Here are two views of social innovation as expressed by Professional Ezio Manzini at the launch of the European Union's Social Innovation Europe, March 2011. Professor Manzini is one of the world's prominent thinkers on sustainability and social innovation. First … Read More
Yearly Archives: 2011
Jason Mogus – Six Principles of Transformative Digital Campaigns
Jason Mogus , founder and CEO of Communicopia, is one of the world's foremost digital strategists. He has been in the digital trenches since its infancy and sees behind and beyond the dazzle of technology and social media to design … Read More
Leadership is for the Birds
Have a look at this thrilling U-tube video Starlings on Otmor. You won't be disappointed. Harmony. Beauty. Inspiration. No collisions, no bird in charge, each moving individually, yet achieving common objectives – warmth, safety and security. How do hundreds of … Read More
A Hat Trick for the Canadian Caregivers Coalition
Congratulations to the Canadian Caregivers Coalition. Caregiver promises are in the Conservative, Liberal and NDP party platforms. This is an intent few groups aspire to. And a feat few accomplish. The platforms are of course different but the dialogue has … Read More
Margo Button – An Unhinging of Wings
Margo Button is an award winning poet. She wrote her first collection of poetry in honour of her son Randall John Button whose mental illness eventually led to his suicide. The following poem is from, The Unhinging of Wings which … Read More
Social Innovation – Doing More With More
The phrase social innovation is surfacing everywhere. The European Union has just launched Social Innovation Europe. The UK has multiple initiatives around social innovation. President Obama has an Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation. The Canadian Government has established … Read More
See Change – What Mainstream Media Misses
SEE Change Magazine is Canada’s first publication for and about social enterprise and entrepreneurship. It was created in response to a need – the need to spread the word about an important social-business movement that has the capacity to change … Read More
Top Ten Books About Vancouver
Vancouver, my home town turns 125 on April 6th. Over the years a number of writers have lived here. Some have even set all or part of their plots here. Here is my top ten list of fiction books about … Read More
Paul Born’s Convening – A Prologue To Trust, 10th, On Poverty
The best hosts preside over dinners, conversations, salons, interviews, broadcasts, town hall forums, dialogues and meetings with a style that brings out the best in everyone. Paul Born is one of them. He'd be right up there with Martha Stewart, … Read More
Martin Luther King’s Last Speech
Garrison Keillor of Lake Wobegon fame writes a regular web column called the Writers Almanac featuring highlights of each day in history. Thanks to the tip from my friend Steve Sunderland here is a re-post of the April 3rd feature. … Read More