by John Horn | Nov 2, 2022 | Business & Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Futureproof Kids
Human beings are designed for play. It’s a scientific fact. Most adults, however, are too busy or serious to hurl themselves into the joy of play with great frequency, let alone daily. There is a strong business case for playing every day, as building blocks, painting...
by John Horn | Sep 21, 2022 | Business & Entrepreneurship, Campus Career Centre 3.0, Learning & Thinking
I wrote this article in January, 2020 (pre-pandemic, but just barely). What has changed? What’s stayed the same? How do these career development trends hold up? John Also, register for Cannexus23 today! — Career Development Trends Next week career...
by John Horn | Aug 24, 2022 | Business & Entrepreneurship, Learning & Thinking
The ability to learn is arguably the most important skill for human beings to develop. Futurist Heather McGowan argues that the rate of technological and demographic change means that we need to learn – not to mention unlearn – at spectacular rates. For me, time, or...
by John Horn | Mar 2, 2022 | Business & Entrepreneurship, Collaboration
The world is less democratic than it was 15 years ago. Peoples’ growing malaise with democracy has been a disturbing trend that dates back to the 1970s. The way we govern our communities – neighbourhood associations, corporate boards, regional elections...
by John Horn | Feb 23, 2022 | Business & Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Pop Culture Career Advice
We tend to remember Indiana Jones as a Nazi-fighting, world-saving, rough-and-tumble adventurer, not as a Professor of Archeology. We tend to remember Erin Brockovich as a feisty, community-minded legal aid who held corporations accountable, not as a single mom. And...
by John Horn | Feb 16, 2022 | Adaptability, Business & Entrepreneurship, Co-operative Leadership, Futureproof Kids
Burnout is a state of physical or emotional exhaustion that also involves a sense of reduced accomplishment and loss of personal identity. Due to factors such as recognition (or lack thereof), workload, and safety, nearly one third of Canadians are feeling burned out...
