Wow! The networking! The drumming! The Cracker Barrels, and the Business Challenge Analysis session. Live and In Colour 2015 was a day full of learning, sharing and fun.
Nearly 100 people attended the Insights Learning and Development conference, which took place at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Monday, December 7th. The theme for the one-day event was 'Building Resiliency in Individuals and Organizations' and included numerous learning, sharing and networking opportunities.
Managing Director Steven Tory said: "Live and In Colour is a fantastic opportunity for our customers to connect with other like-minded professionals and industry experts and explore new ways of deploying the Insights model within their business. It's also an opportunity for us to deliver some new content and share some developments that are currently in the pipeline."
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The conference aimed to provide personal development experiences, create opportunities for best practice sharing and strengthen our community of clients and practitioners.
It was also an opportunity to showcase the new Insights Canada West business, which was formed after Insights' successful Vancouver and Calgary organizations merged in November to create one business.
City of Prince George Director of HR Rae-Ann Emery said: "We introduced Insights into our organization around six years ago. Insights is our common language and, if we had a culture, it would be Insights because it's just so profound. It's complex, yet simple and people understand it. It's made such a difference in our organization."
Provincial Heath Services Authority Leadership Specialist Rick Thomas added: "I've used other models before but Insights is so much more accessible and robust. The products are so powerful. Having the opportunity to attend the Live and In Colour event, and get together with other practitioners and Insights experts was amazing."
The conference opened with a flash-mob style drumming event led by special guest Judy Atkinson of Circles of Rhythm. Attendees used 'boom whackers' - hollow percussion tubes - in Fiery Red, Sunshine Yellow, Earth Green and Cool Blue to build a community through rhythm.
Manager, Learning Services, Cathy Anderson presented a session on storytelling before Managing Partner Helen Morley presented a session on leadership resiliency. Steven shared some developments currently in the pipeline and Managing Partner Leslie Cole co-facilitated a session on how effective leadership can overcome some common business challenges.
While the conference is a regular annual event for the Canadian market, it was the first time using the Live and in Colour branding. Steven said: "We received some really great feedback and many of our customers said this was the best conference yet."
Plans are underway to finalize the date for Live and In Colour 2016. Watch for details.
"December, being the last month of the year, cannot help but make us think of what is to come." 
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