12 Communication Rituals that Make Everything Better
We’re living through some genuinely bonkers times. Between geopolitical chaos that reads like a rejected James Cameron Avatar XII screenplay, socio-political upheaval that even Doris Kearns Goodwin struggles to put it in historical context, and workplace disruptions the likes of…
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…
Three Ways to Make a Difference According to Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall passed away on October 1, 2025. She left a legacy of curiosity, compassion, and difference making that touched literally every continent and impacted millions of humans and animals alike. One of my students at Camosun College used this…
Sense-Making Needs to Be in Your Toolkit
Sense-making enables leaders and teams to understand what just happened and figure out what to do next – ideally we use this skill to process positive experiences, like when a crush visibly returns our affection or we get a job…
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…
Best Practices for Organizing Conferences Within Organizations
Internal conferences foster human connection and learning in hybrid work environments. They encourage team alignment with organizational goals and promote intrapreneurism. Successful conferences require careful planning, collaboration, and alignment of personal and organizational priorities. Integrating fun elements enhances learning, creating engaged and innovative teams that drive overall success.
The Community Building Potential of … Malls?!
There we were, skipping and laughing ironically through Kitchener-Waterloo’s largest mall. My grad school roommate and current awesome friend, Jim, and I were hilariously lampooning the community building potential of malls by drawing a clear counterpoint to how they are…
Five Characteristics of the New Economy
Building the next economy will take a movement. Community builders, educators, economists, urbanists, policymakers, business leaders, cooperators, activists, parents, kids, neighbours, and even a few celebrities must unite to build a better normal through societal recovery. Something that we are…
Three Bold Worklife Predictions for 2025
The year 2024 has been a wild ride for worklife, packed with game-changing technologies that are reshaping how we work and all sorts of tinkering with employee value propositions (EVP) from Google to the Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan. Generative AI…
Four Ways to be Resilient When You Feel Like Crap
This past weekend was brutal for my physical health. Food poisoning and a nasty flu bug took away my bodily fluids and ability to sleep. In the grand scheme of things this was a minor setback and I was able…