Sharing the love at the office has never been easier. This week’s office hack comes to us from Bottle Rocket Studios in Addison, Texas. It takes an Amazon Dash Button, a severed rubber hand and a chat messaging service and makes high-performing teams feel appreciated. To see some of these wacky gifs and to learn how to hack an Amazon Dash Button, check out: http://bit.ly/VirtualHighFive
Key card, wallet, phone — this is the mantra of every office worker before they leave the house in the morning. At Epicenter in Stockholm Sweden, some employees are carrying a lighter load because they have a microchip access pass implanted in their hand. All cyborgs welcome...
To see photos and learn more, check out our blog
For most people, vending machines answer the cries of mid-afternoon hunger pangs. But not at Zendesk. The software company stocks its vending machines with much more than candy bars and potato chips. This is Zendesk's Vending Machine Hack. To see photos and learn more, check out: http://bit.ly/2pasKIG
However you pronounce it, GIFs are handy animated images great for cat lovers, and office workers looking to turn up the fun so when the microblogging site Tumblr wanted something to snazz-up its New York office, guess what they built? This is Tumblr's GIF Hack. To see photos, GIFs and learn more, check out: http://bit.ly/2oZ1Hj5
It's normal to feel a little lost when you start working at a new office. But what about disoriented long-time employees? Shutterstock discovered it's one thing to have an impressive, sprawling office in downtown New York City, but it's quite another to ensure your staff can find the washrooms. To see photos and learn more, check out: http://bit.ly/2o9POGv
Some companies will go to great lengths to inspire creativity and innovation. But maybe none go quite as far as this architectural firm in Vancouver, Canada. This is HCMA's Artist Hack.
To see photos and learn more, check out: http://bit.ly/HCMAart
Beta testing new ideas for your product can be nerve wracking. Getting the right environment is key. This is what makes this beta-test hack at mobile payment company, Square, so genius.
See photos of this and more on our blog at http://bit.ly/squarebeta
San Francisco-based company: Runnable helps developers test their code before it gets released. Their hack? A novel notification system so officemates can’t help but know when a new feature is being deployed. Because let’s face it - everyone gets busy and new deploys can slip by, causing issues in code elsewhere. This happened at Runnable itself, until it came up with this simple solution.
This is Runnable’s Deploy Hack.
Your office may have a coffee bar, or a slick kitchen with much on offer. Perhaps your workplace even has a ping pong table or a video game area. Well, LinkedIn may have you beat. The professional network’s office in Sunnyvale, California has a 4-piece house band.
This is The LinkedIn Band Hack.
For photos and more info, check out: http://bit.ly/LinkedInBand
Being on the road and working away from home can be lonely.. especially for those bonded to their pets. A live feed between you and your pet would be awesome, but maybe not that realistic. This office hack is the next best thing.
This is Shannon’s Budgie Cam Hack.
For photos and more info, check out: http://bit.ly/budgieCam
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