Since it began, the Innovation Expedition has been building a methodology for collaboration which is built on a set of working practices and principles. They inform all that IE does and in particular its work on the Challenge Dialogue System (CDS)™, about which more later. As we prepare to launch the International Institute for Innovation […]
created: Monday February 17th, 2014
We are often asking ourselves “what do we know…?” about this or that. But what kind of “knowing” are we looking for? My colleague Don Simpson of the Innovation Expedition reminds us that there are six kinds of “knowing” and that all have their place in our understanding of complex challenges or problems. The six […]
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We are preparing to launch the International Institute for Innovation (3i)The Innovation Expedition. We are going back to our roots and are helped by many who began that journey so many years ago. The 3i began because many of us realized that: The incredible has become the inevitable; Following the old rules for success can […]
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Change management is a difficult task – it requires individuals to shift their “mind-sets” in such a way that it enables them to change their behaviour. What is more, it requires many people within an organization to do this round about the same time so as to build culture change. To enable this, there is […]
created: Sunday February 16th, 2014
“In climate research and modeling, we should recognize that we are dealing with a coupled, non-linear, chaotic system, and, therefore, that long-term prediction of future climate states is not possible.” IPCC Third Assessment Report, 2001. Despite this admission, the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) continues to have confidence in a scenario for the future which is […]
created: Wednesday February 12th, 2014
Rethinking the Future… At the heart of any strategy for the North must be a focus on a different kind of relationship between the Canadian South and the Aboriginal people of the north. This is not about rhetoric or law, it is about values, attitudes, and relationships. Any strategy should be developed in partnership with […]
created: Wednesday September 18th, 2013
Renaissance Leaders in the modern knowledge economy are people of action—but not the ready-fire-aim type of actor who believes that being fast off the mark in implementing the first plan that comes to mind is the key to success. They are self-aware people who pay attention to who they really are⎯what some might call their […]
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I have been wondering why otherwise thoughtful, talented and highly educated people adopt beliefs which are difficult to defend. This triggered by interest in a book by Will Storr called Heretics – Adventures with the Enemies of Science (London: Picador, 2013). The talented journalist and author looks at believers in homeopathy, deniers of climate change, those who […]
created: Tuesday September 17th, 2013
The most substantial leverage of technology in support of learning at Ontario’s colleges and universities is for “blended learning”, this is where some aspects of a course are accessible through online study and others through classroom activities. Blended learning is not new – in one way or another, instructors have been using experiences, video, audio […]
created: Friday May 24th, 2013
Austerity aims to use harsh measures – tax increases, mass unemployment, reduction in public services, cuts to support for the poor and needy – so as to bring “balance” to the relationship between Government spending and government revenue. It is generally pursued due to the understanding by some that the debt : GDP ratio […]
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