by John Horn | Aug 7, 2024 | Adaptability, Haikus, Learning & Thinking
Resting. Pre-charging. Investing in energy. Preparing for Fall. – A haiku about getting ready for what’s coming, as opposed to reacting to what happened, by resting and focusing. …always choose to rest.
by John Horn | Jul 31, 2024 | Learning & Thinking
Artificial Intelligence, particularly generative AI and large language models like ChatGPT and Copilot, have arrived. These chisels and calculators of their time are being met and used with curiosity, inspiration, worry, and pretty much all the gamut of sensation. I...
by John Horn | Jul 24, 2024 | Have Better Conversations, Learning & Thinking
Vancity Credit Union is completing a month of learning about unconscious bias. Partnering with the NeuroLeadership Institute (NLI), all employees are completing online learning and discussing bias within teams. A quick Google search will reveal dozens of articles...
by John Horn | Jul 17, 2024 | Haikus, Leadership
It’s too hot these days. Politics. Planet. Culture. Leaders turn it down. – A haiku about listening more than we talk, seeking to understand and find common ground, and probably riding bikes and walking around a little bit more.
by John Horn | Jul 10, 2024 | Campus Career Centre 3.0, Futureproof Kids, Learning & Thinking
July 6, 2024 was the International Day of Cooperatives, which celebrated the world’s most equitable and adaptable business model with the theme of “building a better future for all.” Sustainable, impactful, and meaningful work is at the intersection of...
by John Horn | Jul 3, 2024 | Co-operative Leadership, Collaboration
Earlier this year I took part in two different learning experiences. The first was some pretty standard classroom training that introduced Agile Methodology to employees at Vancity. The second was not standard because I traveled to Bologna in the Emilia-Romagna region...