Category Archives: Vancouver

Movie Review: Objectified

Sunday, May 10, 2009 – 5:22 PM

Last week a few us at Habanero went to see Objectified, which is a film about designing objects as well as the people and process behind them. The director, Gary Hustwit, was at the screening at the Rio Theatre to introduce the film and to answer questions after. I think it’s great to see the [...]

By Jasvir | Also posted in Design, User Experience | Comments (0)

Yammer: Microblogging for the Enterprise

Monday, April 6, 2009 – 3:17 PM

Just a quick note about a new site/product a few of us at Habañero have been trying out for the last few days called Yammer. What it boils down to is a microblogging client that is a more robust and souped-up version of Twitter for the enterprise. It’s restricted to your domain (initially, this is [...]

By Nick | Also posted in Enterprise 2.0, Microblogging, SharePoint, Tools & Resources, User Experience | Comments (0)

Musical ensembles as a model for leadership and teamwork

Thursday, April 2, 2009 – 9:54 AM

A couple of months ago I went to see Broken Social Scene, a great Montreal-based band, at the Orpheum in Vancouver. After the show, I had a few “aha” moments while slightly tipsy from a bourbon & ginger, and had an enthusiastic discussion with my husband about how the band’s front man, Kevin Drew, was [...]

By Mallory | Also posted in Blogs by Author, Team Work | Comments (0)

Co-op 101

Monday, February 23, 2009 – 3:53 PM

We are putting out the call once again for interaction design students to add to our team. We are looking for 4 month internships – so if you’re interested, stop reading right now, and email me!
If you’re still reading this, I thought I would offer a few words of wisdom that I picked up during [...]

By Jasvir | Also posted in Team Work | Comments (2)

Conference recap: Interaction 09

Sunday, February 15, 2009 – 5:33 PM

A week has passed since the Interaction 09 conference, and I am still basking its afterglow. It was held in Vancouver this year by the IxDA – and 7 us went from Habañero, because we really had no excuse when it’s in our own backyard!
Overall, I left feeling inspired, engaged in the Interaction Design community [...]

By Jasvir | Also posted in Conferences | Comments (0)