by John Horn | Dec 16, 2020 | Have Better Conversations, Learning & Thinking
Generalists will lead the future of work (it’s already starting). According to pioneers of the movement, Kenneth Mikkelsen and Richard Martin, the generalist “brings together diverse people, synthesizing ideas and practices, addressing the big issues that confront us...
by Godfrey von Nostitz-Tait | Mar 8, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
WHAT WE READ “Desolation Island”, the fourth book in Irish writer Patrick O’Brian’s naval series, set in the age of Lord Nelson. O’Brian chronicles the adventures of eccentric ship surgeon/spy Stephen Maturin and his buddy, Captain Jack...
by John Horn | Sep 12, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
What We Read This month, Vancouver’s Circle of Literary Judgement read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver (with Steven L. HoppKingsolver) and Camille Kingsolver. The story – a non-fiction narrative that follows the path of the Vegetannual...
by John Horn | Sep 11, 2011 | 100 Community Builders
Who are you? I’m a reader, a writer, a Vancouver lifer, a pretty good veggie cook, a yogi, and depending on the day and season, a whole lot of other things. By day, I work as a high school English teacher. This year, I have grade tens and elevens. We’re...
by potential | Aug 12, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Siddartha, by Herman Hesse, is the story of a life that chooses to question all ideology. The story is set in India at some point in its past and tells the story of a man’s life. Siddartha is a privileged, brahmin youth who is raised to become a priest and leader of...
