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For context, how will you document what you wish for your future self to remember? How you felt? How you believed? How you lived at a given time? Will it be in those fleeting snippets of .mp3 audio files; or, do you want to have it imprinted somewhere, embedded longer?If you've stumbled upon "for context", we hope you join us in casual and sometimes not-so casual conversation as we reflect through our early university experiences.

Episodes

  1. 12/30/2020

    for context: Hackathon Highlights

    In this episode the group reminisces about past hackathon/designathon experiences, funny memories, and their overall impressions! :)

    32 min
  2. Our Last Year Before 20

    10/25/2020

    Our Last Year Before 20

    A reflection of some boxes we'd love to check off by the time we turn 20 - despite all the craziness! :)

    42 min
  3. Zoom University

    09/07/2020

    Zoom University

    Long overdue summary and reflection of how the team at for context: felt about four months of online learning! Definitely a lot of ups and downs - and we do get pretty rambly, but tune in if you're interested and also starting a remote-first learning experience!

    58 min
  4. Firesyde Chats: Reflecting On Our First Year in Product Design

    07/15/2020

    Firesyde Chats: Reflecting On Our First Year in Product Design

    Product design - a quickly evolving field, it can be difficult to know where to start, what tools to learn, and who to talk to. In this episode, we invited our friends Emily Louie and Jayden Hsiao to our first-ever Firesyde chat to discuss how they...

    40 min
  5. for context: Co-op Retro Time!

    05/24/2020

    for context: Co-op Retro Time!

    By the time we reach our early 20s, we will have completed multiple internships, maneuvering our way around the ever changing world of tech and exploring as many roles and cities as we possibly can. The team at For Context consists of 5 students in our...

    47 min
  6. for context: Feedback Loops

    05/20/2020

    for context: Feedback Loops

    Feedback is something that we're all working on - whether it's giving feedback constructively or learning how to graciously receive it! In this episode we discuss the nuances of our experiences with feedback and the differences between the feedback...

    35 min
  7. for context: Brilliant Books Bonanza

    05/04/2020

    for context: Brilliant Books Bonanza

    Books Bonanza

    30 min
  8. for context: Digital Media and How We Use Our Phones

    04/30/2020

    for context: Digital Media and How We Use Our Phones

    From the Blackberry Bold to the iPhone 11, our journey using these popular devices have changed quite a bit in the last couple of years. In this episode, we dive into the types of phones we've owned, reflections on how we interact with our devices and...

    38 min
  9. for context: Organizing our Lives and Embracing Organized Chaos

    04/20/2020

    for context: Organizing our Lives and Embracing Organized Chaos

    From bullet journals to Google Calendar to Notion - how do we organize the chaos that exists in our day to day lives? Join us in reflecting on setting more systems in place of goals so that you can (do) it all.

    28 min
  10. for context: Reflections from a Distance

    04/12/2020

    for context: Reflections from a Distance

    Zoom birthday parties and staying at home. Our take on how the recent change of events have affected our lives from work, school, and the new world we're going to live in.

    43 min
  11. for context: What's Systems Anyways?

    04/05/2020

    for context: What's Systems Anyways?

    Four Systems Design Engineering students from the University of Waterloo spill all the tea on the most asked question: What the heck is Systems Design Engineering anyways? Candid reflections on our time in 1A - why we chose Systems, including the good, bad and not so pretty - what the real deal is.

    1h 2m
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For context, how will you document what you wish for your future self to remember? How you felt? How you believed? How you lived at a given time? Will it be in those fleeting snippets of .mp3 audio files; or, do you want to have it imprinted somewhere, embedded longer?If you've stumbled upon "for context", we hope you join us in casual and sometimes not-so casual conversation as we reflect through our early university experiences.

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