Three Ways Sports Teach us to Manage Disappointment
A lot of us are taking losses these days. For many people and communities on the margins these losses might mean eviction, acceleration into poverty, or death. Many more folks in our communities have lost their job, failed their first…
Three Ways to Blend Your Work and Life
A lot has been written about work-life-balance. Like, a lot. An interesting outcome of the Millennial generation taking our rightful place on the throne of everything is that we’re more inclined to blend our work and life than we are…
Five Character Building Insights from Family Camping
My family spent last week camping in a provincial park on Vancouver Island. There were 13 of us spread over three campsites. Through kid-induced-drama and midnight-pee-breaks to early morning conversations and mass-feedings, the experience taught all of us new skills….
A Personal Reflection on Racism and Anti-Racist Allyship
Sometimes I see an event occur and I marvel at the humanity of people. Other times, I see events occur and I wonder, where is our humanity? The last couple of weeks have been more of the latter. It has…
Three More Human Capabilities Being Surfaced by the COVID-19 Pandemic
Last week I wrote about three human capabilities being surfaced by COVID-19 and the global pandemic. At best, things are pretty weird times for humanity. More likely, these are definitely uncertain and very scary times, especially for the most vulnerable…
Three Human Capabilities Being Surfaced by the Pandemic
We are amidst a global pandemic and these are unprecedented times. Communities around the world are rallying, failing, connecting, and experimenting amidst the spread of the novel coronavirus. Observing what’s being revealed about human behaviour is everything – I’m fascinated,…
Sustainable Holiday Gift Ideas from The Potentiality
The holiday season is here and our team at The Potentiality is thrilled to share a couple of gift ideas, which is something that we do at this time of year, that inform and inspire your community building choices. Here…
Five Management Lessons from Coaching Youth Soccer
For the last few months I’ve been coaching my oldest son’s soccer team. He’s five years old and his teammates are around the same age. As you can imagine, the experience combines adorableness and fun with chaos and frustration. Weirdly…
Five Reasons Why You Must Learn to Learn
September is right around the corner, so communities around the world are rightly focusing on the importance of learning. The thing is that the ability to learn is the most critical skill for everyone everywhere to develop regardless of whether…
Five Reasons Why Learning Should Be Hard
“I really enjoyed this course” is a phrase that triggers me. The data are clear that having a good time during a learning experience has nothing to do with what we learn. Too often teachers want to be liked, stakeholders…