Bringing relationships and stories together for new insights In Kelowna, BC, a curious emergence unfolded over the course of a decade: when local legendary startup Club Penguin was acquired by Disney, it generated a chain reaction of tech talent and start-up growth that eventually led to the Okanagan being a

How collaboration brought grassroots ownership of the strategic plan The Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation had just created a new strategic plan — but as they shared with us, “A plan is just a bunch of lofty objectives if it doesn’t have well-articulated actions, to see those objectives fulfilled."

Empowering in-house innovation with the production teams at Ubisoft For global gaming developer Ubisoft, innovation is a core part of their DNA. To stay ahead in a competitive, fast-changing market, their in-house teams need a unique mix of creativity, technical depth, and excellent communication. And who is responsible for ensuring

Learning how to leading change with a member-driven organization Vancity Credit Union’s leadership team in their member-serving operations department was experiencing a unique challenge as the COVID-19 pandemic shifted. New team members had been added, remote work had been standard, many operations had shifted to become digital, yet the

A personal learning path towards growing facilitation strengths “Fran’s amazing,” said the voice on the phone. “She’s one of my favourite clients. She’s working so hard to make change in her organization, and she’s an incredible leader, and working hard to navigate these new challenges of

Helping Co:here Housing branch out their social housing model for faith communities Before it was called Wayfinder Developments, it was known as Co:here Housing. But before it was an organization at all, it was a building — and before that, a parking lot. Co:here was created after a

Supporting the movement towards more integrated care, with FIYSN Have you heard of Integrated Youth Services? It’s a different way of caring for youth: It’s holistic, it’s authentic, it’s youth-centered…and it’s spreading across Canada, and starting to capture attention. To help harness this momentum

Helping advocate for disability rights in BC When the BC government made a decision that would negatively affect families who receive autism funding, the autism community moved quickly to advocate for change. Assembling a rough coalition that went beyond only Autism-related organizations — reaching out to friends and colleagues and orgs

A path to regeneration Understanding the systems we live and work within is essential to co-creating with clarity and equity. This is not simple work, but it’s the type of worthy, vulnerable work that we must do together. This guide is a humble offering of what we’ve learned