Expanding the Role of Business It was David Cooperrider who first told us that if you want to create whole-systems change, you have to find a goal or an aspiration that lies beyond the current boundaries of the system.
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This Space: A Business for Community By Community
Two Vancouver business men develop unique crowd-sourced company It could have been a taco bar, clothing shop, even a pet boutique. The type of business was unknown but what was clear was who would make the decision: the community. Click to Read More
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What is the Change We Want to Be in the World?
My mind, heart and soul are full from a transformative day at Vancouver ChangeCamp Saturday, Nov. 26. It was an amazing experience to be sharing space and ideas with this amazing group of people. We had organizers from Occupy Vancouver along side members of City Council, consultants and economists, nonprofit organizers and other diverse representatives all coming together under the banner of change. Click to Read More
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Landmark Partners with Natural Step on Sustainability Journey
One of Alberta's largest builders and its quest for a greener world In early 2009, Bijan Mannani was talking about work with his son, a Grade 3 student with a keen awareness of the physical environment around him. Bijan was working in Alberta's oil and gas sector at the time and the controversial energy found in the northern oils sands was topical news.
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Giving Voice to the Alternative Narrative
The dominant narrative is killing us literally: Peter Block
Most of the work that's really constructive in the world is held invisible, but there's a growing field of new journalism that's changing this, and that is reason for profound hope, says renowned author and consultant Peter Block. Click to Read More
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