Three Lessons in Innovation from Vimy Ridge
The Battle of Vimy Ridge, fought in April 1917, stands as a pivotal moment in Canadian military history. It was a battle won through remarkable courage and groundbreaking strategic thinking. Beyond remembering the fallen, we can draw valuable lessons from…
The Potentiality Playlist vol. 3
Music is a connective force of community. Everyone has at least one playlist. Our family has put a lot of miles on ours during a very abundant, road-trip-filled summer of 2025. This is the third and most crowdsourced installment of…
A Playing With Puppies Haiku
Play with puppies. Now. Or soon. Relieve stress. Feel joy. Oxytocin vibes. – A haiku about the time our family got to play with puppies for an hour and then we enjoyed perhaps our calmest, happiest, and connected car ride…
What ‘Chopped’ Can Teach Us About Feedback
Chopped is available for streaming on Disney+ Canada and I’m here for it. Even though most of us would rather eat a mystery basket of sweet breads, tarragon, cotton candy, and lima beans than give someone difficult feedback. Chopped, where…
How Constraints Unleash Creativity and Productivity
Constraints can enable innovation and efficiency. By knowing what boundaries limit us and what ones are bendable, we can use constraints to inform decision making as well as cultivate creativity in our worklife. Here is an example of using both…
How to Show Love at Work
Expressing gratitude, joy and affection at work boosts productivity and creativity. One effective method is using gratitude jars. Here’s how to show love at work (or school or your community): Create a table with two columns: one for names and…
Three Metaphors for Modern Organizations
The workplace is like a factory: a hyper-efficient, soul-crushing assembly line where creativity is bolted down with automated machinery and lean processes. Workers create value as cogs in an industrious, uniform way. In some warehouses, they maximize productivity by peeing…
Career Advice from Your Favourite Holiday Characters
The holiday seasons are upon us and we’re awash in the magic of Christmas, Hanukah, Love Actually, my parents’ Awesome Semi-Pagan beliefs, and, of course, Festivus. As we share stories of holiday joy with friends and family, it’s important to…
Five Productivity Lessons from Espresso
I love coffee. It’s delicious, chock full of life-enhancing antioxidants and fosters connections and collaboration, too. After spending a few weeks in Italy last year, I developed a love of espresso. In addition to the concentrated caffeine boost that a…
A Carbonara Haiku
All the carbonara. Hosting, connecting, friendship. Fueling the cycling. – A haiku the underscores how sharing good food with good friends builds healthy and connected communities that are sustainable for the long term