--- title: Shift Actions Innovation Insights | Jan Niemi description: Jan Niemi is the Co-Founder & CEO based in Helsinki. With a strong background in business strategy and innovation, Jan has been instrumental in driving the success of Shift Actions, a company known for its forward-thinking approach and impactful projects. Jan's professional journey is marked by a blend of strategic vision, leadership, and a commitment to driving growth and innovation. Their contributions continue to shape the future of Shift Actions and the broader industry landscape. --- [Skip to content](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/author/jan-niemi#main-content) ![Shift Logo Black](https://blog.shiftactions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Shift%20logo-1.jpg?width=140&height=140&name=Shift%20logo-1.jpg) - [Home](https://shiftactions.com/) - [About Us](https://shiftactions.com/about-us/) - [What we do](https://shiftactions.com/what-we-do/) - [Blog](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights) - [Contact](https://shiftactions.com/contact/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Home](https://shiftactions.com/) - [About Us](https://shiftactions.com/about-us/) - [What we do](https://shiftactions.com/what-we-do/) - [Blog](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights) - [Contact](https://shiftactions.com/contact/) - [Contact us](https://shiftactions.com/contact/) [Contact us](https://shiftactions.com/contact/) ![logo_white-1](https://blog.shiftactions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo_white-1.png?width=284&height=124&name=logo_white-1.png) INNOVATION INSIGHTS Innovation Insights is Shift Actions’ blog dedicated to exploring the latest trends, strategies, and breakthroughs in innovation. It offers expert analysis, practical strategies, and real-world case studies to help business leaders and professionals drive transformative change and stay ahead of the curve. [![](https://blog.shiftactions.com/hubfs/3844328-stock-1863880_1920.jpg)](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/why-an-iceye-or-iqm-could-almost-never-be-born-inside-a-european-industrial-giant) [Strategy](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/topic/strategy), [Innovation](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/topic/innovation), [Venturing](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/topic/venturing) ## [Why an ICEYE or IQM Could Almost Never Be Born Inside a European Industrial Giant](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/why-an-iceye-or-iqm-could-almost-never-be-born-inside-a-european-industrial-giant) ![Picture of Jan Niemi](https://blog.shiftactions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DSC02910-2_1x1.jpg?width=50&name=DSC02910-2_1x1.jpg) [Jan Niemi](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/author/jan-niemi) Europe’s industrial giants are not short of science. They are short of mechanisms that convert scien... [Read more](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/why-an-iceye-or-iqm-could-almost-never-be-born-inside-a-european-industrial-giant) [![](https://blog.shiftactions.com/hubfs/savings-2789112_1280.jpg)](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/how-budget-season-starves-growth-and-what-to-do-about-it) [Strategy](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/topic/strategy), [Innovation](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/topic/innovation) ## [How Budget Season Starves Growth — and What to Do About It](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/how-budget-season-starves-growth-and-what-to-do-about-it) ![Picture of Jan Niemi](https://blog.shiftactions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DSC02910-2_1x1.jpg?width=50&name=DSC02910-2_1x1.jpg) [Jan Niemi](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/author/jan-niemi) Executive Summary Budget Season Syndrome keeps corporations trapped in short-term efficiency, starvi... [Read more](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/how-budget-season-starves-growth-and-what-to-do-about-it) [![](https://blog.shiftactions.com/hubfs/people-2344401_1280.jpg)](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/the-lost-generation-of-builders-how-efficiency-obsession-cost-us-3-billion-a-year) [Strategy](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/topic/strategy), [Innovation](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/topic/innovation) ## [The Lost Generation of Builders: How Efficiency Obsession Cost Us €3 Billion a Year](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/the-lost-generation-of-builders-how-efficiency-obsession-cost-us-3-billion-a-year) ![Picture of Jan Niemi](https://blog.shiftactions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DSC02910-2_1x1.jpg?width=50&name=DSC02910-2_1x1.jpg) [Jan Niemi](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/author/jan-niemi) Summary: [Read more](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/the-lost-generation-of-builders-how-efficiency-obsession-cost-us-3-billion-a-year) [![](https://blog.shiftactions.com/hubfs/port-6568444_1280.jpg)](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/finlands-growth-paradox-why-more-rdi-spending-delivers-less) [Innovation](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/topic/innovation) ## [Finland’s Growth Paradox: Why More RDI Spending Delivers Less](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/finlands-growth-paradox-why-more-rdi-spending-delivers-less) ![Picture of Jan Niemi](https://blog.shiftactions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DSC02910-2_1x1.jpg?width=50&name=DSC02910-2_1x1.jpg) [Jan Niemi](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/author/jan-niemi) Key Takeaways RDI budgets are structurally flawed: Most corporate and subsidized innovation is tied ... [Read more](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/finlands-growth-paradox-why-more-rdi-spending-delivers-less) [![](https://blog.shiftactions.com/hubfs/euro-96290_1280.jpg)](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/unlocking-growth-by-allocating-intellectual-capital-like-financial-capital) [Strategy](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/topic/strategy), [Venturing](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/topic/venturing) ## [Unlocking Growth by Allocating Intellectual Capital Like Financial Capital](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/unlocking-growth-by-allocating-intellectual-capital-like-financial-capital) ![Picture of Jan Niemi](https://blog.shiftactions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DSC02910-2_1x1.jpg?width=50&name=DSC02910-2_1x1.jpg) [Jan Niemi](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/author/jan-niemi) Summary: [Read more](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/unlocking-growth-by-allocating-intellectual-capital-like-financial-capital) [![](https://blog.shiftactions.com/hubfs/trees-6620725_1280.jpg)](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/the-innovation-illusion-why-corporate-rhetoric-isnt-driving-real-renewal) [Strategy](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/topic/strategy), [Innovation](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/topic/innovation) ## [The Innovation Illusion: Why Corporate Rhetoric Isn't Driving Real Renewal](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/the-innovation-illusion-why-corporate-rhetoric-isnt-driving-real-renewal) ![Picture of Jan Niemi](https://blog.shiftactions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DSC02910-2_1x1.jpg?width=50&name=DSC02910-2_1x1.jpg) [Jan Niemi](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/author/jan-niemi) Short-Termism Trap: Nordic firms often prioritize core business over future-facing innovation, leadi... [Read more](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/the-innovation-illusion-why-corporate-rhetoric-isnt-driving-real-renewal) [![Unleash the Beast: Better Performance with Structural Courage](https://blog.shiftactions.com/hubfs/lev-1745289_640.jpg)](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/unleash-the-beast-better-performance-with-structural-courage) [Strategy](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/topic/strategy), [Venturing](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/topic/venturing) ## [Unleash the Beast: Better Performance with Structural Courage](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/unleash-the-beast-better-performance-with-structural-courage) ![Picture of Jan Niemi](https://blog.shiftactions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DSC02910-2_1x1.jpg?width=50&name=DSC02910-2_1x1.jpg) [Jan Niemi](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/author/jan-niemi) Summary: [Read more](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/unleash-the-beast-better-performance-with-structural-courage) [![](https://blog.shiftactions.com/hubfs/Untitled%20(4).png)](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/europes-industrial-giants-must-renew-and-be-protected-from-themselves) [Strategy](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/topic/strategy), [Innovation](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/topic/innovation) ## [Europe’s Industrial Giants Must Renew—And Be Protected from Themselves](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/europes-industrial-giants-must-renew-and-be-protected-from-themselves) ![Picture of Jan Niemi](https://blog.shiftactions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DSC02910-2_1x1.jpg?width=50&name=DSC02910-2_1x1.jpg) [Jan Niemi](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/author/jan-niemi) Summary: [Read more](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/europes-industrial-giants-must-renew-and-be-protected-from-themselves) [![](https://blog.shiftactions.com/hubfs/stock-trading-6525084_1280.jpg)](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/market-mayhem-and-the-missed-growth-engine-why-corporate-venture-building-is-a-hedge-against-uncertainty) [Strategy](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/topic/strategy) ## [Market Mayhem and the Missed Growth Engine: Why Corporate Venture Building Is a Hedge Against Uncertainty](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/market-mayhem-and-the-missed-growth-engine-why-corporate-venture-building-is-a-hedge-against-uncertainty) ![Picture of Jan Niemi](https://blog.shiftactions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DSC02910-2_1x1.jpg?width=50&name=DSC02910-2_1x1.jpg) [Jan Niemi](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/author/jan-niemi) Summary: [Read more](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/market-mayhem-and-the-missed-growth-engine-why-corporate-venture-building-is-a-hedge-against-uncertainty) [![](https://blog.shiftactions.com/hubfs/helicopter-6847539_1280.jpg)](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/how-europe-can-lead-the-next-wave-of-innovation-and-ensure-resilience) [Strategy](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/topic/strategy) ## [How Europe Can Lead the Next Wave of Innovation and Ensure Resilience](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/how-europe-can-lead-the-next-wave-of-innovation-and-ensure-resilience) ![Picture of Jan Niemi](https://blog.shiftactions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DSC02910-2_1x1.jpg?width=50&name=DSC02910-2_1x1.jpg) [Jan Niemi](https://blog.shiftactions.com/insights/author/jan-niemi) Summary: Innovation Trap: European corporations have become reactive rather than proactive in their ... 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