To my 20 year old self, You will soon be graduating university with biomedical engineering as your major. I’m happy to tell you that as I write to you today, on International Women in Engineering Day in 2021, you are a Project Manager for an engineering consultancy in Vancouver, Canada. You are leading a team …
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“Technology. The cause of–and solution to–all of life’s problems.” – Homer Simpson While the above quote is not exactly what Homer said, it’s certainly applicable when we consider the incredible advancements technology has brought us in the last 150, or 50, or 10 years. Who now can imagine life without smartphones, let alone without electricity …
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Why is agriculture such a big deal? Agriculture is one of the most negatively impactful industries accelerating climate change – and the only industry that truly has the ability to replenish itself and serve as a climate change reversal agent. The agricultural industry and the technical innovations developed in agri-tech will play a critical role …
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Intelligent connected device development firm MistyWest has decided the best way to align with its purpose of enabling a healthier planet and bringing prosperity to all humankind is by focusing all of its resources on manufacturing skimboards. “After months of analysis of future trends in technology and social development, it became clear that …
It’s the year 2021, and women only account for 15 to 20 percent of the tech workforce in British Columbia. Why is this? Research suggests that influence from families, role models and cultural stereotypes impact women’s decisions to pursue education–and later, careers–in STEM. The existing lack of representation of women and BIPOC folks in high …
Introduction Recently, MistyWest hosted a webinar on the Dark Side of Technology where we talked about the ethical implications society is currently facing as new technologies are developed. The conversation touched on issues like data sovereignty, (un)biased machine learning, and the increase in civilian/private access to technology previously only available to the military. …
Do you want to have a positive global impact through your work but don’t know exactly how? Positive impact has always been part of the MistyWest DNA. We went from having roots in sustainable technology development, and have grown to tackle new technology problems; from computer vision systems that optimize agriculture processes, to IoT devices …
Monday signalled a turning point in the conversation on COVID-19. New measures to fight the spread of the virus have been announced throughout the world impacting all of us. Canada has closed its borders, Washington is shutting all non-essential businesses, and our clients in the Bay Area are beginning a 3-week shelter-in-place period. MistyWest remains …
Cowritten by Madison Reid and Oleha Riden At MistyWest, our foundation is rooted in sustainable design – our first projects were designing electric vehicles and fuel cells for hybrid vehicles. As the company has evolved over the years, we’ve worked on smart IoT monitoring, ubiquitous air quality sensing systems, off-grid appliances for developing countries, and …
In Part One of this blog series we talked a bit about the foundations of Holacracy as an organizational structure and how we deal with and utilize tensions as a thermometer of sorts. Innovative environments are steeped in conflict, and the successful ones learn how to leverage conflict to drive teams to deeper understandings of …
Colleagues, partners, clients, and friends – After a decade at MistyWest, the time has come for me to leave my day to day roles ahead of my move with my family to Australia. It is with very mixed emotions that I say those words. On one hand, I’m excited to start a new life surrounded …
Since 2014, MistyWest has been taking in co-ops for work terms. While we would describe the energy around the office to be pretty youthful in general, having students around can give us fresh perspectives on the work that we are creating, reminding us why we wanted to pursue engineering and design in the first place. …
SXSW is a festival that is truly centered at the intersection of technology and culture. Although MistyWest is primarily a technology company, we believe music is a key part of a shared global culture that we all participate in, regardless of industry. In the lead up to SXSW Interactive, we look forward to checking out …
Have you ever had an interaction with a piece of technology- be it hardware, software or even a basic household tool, and been struck by the ease or simplicity with which it helped you accomplish your goal? Every day we interact with good design and in most cases we’re not even aware because the experience …
