by John Horn | Apr 5, 2023 | Campus Career Centre 3.0, Futureproof Kids, Have Better Conversations, Leadership
Last week I joined my fellow CERIC board members in a planning session that focused on the future of our charity, which is purposed with advancing career development in Canada. We fund and publish research, share learning and build community at our annual Cannexus...
by John Horn | Mar 29, 2023 | Futureproof Kids, Learning & Thinking
Learning styles do not exist. Given that many educators and students have long believed in the concept of learning styles, this probably feels like a bold statement. The idea that individuals have fixed preferences for how they absorb information – you might be...
by John Horn | Mar 22, 2023 | Business & Entrepreneurship, Collaboration, Have Better Conversations
The purpose of so many organizational teams, like innovation labs, and startup ecosystems, like Silicon Valley, is to disrupt the status quo. I’ve written about why we need to disrupt our workplaces and how to do it. The thing is that when the status quo is disrupted...
by John Horn | Mar 15, 2023 | Co-operative Leadership, Futureproof Kids, Leadership
When humans feel the combination of nervousness and excitement we are nervited. Our team was feeling nervited last week because we delivered a conference for 600 employees that blended inspirational speakers, peer-learning, good food, and digital creativity. We felt...
by John Horn | Mar 8, 2023 | Creativity, Have Better Conversations, Learning & Thinking
I go to Uptown Barbers in Vancouver’s (Mt. Pleasant ‘hood to get my hair cut every six weeks or so. Marco and Ben – the two barbers who I most often visit – deliver haircuts as good as the banter in their shop. Being able to start and sustain great conversations while...
