by John Horn | Jun 15, 2022 | Co-operative Leadership, Leadership
As a member of Vancity’s leadership development program I am on a journey to become a better leader. Engaging in deep self-reflection, peer-mentoring and self-directed learning with the intention of creating new habits that help me to be more present, focused and...
by John Horn | Dec 25, 2013 | Case Studies, Learning & Thinking
The Opener | How the past informs our communities’ potential The Potentiality inspires and educates passionate community builders. One of the ways we do this is by featuring organizations (businesses, social enterprises, schools, and non-profits) that are doing...
by potential | May 3, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
Recently, the very first World Happiness Report was launched by the United Nations, and Canada faired pretty darn well. After Denmark, Norway, Finland, and the Netherlands (all Northern European countries, of note), Canada ranked a respectable fifth. The least happy...
by Michael Boronowski | Apr 26, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
A cool story came to me across our virtual editor’s-desk that couldn’t be more fitting for a feature on the ‘boot. It’s a community, using ideas from across Canada, coming together for a cause. The bonus – it’s a community of artists, as a recovering painter and...
by Godfrey von Nostitz-Tait | Nov 2, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Some might say B.C. came out with the shorter end of the stick after the results of Canada’s $33 billion Shipbuilding bidding process were announced earlier this month. While Nova Scotia scored $25 billion to build snazzy warships, Vancouver’s Seaspan...