What I Learned from a Week of Prototyping
Creating new learning experiences like onboarding programs, training activities, or youth employment initiatives requires many creative minds, the ability to work rapidly, and a willingness to learn from failures. At Vancity, where I work, our business model of member-led innovation…
9 Holiday Gift Ideas from The Potentiality
‘Tis the season of gift giving. With two weeks until Christmas and with Hanukkah just around the corner, you might be reading this article and thinking, “whoa, I still have a few gifts to buy for my loved ones!” Never…
The Potential of Church Parking Lots
During a recent meeting with the Vancity Community Foundation I learned about the potential of church parking lots. Specifically, how creatively re-purposing these spaces has the potential to transform communities into more inclusive and engaging places. Church parking lots are…
Six Professional Skills Developed by Traveling with an Infant
Over the past month, I’ve traveled by car, train, boat, and plane with my now seven-month old son, Miles. Successfully traveling with an infant requires some luck, and it also requires a diverse set of skills, many of which are…
How Drawing Together Enhances Creativity
Collaborative drawing is a great way to build trust and foster creativity on your team. This article demonstrates how drawing together enhances creativity. A few weeks ago Vancity’s Learning and Development team worked together to create an impact map of…
How to Harness Your Inner Child
Harness Your Inner Child Many of my friends, colleagues, family members, and even outright strangers comment about my positive energy. “Wow, you’re a happy guy,” they observe. The reason for my having such enthusiasm is pretty simple: I love life….
Three Strategies to Be More Creative
Be More Creative This article explores three strategies to be more creative. For starters, you should probably ask a child to be your mentor. Remember when you were a kid and creativity flowed freely through everything you did? It was a…
How to be Creative: Ideation, Risk and Play
The Potentiality’s Cartoonist in Residence, Phil Skipper, has an interesting take on creativity. Here is how Phil captured our personal and collective definitions of creativity: “Creativity means artistry. Poetry, web design, math, bicycle repair, public speaking. Regular people do such…
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…
