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Just Released, our report on Inclusive Workplace Innovation and Quality of Work
Funded by the Future Skills Centre of the Government of Canada, this research report tested our hypothesis that increased capacity for employee-led innovation would lead to a better quality of work. Better for organizations in terms of performance and productivity, and better for employees in terms of the quality of their work life. Click the link on the right side of the page to download your copy of the report.
THE POWER OF MATHEMATICS, INNOVATION & OPTIMAL LEARNING, WITH JOHN MIGHTON - PART 1
Ever wondered why some people seem to have a natural knack for numbers while others find mathematics a constant struggle? This puzzling question and many others are explored in a fascinating conversation with one of Canada's most distinguished innovators, John Mighton
Understanding the Motivation to Innovate with guest Dr. Terry Soleas from Queen's University
In this episode Dr. Soleas and I discuss #Innovation, #invention and the difference between the two. We share stories and insights about innovation with the collective goal of making innovation more understandable, accessible and actionable to individuals and organizations alike.
WINCan Team Wins Breakthrough Award for Innovation Teaching Excellence
We are delighted to announce that the innovations in teaching and learning developed by our WINCan team and our academic partners in Australia and Canada have been recognized in the 2022 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Teaching Excellence award. The final stage of this international competition was on September 16th, hosted by Neapolis University in Cyprus as part of the European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Release: WINCan awarded a grant from Future Skills Centre for Workplace Innovation and Quality of Work
WINCan (Workplace Innovation Network for Canada) along with WEtech Alliance is pleased to announce we have been awarded a grant from the Government of Canada’s Future Skills Centre, for a project on Workplace Innovation for Quality of Work.
Knowledge IS the Commodity
COVID 19 has had a significant impact upon all industry sectors; the world has changed and continues to do so; we will not be going back to the way things were, post COVID. If nothing else, the Pandemic has illustrated the importance of Knowledge and reliable knowledge flows from Government, health officials and business leaders in protecting the health and well-being of our citizens and in advancing the collective, global effort to produce and deliver a vaccine.
Building Back Better: A post Pandemic economic recovery model for Canada
One of the prevalent themes which has emerged during episodes of #forwhatitsworthpodcast has been the socioeconomic divide - the increasing gap between rich and poor as a root cause of social unrest and economic uncertainty. Our guest for this episode of #forwhatitsworth is @floydmarinescu, CEO of #C4media , a small multinational, high tech company. Floyd is also the founder of #ubiworks.
Little Bird
In this week's episode titled "Little Bird", I interview Darcy Van Poegeest, author of the Eisner Award winning comic Novella "Little Bird" a post apocalyptic tale which "follows a group of Canadian rebels fighting to take back their home from the theocratic United Nations of America", where the fate of the free world lies in the hands of a young indigenous girl (Little Bird) and a famous Canadian resistance fighter from the past, "The Axe" ....sound a little prophetic? ..it should ...#ForWhatit'sWorth
Universal Basic Income For Canada
Comes a time when, as a result of unprecedented events, we need to consider change at the systemic level. The Pandemic has “laid bare” many problems within our society, and inequities among citizens, which we now must take responsibility for addressing.