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Octree news · autumn 2021
In September 2021, Octree is launching new projects committed to the ecological transition: Evospe, a platform in French-speaking Switzerland for tracking the energy consumption of buildings, and R-21, for recycling waste. The UX for the latter was created by our apprentice Kendra Etter, who won her CFC in Media Interactive Design at Eracom. Well done to her!
Octree news · spring 2021
In May 2021, we set up Decidim in Lorient with our friends from AgoraPublica and Ckatalyzen, supported Foodhack in the creation of their MVP and organized a Lean Startup workshop.
From local network to global platform
Foodhack is a platform that connects entrepreneurs and innovators in the food sector.
Octree news · winter 2021
In January 2021, the whole Octree team wishes you a united, ecological and creative 2021. We're kicking off the month with two great pieces of news: our Decidim partnership for Switzerland and a new partnership with Strapi.
Octree news · winter 2020
In December 2020, with participate.ge.ch online, we take stock of Civic Techs.
An open-source civic tech for participatory democracy in Geneva
Between sociology, activism, politics, and IT, several actors are developing technological solutions to facilitate democratic participation. They go from the local to the global scale and focus on cooperation and transparency: these are Civic Techs.
Octree news · autumn 2020
In October 2021, the Enabled by Design platform, initiated by EPFL and ECAL, goes live, and Kendra joins the team as a UX apprentice.
Octree news · autumn 2020
In September 2020, we launched Caroster for associative carpooling, participated in the France-Switzerland agile day with Xavier von Aarburg's conference, offered UX training in Lausanne, and relaunched Sketch Romandie in a participative format.
Holacracy x DevOps
Two weeks ago we gave feedback at the DevOps Days in Geneva on our joint approach to Holacracy and DevOps. Here are some highlights
Securing an API with OAuth2.0
Security in the context of API creation can be an obstacle to application development. In this article, we will detail a common solution: the implementation of an authentication server supporting OAuth and Open ID Connect.
Towards the creation of agnostic APIs
Is it possible to create API's without knowing the details of the UI or what media the applications are intended for? Deciding what would be the essential proof-of-concept to test a new approach is not something easy. Here is what we are currently exploring.
Attention Ecology: designing a sustainable user experience
Focused on distractions: as designers we're in great part responsible for the interactions and experience mechanics underlying the products in our digital industry. Responsibility in the field of design isn't a new thing,
DevOps: from code to production
With Octree, we carry out several website projects per month with a team of three developers. Thus, to ensure a quality development in a short time, we have set up...
Starting lean
Octree was not our first idea, but rather the second. The first one being Thyme, an application that connects volunteers and events (if you follow us, you'll have the opportunity to...