Category Archives: Tech

The myth of techno-governance. It’s one thing to name it and quite another to describe it. I studied governance during my master’s at McMaster. Specifically, top-down urban planning and the myth of Richard Florida’s creative class theory in relation to post-industrial cities around the world. It is only fitting therefore that I bring this exactContinue reading “The Myth of Techno-Governance”

Last year I made a pact with myself that I would not turn down a public speaking role unless it was for a really, really good reason. Too often I think that a panel or show would be made better by including more women and minorities – a fact I can only help remedy byContinue reading “Tarah talking tech”

Startup culture is a basic response to rapidly increasing social and economic disparity in the global economy. In a win-lose system, you are going to try your hardest to win. Startups do this by getting venture funding, working in small ‘agile’ groups, ‘growth hacking’, and constantly trying to improve upon the way they run their business.Continue reading “Why weareyvr?”

Originally published in The Guardian newspaper on May 28, 2015. Focusing on the user and iteration could make for more positive and fruitful relations between agencies and clients. Startups scurry to solve new problems in hopes of creating new markets or disrupting existing ones. They strategise for aggressive financial and geographic growth. That’s what makesContinue reading “How to infuse startup culture into the client-agency relationship”