The 5 Oases for Purposeful and Misson-Led Tech

Escape the desert of meaningless technology by finding shelter here

If you are like me you’ve long noticed the grueling temperatures, the slippery terrain, and the storms spitting sand of the current technology landscape.

Looking for technology that can deeply impact positively our lives as consumers or excite us for their purpose as tech workers, is akin to the desert dweller trying to find some water after days and days of sandy haze.

Looking into our phone app library, it is hard to point to one that drastically changed our lives for the better. Looking for roles in tech companies it is hard to find many that address a pressing problem the world needs solving.

There is no better analogy for someone looking for purposeful tech than the one of a desert-dweller, trying to keep her spirits up despite the extreme sunburnt and dehydration.

Yet, if there is something that can keep desert-dwellers alive to pursue their journeys is when they find Oases.

Oases seem like the stuff of movies but they are very real. Some of the most well-known ones are:

• Siwa Oasis, Egypt
• Tafilalt, Morocco
• Al-Ahsa Oasis, Saudi Arabia
• Turfan Oasis, China