The Potentiality

John Horn's Website for Community Builders

Year: 2013

Positivity and Resilience Overcome Political Attack Ads

Are Acknowledgement and Humour the Antidotes to Attack Ads?

Lifeboat: Enhancing the Potential of Friendships

The Opener | Rediscover Great Friendship with Lifeboat The Potentiality inspires and educates changemakers who are passionate about building community and enhancing well-being. We research and present stories, tools and ideas that help communities realize their potential. One of the…

The College Monopoly on Unpaid Internships

This week, Vancouver tech darling Hootsuite was “hammered” (according to Global News) with complaints connected to its practice of hiring unpaid interns. Critics charged that the practice was not only unethical, but also illegal. According to a recent article in…

March Madness Builds Community in Six Ways

For the past three years, Alex Grant and I (with the fantastic help of our amazing partners, Robin and Michelle) have analyzed the concept of community through the lens of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, which is colloquially referred to…

5 Principles of Good Leadership Under Duress

It’s easy to be a good leader when things are humming along. But when the wheels fall off the bus and everyone scatters for cover, the best leaders are those who are able to defuse the situation without leaving their…

How to be a Provocative, Enthusiastic and Inquisitive Leader

The Potentiality’s Cartoonist in Residence, Phil Skipper, has an interesting take on leadership. Here is how Phil captured our personal and collective definitions of leadership: “Leadership means inspiring others to do something. Our planet needs leaders like you to save…

Learning Driven Through the Arts

We all know of the age old wisdom that says how much you get out of something has a direct correlation to how much you put in. But there is an exception to every rule. Art is one of the…

Reach Your Potential Today, Tomorrow and Forever

The Potentiality is a new project from Michael Boronowski, Kurt Heinrich and John Horn, the guys who brought you four years of The Daily Gumboot. With insight and tips from a team of writers from around the world, The Potentiality’s…