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Leadership is applied ethics
“Authentic leadership” is the highest form of leadership. I understand it to be leadership that comes from the heart, a magic combination of vision, inspiration and strategy that can bring exceptional...
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Mindfulness vs Accidentally Overhearing Phone Calls
This summer, I had a temporary desk across the hall from Stewart Anderson, the Manager for Aboriginal Banking in Vancity’s Community Investment Division. He manages some complicated and sensitive...
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Look past the numbers and what do you see
When people hear ‘evaluation’ they often think ‘quantitative measurement’. This is an immediate mental block that seems to come up fairly early in conversations about evaluating social impact. If I ask...
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Dialogue on Cynicism and Sustainability
This post was originally published in November 2011 on the UBC Net Impact Blog. I respond to Matt Wilson’s post about overcoming cynicism with my own thoughts on the issue. Both of us reflect on the...
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Dancefloors as learning environments
From 2002 to 2013 I have been an organizer for the annual Intention winter retreat. It is an event that grew out of the Vancouver BC rave scene of the late 1990s with the goal of hosting a...
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Demonstrating Value and Social Return on Investment (SROI)
Note: This post was originally prepared by Sarah Cruickshank and posted on the blog at Demonstrating Value and on the blog at socialfinance.ca There’s added value in using multiple frameworks when...
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Regulation is the original disruptive innovation
Here follows my reaction to http://community.maddockdouglas.com/article/14871/Why-Conscious-Capitalism-Will-Be-The-Framework-For-Your-Next-Decade-Of-Innovation/ Here is why I feel like bloggers about...
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The Feast of Stephen – Three Archetypes for Change Makers
This one is for my orthodox homies who follow the Julian calendar – because if you do, today is the Feast of St. Stephen. As usual, I got my fill of carols by about mid-December, but this year I took a...
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