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Tethix Pilot Challenge Journey Report: Week 5

The first journey in the Tethix Learning Archipelago is now complete with crews wrapping up the tech ethics challenge in the Harbour of Shared Reflection.

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Tethix Pilot Challenge Journey Report: Week 4

The penultimate port of call was on the island of Practicalia, where crews proposed and evaluated solutions to their tech ethics challenges.

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Tethix Pilot Challenge Journey Report: Week 3

Our pilot journey in the Tethix Learning Archipelago continues with fresh observations on this unique learning experience in tech ethics.

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Tethix Pilot Challenge Journey Report: Week 2

The Tethix Learning Archipelago opened for travellers and diverse crews have begun their expeditions. Read this journey update for week 2 as we learn together.

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Tethix Pilot Challenge Journey Report: Pre-launch and Week 1

Tethix launched an entirely new way to learn about tech ethics. In this initial update, I describe the overall approach and our first week with observations for continuous improvement.

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Looking for women in tech every March 8

I don’t have to look at my calendar to know that March 8 – also known as International Women’s Day – is approaching. In the days leading to this holiday, I usually get requests from journalists to comment on the position of women in the IT industry. Is the situation improving?

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Here’s why your country doesn’t have a Silicon Valley — and that’s ok

It’s not uncommon for cities or regions to publicly profess their plans for building the next Silicon Valley in their backyard. We’re heavily investing in “startup ecosystems” around the world but rarely do we stop to ponder the hidden assumptions of Valley-style startups. Are these high risk, wi...

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Common excuses for not talking to your customers — and how to get over them

As a startup founder, you know you should be talking to your customers more. Every startup book you’ve read is full of examples of how customer feedback has helped shape the products you now love using every day. You understand this on an intellectual level yet when it comes to actually getting o...

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The media is way more dangerous than Pokémon GO: musings on newsworthiness

# of TV interviews I gave in the last week about Pokémon GO: 3

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Why is Pokémon GO such a big hit NOW?

Pokémon GO probably needs little introduction. It’s a location-based AR game that is spreading around the world like wildfire. In less than a week, it managed to attract more active users than Tinder and is even surpassing Twitter in the US. The time spent in the app is off the charts, and it’s n...

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A week with 5 different personal trackers: how accurately do they count steps?

This is a questions I often hear when people find out that I wear a small army of personal trackers 24/7. And what’s the point of being a self-appointed guinea pig if you can’t do fun little experiments on your own quantified self, right?

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How do we go from sensors to making sense? (Part 3)

There is no escaping sensors that monitor your activity. They’re already in your smartphone and slowly taking over our buildings, cars and more. And there are countless apps that can help you monitor everything that isn’t already automatically tracked by your smartphone.

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