m about to grow to be a Mac person. If somebody requested me 7 years in the past, would I desire a Macbook as work laptop I’d have mentioned a particular now. Even 3 years in the past, I’d have answered the identical.

However as we speak I’m trying ahead to it. Regardless of loosing some very very cool options Microsoft Floor Laptop computer 8 would have with it’s NPU, this can be a excellent second to leap to Macworld and see what’s there.

As somebody who spends a major period of time working with Microsoft 365 Copilot and trendy productiveness applied sciences, I see this as an incredible alternative to expertise Microsoft’s ecosystem from a unique perspective. I’ll get firsthand expertise with how Microsoft 365, Groups, Outlook, Copilot, and different functions work on macOS.

I’ve a sense there will likely be a studying curve. In all probability a couple of. There’ll virtually definitely be moments after I instinctively press a Home windows keyboard shortcut and surprise why completely nothing occurred. However that’s a part of the journey.

And in some ways, it feels becoming. A brand new function, a brand new firm, new colleagues, new prospects, and even a brand new working system. It’s a reminder that studying by no means stops and that curiosity stays one in every of our most beneficial expertise.

However don’t fear, although, I’m not leaving Home windows behind. I’ve Microsoft Floor Laptop computer Studio 1 and it’ll proceed serving as my private gadget, and I’ll nonetheless be using Azure-hosted digital environments every time wanted ( and one desktop laptop I purchased 2020). If something, I’ll now get to expertise one of the best of each worlds.

One thing tells me that at the least a couple of future weblog posts will likely be impressed by this MacBook Professional journey alone.

Trying Ahead to the Individuals

Every time individuals ask what I’m most enthusiastic about in a brand new function, the reply is never the expertise.

It’s the individuals.

Expertise adjustments continually. Merchandise evolve. Options come and go. However one of the best experiences in my profession have all the time come from the individuals I’ve labored with. The colleagues who challenged my pondering. The purchasers who trusted me. The group members who shared their data. The buddies I’ve made alongside the best way.

I’m excited to satisfy new colleagues, be taught from their experiences, contribute the place I can, and construct new relationships inside Fellowmind and with prospects throughout Europe.

That’s what makes a brand new journey worthwhile.

Thank You, Sulava MEA

Earlier than stepping absolutely into this new chapter, I need to thank everybody at Sulava MEA. My time there could have been comparatively quick, however the experiences, alternatives, classes, and relationships will stick with me for a really very long time.

I realized an amazing quantity. I labored with superb individuals. I gained invaluable expertise. And I had the chance to be a part of one thing particular. For that, I’m deeply grateful.

• Thanks for the belief.
• Thanks for the assist.
• Thanks for the journey.

And let’s not neglect one essential factor: Smoothies will all the time rock. 🤘

Onward

Loads is now altering.

The corporate is new. The function is new, as I’ll have extra duties than only a technical consultancy function.Most colleagues are new. There are some colleagues from my earlier journeys, which will likely be superior as I can once more work with them. Even the pc is new.

However some issues stay precisely the identical.

• I’m nonetheless curious.
• I’m nonetheless keen about expertise.
• I’m nonetheless fascinated by the way forward for work.
• And I’m nonetheless pushed by serving to individuals and organizations get significant worth from expertise.

I can’t wait to see what this new journey brings.

Right here’s to new colleagues, new prospects, new views, and new alternatives to be taught.

And sure.

The hat stays. 🎩

See you on the journey. Let’s drive the AI transformation to rocket-speed in European organizations!

Vesa “Vesku” Nopanen
Principal AI Advisor | Copilot, Brokers & AI Transformation
Fellowmind

Revealed by Vesa Nopanen

Vesa “Vesku” Nopanen, Principal Advisor and Microsoft MVP (Microsoft 365 and Azure AI Foundry) engaged on Future Work at Sulava MEA.

I work, weblog and discuss Future Work : AI, Microsoft 365, Copilot, Loop, Azure, and different companies & platforms within the cloud connecting digital and bodily and folks collectively.

I’ve 30 years of expertise in IT enterprise on a number of industries, domains, and roles.
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