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Through my 20 plus years of technology experience, tech predictions have been a hit or miss—mostly a miss—however, the innovations that are fabricated every year still leave me in awe. When it comes to virtual reality (VR), I don’t think I’m exactly making predictions, but instead commenting on the trend of VR integration into everyday […]
Thought Leaders
Jill Tipping’s 2021 Predictions for BC’s Tech Community
Predictions, eh? Asked to write about what I expect in 2021 I found myself wondering just how badly wrong I’d got it wrong for 2020! Turns out not so bad after all. I was definitely right with prediction #1: 2020 was indeed a year of change vs. more of the same and prediction #3: 2020 […]
Behind Every Moon Shot Is A Supply Chain
Advancing technology to tackle ambitious goals is one thing, but what underpins those bleeding-edge innovations? There are plenty of dynamic startups out there that capture the hearts and imaginations of wishful space tourists and prospective robot dog owners. From life-changing scientific breakthroughs to revolutionary applications of artificial intelligence – being in-the-know about these buzzword-filled innovations […]
Virtual Production Ready For Its Moment In The Spotlight
Technology used in Mandalorian gaining adoption The pandemic has spurred technology adoption across many sectors, and it appears it is also accelerating the use of virtual production and augmented and virtual reality enabled data in the film industry. While it has been promised for years, the application of AR/VR technology is getting a new focus […]
Embracing E-commerce To Improve Healthcare More Important Than Ever
The COVID-19 pandemic has made most parts of British Columbians’ lives more challenging. It has cast uncertainty over our professional and personal lives, stoked anxiety about the health of ourselves and our loved ones, and made all facets of life more complicated — including leaving our homes to buy the products and services we need. […]
Five B.C. Thought Leaders On Supporting Women Entrepreneurs
Based on the number of Thought Leadership articles Techcouver published in 2020, everyone had way more time to write this year. Techcouver has published over 50 articles in this category to date and our web traffic stats are evidence that we’ve all had more time to read this year as well. Not surprisingly the themes […]
Canada’s Tech Companies Face Decision Time to Embrace Hybridized work
Canadians can all be overjoyed about the progress we have seen in recent days and weeks with COVID-19 vaccine approvals, and with vaccinations now taking place in our communities. This progress, beyond the obvious impacts, likely means that 2021 will be a very different year than 2020 in terms of where and how we work […]
Leadership Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World
Leadership requires fluidity. At the helm of a company, a classroom, or a little kickers soccer team, you’ve got to stay open-minded and agile. It’s a term that gets thrown around a lot, but it really just means moving quickly with ease and certainty. It means you’re prepared. You’ve done the work. It’s foundational to […]
Five Thought Leaders Share Their Business Advice For Coping With COVID
Based on the number of Thought Leadership articles Techcouver published in 2020, everyone had way more time to write this year. Techcouver has published over 50 articles in this category to date and our web traffic stats are evidence that we’ve all had more time to read this year as well. Not surprisingly the themes […]
Moving To The Cloud – Is It Right For Your Business?
Depending on whom you ask, you may get vastly different explanations of ‘the cloud’. But a matter of fact is that the vast majority of us have interacted with cloud technology at some point, whether knowingly or not. To many people, the cloud is simply cloud storage like Dropbox or iCloud. While cloud storage is […]