by John Horn | Jan 30, 2013 | Learning & Thinking
The Value of History “History does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” – Mark Twain A thorough analysis of the past might just be the best thing for your community’s future. Because great community-builders think like historians. A recent article in the Harvard...
by potential | Dec 19, 2012 | Creativity
Many of us use the holidays or vacations as an excuse to disregard what we would normally do in everyday life. We eat and drink too much, indulge in the excesses of the season and then spend our New Year’s resolutions trying to make up for it. We give ourselves...
by John Horn | Dec 5, 2012 | Communication
Everybody fails. Sometimes we do so spectacularly and sometimes we simply don’t reach our potential; I experienced the latter sort of failure on Saturday when I gave what can only be described as a mediocre presentation – the audience probably thought “it was fine”....
by John Horn | Nov 21, 2012 | Adaptability, Pop Culture Career Advice
Panda bears are the poster-animals for numerous conservation causes and luck-based Chinese philosophies. Yet these malnourished creatures are not adaptable to their changing surroundings. So, here is an argument to stop celebrating these overrated beasts. Every day we...
by John Horn | Nov 7, 2012 | Communication, Have Better Conversations
Support A Good Book Drive and build a library of children’s books for East Vancouver literacy program the Writers’ Exchange. This is a story about stories and storytelling. Its purpose is to inspire you to, first, give a copy of your favourite children’s book to a kid...
