Student Blogs

Written by students in UBC Comm 486J

Learning through the Business Canvas

Getting to work with the CEO, Paul Lambert and team at Matygo was an experience that gave me a greater understanding of the process a start up business has to go through to establish itself. After Paul came to class a couple of Wednesdays ago and presented his business my partner, Joyce, and I met […]

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Re-thinking Design

I was talking to my dad this weekend and telling him about how I think I finally found the term that fits in with my original intentions of studying business. I applied to a business school because I realized the inevitable interconnectedness of business/commerce in our daily lives. The precise story had to do related […]

T.H.I.N.K.

T.H.I.N.K.

Hi, I’m Charlotte. First of all, I apologize to you for such a late post. I had transferred into the class late and didn’t get the chance to purchase a course package until the end of last week. Anyways, let’s move on to thinking about thinking. I am an INTP. I play with a lot of possibilities […]

Thoughts about the thoughts that I think about

When do I think? Always – no surprise there.  However, wouldn’t it be nice to have a few zen-like thoughtless moments per week?  Because of my inability to pause, even for a brief moment, my constant thought process I truly admire those who are able to take a break not from the external world, but from the […]

University trained thought, and where it breaks down

The sense of urgency is a must. Priorities change for what’s most important to me depending on their immediate relevance. If my assignment is not due for a few days or the exam is not for another week then I am more then happy to push things aside. I find building relationships and spending time […]

Reflection 1- “Think” you dummy!

Reflection 1- “Think” you dummy!

Hi my name is Abriel and here is my two cents about “thinking” Obviously, thinking is the intellectual activity of a subject’s consciousness. But what is it really? Do you have to be aware of what you’re thinking to be actually thinking? What if you were in a coma and there is brain activity… are […]

Reflection 1: Thinking about thinking about thinking…

Reflection 1: Thinking about thinking about thinking…

Thinking can be a messy process for me. At any one point in time, there are a hundred and one things going on in my mind. These include thoughts, ideas, tasks, worries etc. Although I have no trouble staying focused, it can be hard to manage so many thoughts at once. It is therefore not […]

Reflection 1:  Thinking about Thinking

Reflection 1: Thinking about Thinking

How do I think?…. This is something that I like to say I have a good understanding of and that I am in tune with the methods that work for me.    My brain works best when I am able to see or visualize what I am thinking about.  I find that I have both an eye […]