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A modern development discussion is not form-filling
A modern development discussion is not form-filling but dialogue that genuinely matters
17/08/2026
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Is Strategy Work a Prisoner of the Past? Marco Mäkinen Keynote
Marco Mäkinen's keynote "Is strategy work a prisoner of the past?" from Topaasia's 8th birthday party
17/08/2026
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When should you use Topaasia and when not?
Engagement and getting people talking are not a mandatory law of nature in an organisation. Read when engaging people is worthwhile and when it is not.
13/08/2026
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What is Topaasia used for? 8 use cases
Topaasia is a dialogue tool for situations where you want to get people thinking, talking and forming a shared understanding.
13/08/2026
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How do you turn strategy into teams' everyday work?
Strategy can be led from the top. Executing the strategy, however, happens in the everyday life of the organisation. Read how.
13/08/2026
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Topaasia replaces all the stupid old-fashioned surveys, strategy rollouts and other things people in organisations hate!" Topaasia strengthens with new investors and board members
Topaasia has brought in new investors, and at the same time the company's board is strengthened with significant experience, including Marco Mäkinen. Read what...
28/05/2026
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“Shared goals became clearer and misinterpretations decreased" - Entteri resolved communication knots between teams with Topaasia
A communication knot had formed between two teams at Entteri. A Topaasia game session reduced suspicion, relaxed the situation and clarified communication.
30/04/2026
customer story
There is no going back to the form" - Entteri renewed its development discussions with Topaasia
Entteri renewed its development discussions with Topaasia. AI-generated, need-based content made one-to-one discussions lighter and deeper.
30/04/2026
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Deal fever, homework and the three deadly sins, or why do mergers and acquisitions fail? An interview with Kim Väisänen
28/04/2026
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You will be positively surprised": Quanscient renewed its development discussions with Topaasia One-to-One
Goodbye to stiff forms! Read how Quanscient renewed its development discussions with Topaasia One-to-One and gained automatic documentation at the same time.
27/04/2026
customer story
Gamified engagement in youth coaching: how the ASPA Foundation's Hymis project adopted Topaasia
How did the ASPA Foundation's Hymis project adopt Topaasia in coaching young people? Gamification and dialogue lowered the threshold for talking about...
02/04/2026
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Veteran leadership - the competitive advantage of the future
Veteran leadership - the competitive advantage of the future. Antti Harjuoja is an expert in veteran leadership who helps organisations and individuals better...
19/01/2026
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Gamification brings joy and power to learning and development
Gamification brings joy and power to learning and development. Have you come across a situation where people do not find learning together or developing the...
13/01/2026
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Creativity, Agency and the Power of Dialogue – How Topaasia Helps People Act, Not Just Talk
# **Creativity, Agency and the Power of Dialogue – How Topaasia Helps People Act, Not Just Talk** *“Creativity isn’t only about making new things. It’s about...
31/10/2025
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Conversation culture is an organisation's competitive advantage
Conversation culture is an organisation's competitive advantage. "Our conversation culture expresses and creates the reality in which we work. Generating...
27/10/2025
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The Dynamics Compass – Understand the Dynamics of Communities
The Dynamics Compass - A method for understanding the dynamics of communities. Ville Salonen (psychiatric nurse, psychotherapist, work supervisor) is the...
02/09/2025
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Customer Story: Using Gamification to Drive Value-Based Culture Work
 # Vastuu Group Customer Story: Using Gamification to Drive Value-Based Culture Work **Heli...
22/07/2025
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PostNord Finland: Energizing Strategy Sessions with Gamification
 # **PostNord Finland: Energizing Strategy Sessions with Gamification** PostNord is the Nordic leader...
22/07/2025
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Customer Story: Developing Teamwork in the Software Industry with Regular Discussions
Customer story: developing teamwork in the software industry with regular discussions. Jimi Manninen works as a technical project manager and software...
05/06/2025
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Humana x Topaasia: How does Humana promote inclusive dialogue and tackle challenging topics with Topaasia?
Customer story: How does Humana promote inclusive dialogue and tackle challenging topics with Topaasia? Need: Creating structured dialogue in team meetings and...
14/05/2025
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Daniela Fehring – Bringing Intercultural Insight into Dialogue with Topaasia
 # **Daniela Fehring – Bringing Intercultural Insight into Dialogue with Topaasia** ***Daniela Fehring** is a...
06/05/2025
content collaboration
Work in the hybrid era - an interview with Merja Ranta-aho
Work in the hybrid era - an interview with Merja Ranta-aho. Merja Ranta-aho is a developer of people, operations and organisations who gets excited about how...
21/03/2025
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Hoivatie x Topaasia: A spot-on tool for strategy work
Hoivatie x Topaasia: A spot-on tool for strategy work. Hoivatie is a social enterprise that provides social services for all age groups, from small children...
26/11/2024
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Guest post by Anneli Valpola - Strategy work needs a room
Guest post by Anneli Valpola - Strategy work needs a room. Anneli Valpola is a strategic management professional who has played a part in many changes in...
07/11/2024
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Company culture - a short primer
Company culture is the heart of an organisation. It defines how people act, communicate and feel at their workplace. A good culture is not just a nice extra:...
10/10/2024
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Topaasia boosts supervisory work and team development, Elis Textile Service Oy
Boosting team development and supervisory work with Topaasia, Elis Textile Service Oy. Elis is a global professional in the circular economy and rental...
04/09/2024
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Woolman's Transition to the OKR Model with Topaasia
Customer story: Woolman's successful transition to the OKR model with Topaasia. Woolman's story is an example of how strategic change and process development...
03/09/2024
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Guest post by Suvi Widgren - What is most challenging and most inspiring in entrepreneurship?
Guest post by Suvi Widgrén - What is most challenging and most inspiring in entrepreneurship? I had the honour of taking part in a webinar organised by...
04/06/2024
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Holy rage and great love, entrepreneurship through the eyes of Kim Väisänen
Holy rage and great love, entrepreneurship through the eyes of Kim Väisänen. Kim Väisänen is a start-up investor with a successful exit behind him, a serial...
27/05/2024
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A dive into the Laboratory of the Mind with Ari-Pekka Skarp
A dive into the Laboratory of the Mind with Ari-Pekka Skarp. Ari-Pekka Skarp is a psychologist and psychotherapist focused on organisational development, who...
17/05/2024
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Participation: why and how does a modern organisation involve people?
Participation: why does a modern organisation involve its personnel? What is participation and why is participatory leadership the way of today? Participation...
18/03/2024
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8 signs of bad leadership
8 signs of bad leadership. Bad leadership creates bad consequences throughout the organisation. The quality of leadership is a significant factor in the...
15/03/2024
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How to develop as a coaching leader: three key skills
How to develop as a coaching leader: three key skills. This article is a follow-up to our earlier text on coaching leadership. It presented three essential...
12/03/2024
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10 wellbeing day ideas: programme for workplace wellbeing days
10 wellbeing day ideas: programme for wellbeing days. A wellbeing day is a special day organised in the workplace to promote staff wellbeing and coping at work.
11/03/2024
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Four ways to implement your strategy
Four ways to implement your strategy. Strategy implementation means putting the organisation's strategy into practice. When an organisation has a lot of...
04/03/2024
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Coaching leadership - a short primer
Coaching leadership - a short primer. What is coaching leadership? Coaching leadership is a leadership style that focuses on maximising the potential of...
04/03/2024
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Three Different Development Discussion Templates to Help Managers
Three different development discussion templates to help managers. The development discussion is an important part of the interaction between an employee and a...
29/02/2024
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Common mistakes and benefits of development discussions
Common mistakes and benefits of development discussions. This article looks at a leadership method called the development discussion: what is a development...
29/02/2024
content collaboration
Winning Team
Winning Team - a conversation game for sports teams and clubs. Winning Team is a conversation game for sports teams, clubs and coaches who want to develop...
01/02/2024
customer story
Winning Team - game experiences from Hurrikaani Loimaa
Winning Team - game experiences from the men's volleyball team Hurrikaani Loimaa. Winning Team is a conversation game for sports teams, clubs and coaches who...
01/02/2024
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Facilitation: The Basics, What and Why?
Facilitation: the basics, what and why? What is facilitation? Facilitation is a process in which a facilitator, or guide, helps a group reach a specific goal,...
19/01/2024
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Strategy straight to the heart - how the Helsinki Parish Union engaged its entire personnel in strategy work
Strategy straight to the heart - how the Helsinki Parish Union engaged its entire personnel in strategy work. When the Church Council decided that a shared...
09/01/2024
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Developing diversity (DEI) through participatory conversation
Developing diversity (DEI) through participatory conversation: experiences. Topaasia's Diversity (DEI) game engages personnel in addressing diversity through...
24/11/2023
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Improving conversation culture at Aava & Bang with Topaasia games
Improving conversation culture at Aava & Bang. Developing the conversation culture became topical when Aava & Bang went through a merger in which two...
13/11/2023
customer story
Diversity in work community from Elomatic’s perspective – The DEI Game
# Diversity in work community from Elomatic’s perspective – The DEI Game  ## **Diversity and...
09/11/2023
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Servant Leadership - a game, in content collaboration with Mikko Bäckström
The Servant Leadership game, in content collaboration with Mikko Bäckström. Mikko Bäckström is an expert in brand building and marketing. During his career he...
02/11/2023
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How to develop diversity in your work community
A dive into work community diversity with Topaasia. Making it easier to address diversity in the work community. Addressing diversity in the work community can...
19/10/2023
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Group Discussions Efficiently and Simply: The Topaasia Game in JP Jakonen's Use
Group discussions efficiently and simply: the Topaasia game in JP Jakonen's use. JP Jakonen is a researcher, author and healer of the healthy who helps people...
09/10/2023
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Bringing strategy into the everyday work of personnel in the Municipality of Laukaa
Bringing strategy into the everyday work of personnel in the Municipality of Laukaa. The Municipality of Laukaa is located in Central Finland and has a...
11/09/2023
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Easing a team's change situation, Espoo Parish Union
Customer story: Easing a team's change situation, Espoo Parish Union. Mirja Aukee works as content team leader and communications specialist in the...
31/07/2023
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Enhancing Leadership Team Coaching with Topaasia: A Powerful Game for Meaningful Dialogue
 **In the realm of executive coaching and team development, finding effective tools...
31/07/2023
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Participatory strategy work - in content collaboration with Kati Kuoksa
Participatory strategy work - in content collaboration with Kati Kuoksa. Kati Kuoksa is a communications professional who studied for a master's degree in...
12/06/2023
customer story
Case Saranen: Gamified 1-to1 Development Discussions
# **Case Saranen: Gamified 1-to-1 Development Discussions**...
15/05/2023
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Why Dialogue Is Crucial for Your Organization’s Success
# Why Dialogue Is Crucial for Your Organization’s Success ## Introduction As a leader, you know that effective communication is key to running a successful...
21/04/2023
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Supporting Organisational Change at Vincit with Topaasia's Systems Intelligence Game
Supporting organisational change at Vincit with Topaasia's Systems Intelligence game. In the summer of 2022, Vincit carried out a merger through which the work...
20/03/2023
content collaboration
Topaasia: Diversity (DEI)
A dialogue game for addressing diversity (DEI). Diversity is the newest addition to the Topaasia game family. The game helps work communities discuss diversity...
02/03/2023
content collaboration
Expert Partnerships - a game for developing partnerships. In content collaboration with Toni Mikkola, Vincit Oyj
Expert Partnerships - a game for developing partnerships. In content collaboration with Toni Mikkola, Vincit Oyj. The Topaasia deck was launched at Vincit's...
21/02/2023
customer story
Satakunta Wellbeing Services County - Participation Road Show
Satakunta Wellbeing Services County - Participation Road Show. In preparing the Satakunta wellbeing services county, a Participation Road Show was carried out...
07/02/2023
customer story
A Daycare Centre's Workplace Community Skills Develop by Playing a Game
Every voice heard, a daycare centre's workplace community skills develop by playing a game. Good workplace community skills promote smooth work and employee...
31/01/2023
customer story
Case Jollas Institute: a gamified debrief of the workplace community survey
Case Jollas Institute: a gamified debrief of the workplace community survey. This customer story tells how Jollas Institute successfully piloted Topaasia's...
25/01/2023
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Pulse discussions for developing wellbeing at work
Pulse discussions for developing wellbeing at work. Marita Heinä and Anna Kaisa Ojala work as HR planners for the City of Turku. They are part of the city's HR...
24/01/2023
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Topaasia 8th Anniversary Afterwork: Esa Saarinen & Marco Mäkinen
The theme of the Topaasia 8th anniversary afterwork was Systems Intelligence and Strategy: theory, practice and a way of thinking. Speakers Esa Saarinen &...
20/12/2022
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Implementation of the strategy in the City of Turku
# **Implementation of the strategy in the City of Turku**  **The City of Turku uses Topaasia to...
29/11/2022
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Customer story: A gamified panel discussion - SHIFT Events
SHIFT Events Oy is a network and event organiser that brings together people, companies and ideas. Its annual main event is the SHIFT Business Festival, held...
18/11/2022
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How to disconnect and recover from remote work?
How to disconnect and recover from remote work? Topaasia's experiences. Topaasia is a small start-up team that has worked remotely for several years....
31/10/2022
content collaboration
A thriving work community is everyone's business
A thriving work community is everyone's business. The Thriving Work Community deck. Wellbeing at work and work ability activities are not something done once a...
12/09/2022
content collaboration
A game for executive coaching, in collaboration with Mikko Sorvari
# **A game for executive coaching, in collaboration with Mikko Sorvari**  **Mikko...
30/08/2022
content collaboration
Company culture (game) is king
Company culture (game) is king, Panu Luukka, Leidenschaft. Panu Luukka is the founder of Leidenschaft Oy, Finland's first company culture agency, and the...
29/08/2022
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For Dialogue! Katja Sankalahti, THL
For Dialogue! Katja Sankalahti, THL Katja Sankalahti works as a development manager at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), where her role...
17/08/2022
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Step Education: Implementing a pedagogical strategy with Topaasia
Who are you? I am Sebastian Kotonen and I work as Quality Manager at Step Education. Previously I worked as Education Manager and was part of the working group...
09/08/2022
content collaboration
Learning design -game: Content collaboration with Sanna Eulenberger
 ## **Who are you?** I am Sanna Eulenberger and I design, facilitate and coach as my day job. In...
23/06/2022
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From staff surveys to practice
 # **From staff surveys to practice with Topaasia** **Jenni Mäkinen works for Werner Söderström...
22/06/2022
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Customer story: BRP Finland Oy, Heli Satokangas
# **Customer story: BRP Finland Oy, Heli Satokangas**  ## **Who are you and what do you...
13/06/2022
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Export Without Whining - Kim Väisänen
Export without whining - Kim Väisänen. The networked, global and digital world is an open playing field, also for Finnish SMEs. Yet few export success stories...
09/06/2022
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and how to deal with them
# **The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and how to deal with them** *The Five Dysfunctions of a Team* (2002) is a leadership tale written by organizational...
07/06/2022
customer story
Customer Story – PressEnter Group
 **PressEnter Group is a Malta based online casino for six brands, which employs over 150 people. In...
31/05/2022
content collaboration
What is work ability management? In content collaboration with Heltti
What is work ability management? An interview with Mari Laari and Anni Pura from Heltti. In this article we interviewed Mari Laari and Anni Pura. They work as...
16/05/2022
customer story
Case study – Boco IP: Topaasia in support of OKRs and self-organizing teams
# **Case study – Boco IP: Topaasia in support of OKRs and self-organizing teams**  **Boco...
27/04/2022
content collaboration
Case study: Topaasia as agile leadership tool with Judith Mills Consulting
# **Case study: Topaasia as agile leadership tool with Judith Mills Consulting**  **Judith...
22/04/2022
customer story
Case Granlund: Digital implementation of the strategy for +1000 people organization
 **Granlund is a Finnish group of real estate and construction experts that employs more...
21/04/2022
customer story
Strategic communications & implementation gamified at Granlund
# **Strategic communications & implementation gamified at Granlund** **Granlund is a Finnish group of real estate and construction experts that employs more...
15/03/2022
customer story
Vincit implements strategy successfully with employees at the center
# **Vincit implements strategy successfully with employees at the center** **Vincit is a Finnish technology company who helps customers with software...
09/03/2022
content collaboration
Psychological safety – Janetta Ekholm & Hanno Nevanlinna
 **Hanno Nevanlinna & Janetta Ekholm have been interviewed in this article. Hanno is one of...
14/02/2022
customer story
Customer story: Topaasia in the eyes of over 500 retrospective experiences, Samuli Kiviniemi, Sanoma
 ## **Who are you and what do you do?** Samuli Kiviniemi, Sanoma Media Finland. My LinkedIn profile says...
26/01/2022
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WARNING: Hierarchy prevents speaking the truth! Guest post by Jarmo Matala-aho
What if the boss did not (always) bring their own ready-made agenda to development sessions? What would everyday work look like if everyone felt they were...
12/01/2022
content collaboration
Fake News - Boosting Media Literacy with Gamification
Fake News - Boosting media literacy with gamification. The purpose of the Fake News project is to offer adults a meaningful way to develop their own media...
16/12/2021
content collaboration
Organizational Safety, in an interview with Paula Varpomaa and Jukka-Pekka Hiltunen
# Organizational Safety, in an interview with Paula Varpomaa and Jukka-Pekka Hiltunen  **In this...
19/11/2021
content collaboration
Kim Väisänen, what is peak sales performance like?
# What is peak sales performance like? In an interview with Kim Väisänen  **In this interview, angel...
19/11/2021
content collaboration
Equality
 **Topaasia: Equality is a dialogue game that facilitates and promotes the discussion of equality and parity in...
18/11/2021
content collaboration
Promoting the Flow experience in work life, in an interview with Jussi Venäläinen
# Promoting the Flow experience in work life, in an interview with Jussi Venäläinen  **In this interview, flow expert...
18/11/2021
content collaboration
Topaasia® – Value Creation In the interview Ari-Pekka “AP” Koponen, Vincit
# Topaasia® – Value Creation In the interview Ari-Pekka “AP” Koponen  **The newest member of the Topaasia® deck family...
18/11/2021
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Topaasia® – Quality quad In an interview with Esko Hannula & Tommi Ferm, Qentinel
# Topaasia® – Quality quad In an interview with Esko Hannula & Tommi Ferm, Qentinel **The newest member of the Topasia® family is Quality quad, which was made...
18/11/2021
content collaboration
Topaasia® – Business Development. An interview with Toni Mikkola, Vincit
# **Topaasia® – Business Development. In content cooperation with Vincit. In an interview with Toni Mikkola.**...
17/09/2021
content collaboration
Project risks identified by Vincit. Interview with Johanna Pystynen, Vincit
# **The most common project risks identified by Vincit as a game.** Interview with Johanna Pystynen, Vice President, Human Resources, Vincit Plc...
16/09/2021
content collaboration
From hierarchy to horizontal power! – what is Next-era Leadership? Interview with Vesa Purokuru.
# From hierarchy to horizontal power! – what is Next-era Leadership?  [**Vesa...
15/09/2021
content collaboration
Topaasia®: Change Leadership. In the interview, the daddy of the deck, Antti Kiukas
# **Topaasia®: Change Leadership. In the interview, the daddy of the deck, Antti Kiukas**  **Antti...
15/09/2021
customer story
Customer story: Ulla Luukas, Howspace
# **Topaasia® Customer story: Ulla Luukas, Howspace**  **What kind of background idea you had to use...
09/09/2021
customer story
Customer story: Mika Tanner, Bilot
# **Topaasia® Customer story: Mika Tanner – Bilot**  **In what context did you use Topaasia?**...
09/09/2021
content collaboration
Collaborative work community development – Interview with Anna-Mari Jaanu, Kunteko2020
# **Collaborative work community development – Interview with Anna-Mari Jaanu, Kunteko2020**...
02/09/2021
content collaboration
Successful remote work by Ferrix Hovi
# Successful remote work by Ferrix Hovi  Ferrix Hovi works as a coach at Siili Solutions and as a...
02/09/2021
content collaboration
Commercialization of a business idea, interview with Marko Sorri, Startup Factory
# Commercialization of a business idea, interview with Marko Sorri, Startup Factory  **In this interview,...
24/08/2021
customer story
Strategy in Grano’s management team with Topaasia
# **Strategy in Grano’s management team with Topaasia** **In this customer story, Antti Liukkonen, Grano’s Director of Digitalisation and Development, talks...
23/08/2021
customer story
Case study: Granlund’s strategic communications
# **Case study: Granlund’s strategic communications**  **In this customer story, Riikka Linna, Granlund’s...
23/08/2021
customer story
Customer story: Anna Kaisa Ojala – City of Turku
# **Topaasia® Customer story: Anna Kaisa Ojala – City of Turku**  **Anna Kaisa Ojala works in the City of Turku...
23/08/2021
content collaboration
Winning strategy – an interview with Marco Mäkinen
# Winning strategy, an interview with Marco Mäkinen  **In this interview, Marco Mäkinen, an veteran...
18/08/2021
content collaboration
Sense-making and tolerating each other in collaboration
Sense-making and tolerating each other in collaboration, an interview with Timo Linnossuo and Joonas Laine. In this interview we talk with Reveiller's Timo...
18/03/2021
content collaboration
Developing an entrepreneurial ecosystem, an interview with Sanna Lehtonen and Johanna Vainio, YES Network
Developing an entrepreneurial ecosystem, an interview with Sanna Lehtonen and Johanna Vainio, YES Network. The YES Network is a development network for...
10/03/2021
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Topaasia Live: Esa Saarinen - Systems Intelligence in Working Life, part 2
Topaasia Live: Esa Saarinen - Systems Intelligence in Working Life, part 2. Philosopher Esa Saarinen and professor emeritus Raimo Hämäläinen have carried out...
14/12/2020
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Topaasia Live: Esa Saarinen - Systems Intelligence in Working Life
Topaasia Live: Esa Saarinen - Systems Intelligence in Working Life. Philosopher Esa Saarinen and professor emeritus Raimo Hämäläinen have carried out...
10/12/2020
customer story
Customer story: Olarin Eräkotkat – Wild Eagles ry
Customer story: Olarin Eräkotkat – Wild Eagles ry Author: Timo Muttonen, scout group leader. Olarin Eräkotkat – Wild Eagles ry is a multicultural and...
25/11/2020
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Topaasia Live - Mikko Sarkkinen - Quick and Dirty Testing
Topaasia Live - Mikko Sarkkinen - Quick and Dirty Testing. Topaasia Live is a roughly 15-minute interview format where we chat with great people about topics...
22/10/2020
customer story
Customer story: Taneli Ristmeri, Buildie Oy
Topaasia® customer story: Taneli Ristmeri, Buildie Oy. Buildie is a fast-growing company from the Tampere region that builds software for documentation and...
11/06/2020
customer story
Customer story: Pertti Malkki, Jamk
Topaasia® customer story: Pertti Malkki, Jamk. Pertti Malkki is head of the wellbeing unit at Jamk University of Applied Sciences. In this interview Pertti...
04/06/2020
customer story
Corporation and Start-Up collaboration: OP and Topaasia
Corporation and Start-Up collaboration: OP and Topaasia. Paula Ylisassi works at OP on developing product leadership. Paula is enthusiastic about leadership,...
23/04/2020
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Workshop or group discussion remotely? How to run an effective remote workshop easily and inclusively.
Workshop or group discussion remotely? How to run an effective remote workshop easily and inclusively. 1. Learn about a new, easy and engaging remote tool...
13/03/2020
customer story
Siili Solutions Plc's management played Topaasia in front of 200 people.
Siili Solutions Plc's management played Topaasia in front of 200 people. Would your management team dare to discuss the weaknesses, strengths and development...
20/12/2019
content collaboration
Topaasia®: Purpose - An interview with Redcell, who created the game in content collaboration
Topaasia®: Purpose - An interview with Redcell, who created the game in content collaboration. Purpose is the newest deck in the Topaasia® serious game family....
20/11/2019
customer story
How to do change in organizations? Interview with Jason Little, author of Lean Change Management
 **Jason Little is an Canadian author and developer of Lean Change Management –...
09/10/2019
content collaboration
The art of leading together. An interview with Vesa Purokuru, Humap Consulting
The art of leading together. An interview with Vesa Purokuru, Humap Consulting. Vesa Purokuru is one of the founders of Humap Consulting, a long-time...
23/09/2019
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Brewdog - what can you learn from business punks?
Business for Punks, what can you learn from Brewdog's business punks? James Watt and Martin Dickie are entrepreneurs, business punks and the founders of...
28/08/2019
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A dear child has many names - gälliwashere Oy is now Topaasia Oy
A dear child has many names - gälliwashere Oy is now Topaasia Oy. A dear child has many names, but only one can be official, so: RIP gälliwashere Oy 2014-2019....
25/06/2019
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Guest post by Joonas Laine: Personal coaching with digital Topaasia
Joonas Laine is an entrepreneur and coach at Reveiller Oy. He has used Topaasia® games in his team coaching and has now tried the new digital Topaasia in...
14/06/2019
guest post
Guest post by Juha Hämäläinen, Tacit Space Oy
Juha Hämäläinen is one of the founders of Tacit Space Oy and its finance manager. Tacit Space makes an internal communication web application called Briefer,...
20/05/2019
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How to easily run an effective retrospective, also remotely
How to easily run an effective retrospective, also remotely. In this blog you will learn: -What is a software development team's retrospective? -What are the 6...
09/05/2019
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7 reasons to hold retrospectives, whatever your industry
In this blog you will learn: What is the retrospective familiar from software development? How does a retrospective differ from a pointless one-hour meeting?...
09/05/2019
customer story
Customer story, Maiju Niinivirta, Solteq. “Improving everyday life as a common habit”
# Customer story, Maiju Niinivirta, Solteq. “Improving everyday life as a common habit” **Solteq PLC is an IT and software house whose mission is to make...
11/04/2019
customer story
Niko Jokinen, City Dev Labs ltd “with Topaasia, the entire company’s perception of retrospectives has been changed. Now they are expected and remain in the calendar “
# Niko Jokinen, City Dev Labs “The whole idea of a retrospective has been changed through Topaasia. Now It is expected and remains in the calendar “ ***City...
11/04/2019
customer story
Customer Story – Vincit Plc & Johanna Pystynen “By playing to the heart of the matter quickly and efficiently”
# By playing to the heart of the matter quickly and efficiently -Customer story Johanna Pylvänen, Vincit Plc...
11/04/2019
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Customer story – Berggren Ltd, Heikki Kinnunen “Engaging and effective way of creating strategy”
# *Participatory and effective way of creating a strategy* In the Customer story Berggren Ltd, Heikki Kinnunen...
11/04/2019
content collaboration
Topaasia: The Systems Intelligence – Interview with Esa Saarinen & Raimo P. Hämäläinen
# Topaasia: Systems Intelligence – Interview with Esa Saarinen and Raimo P. Hämäläinen The Systems Intelligence is the result of the joint research work of the...
10/04/2019
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Alone with your thoughts? How to use Topaasia games solo for sparring your thinking, ideation and prioritisation.
Alone with your thoughts? How to use Topaasia games solo for sparring your thinking, ideation and prioritisation. This article explains how you can use...
17/01/2019
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How to use Topaasia games in pairs in development discussions, one-on-one coaching or sparring sessions.
How to use Topaasia games in pairs in development discussions, one-on-one coaching or sparring sessions. Originally designed for the needs of teams and groups,...
09/01/2019
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Dealer's Guide
Dealer's guide. Hi! This is a continuously updated version of the Topaasia® dealer's guide for the physical Topaasia card games. (Last updated 22 April 2020)...
21/12/2018
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gälliwashere Oy Turns 4!
Gälliwashere Oy turns 4! Time flies. 21 November 2014 is gälliwashere Oy's birthday, and this year it whizzed past under the feet of daily work. We have come a...
13/12/2018
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Agility, Part III - Interview with Teemu Hyyryläinen, Reaktor
Agility, part 3 - Interview with Teemu Hyyryläinen, Reaktor. Teemu Hyyryläinen is an agility guru from Reaktor. In his work he coaches software development...
01/12/2018
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Agility, Part II - an interview with Ville Marjusaari, Solita
Agility Part II - an interview with Ville Marjusaari, Solita Oyj. In the Agility blog series we interview Ville Marjusaari. Ville works at Solita as an agile...
21/11/2018
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Topaasia® General Deck - a versatile tool for team development and problem solving
A versatile tool for solving team problems and developing teams. The General Deck is a game in the Topaasia family range that answers a question our customers...
01/11/2018
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Topaasia - Knowledge-based management - An interview with Sari Suominen, Powen Oy
In knowledge-based management, facts and leadership come together - An interview with Sari Suominen, Powen Oy. Sari Suominen is an entrepreneur and...
22/10/2018
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gälliwashere Oy brings notable investors on board!
Topaasia takes working life in a direction where I myself want to work." gälliwashere Oy brings notable investors on board! Topaasia is a serious game that...
20/09/2018
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For Team Interaction - An Interview with Team Coach Joonas Laine
For team interaction, an interview with team coach Joonas Laine. Topaasia games have gained a new ambassador. We interviewed an advocate of teamwork from...
12/09/2018
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Podcast visit: Using serious games in facilitating dialogue
Podcast visit: Using serious games in facilitating dialogue. To kick off the autumn we took part in the first podcast interview of our lives, hosted by Seymour...
10/08/2018
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How does Topaasia® take into account the eight practices of innovation?
How does Topaasia® take into account the eight practices of innovation? This post is one of the "homework assignments" born during a juicy mentoring experiment...
17/05/2018
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The story of gälliwashere
The story of gälliwashere. This is a short story about gälliwashere's three-year history and what has been done in that time and why. You will also get answers...
07/05/2018
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Agility, part I - Interview with Jonne Seppä, Solita
Agility, part I - Interview with Jonne Seppä, Solita. Topaasia® - Agility was created together with the people of Solita, the travel guides of digital Finland....
26/08/2017
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How does lean bend into a game? An interview with Miika Kuha and Karoliina Luoto
How does lean bend into a game? An interview with Miika Kuha and Karoliina Luoto. The content of the Topaasia® - Lean game was created together with lean...
08/06/2017
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Why is calling a stranger exciting?
Calling a customer as a first contact is an awfully big part of my work, more precisely, making cold calls. I consider it important, useful, fun and...
15/11/2016
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5 lessons from 1.5 years of product development
I want to distil into this short, simple text the things I have learned from developing the Topaasia® card game concept over the last 18 months. This is...
23/09/2016