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M-Theory: The inconvenient truth about convenience
06 April 2023 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Columnist Melanie Baker looks at the impacts on people's careers when their managers make decisions that place their own convenience over the needs of the employee or the organization. Read more
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M-Theory: The risk of getting lost in translation
23 March 2023 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Columnist Melanie Baker looks at the importance of careful translation and localization when doing business internationally. Read more
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We all have a role to play
09 March 2023 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
Columnist Alex Kinsella spoke with Najma Jose, a hardware engineer at Clearpath Robotics, about why she joined the board of Women's Crisis Services of Waterloo Region. The non-profit organization recently… Read more
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M-Theory: Privacy and the price we pay
09 March 2023 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
In her latest column, Melanie Baker takes a critical look at how personal data privacy has become a paid feature, rather than a default entitlement, on many tech platforms. Read more
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Daily Blends raises US$2 million to support AI-powered vending machines
08 March 2023 | By Member News in: Member news, News
Daily Blends, founded by two graduates of Communitech's Fierce Founders program, announce new round of funding and a partnership with the Metrolinx transit network. Read more
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OTTO Motors named to Fast Company’s 2023 list of most innovative robotics companies
02 March 2023 | By Member News in:
OTTO Motors named to Fast Company’s 2023 list of most innovative robotics companies. Read more
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M-Theory: How not to execute layoffs
23 February 2023 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Layoffs are traumatic at the best of times, but executives easily can, and do, make things worse. In her latest column, Melanie Baker touches on some of the more egregious recent examples of poorly handled… Read more
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eleven-x awarded major North American smart parking contract by Arlington County, VA
16 February 2023 | By Member News in: Member news, News
eleven-x, a Waterloo, Ont.-based wireless IoT and smart cities company, landed a major contract to deploy its smart-parking technology across the commercial district of Arlington, Virginia. Read more
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M-Theory: What's love got to do with work?
09 February 2023 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Mounting tech layoffs are damaging trust in the workplace, especially at companies that sold a narrative of "family" to attract talent. Columnist Melanie Baker looks at how trust will become the new currency… Read more
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There’s more in you to give
09 February 2023 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
Columnist Alex Kinsella spoke with the family and friends of a local founder in need of a stem cell transplant. Becoming a registered stem cell donor is a simple process, but many people don't understand… Read more