Sprout t-shirt available at Me to We. Today I am thrilled to announce that I will be leading the evolution of a revolution. The Sprout revolution. As of last week, I am the incoming Program Manager for the Sprout E-course + NEW e-Fellow Program. As you may know, before joining the Sprout team as [...]
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If you’re at a dead end, take a deep breath, stamp your foot and shout “BEGIN!” You never know where it will take you. ~ Twyla Tharp This (much-delayed) post is a bit of a Part 2 to the Sharing the Goodness post from last month. In April and early May, I [...]
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It is a glorious Tuesday filled with sunshine, opportunities to connect, meaningful work and mind-blowing ideas. My cup runneth over. So let me please share some of this goodness with you. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
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On March 11, 2010, Options for Success – our sister company – was recognized for Excellence in Leadership by the Human Resources Management Association of Manitoba (HRMAM) in the category of Diversity & Cultural Awareness. Although several other organizations submitted applications for the award, Options for Success Inc. was the sole nominee in the category [...]
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(Photo via Flickr) On October 23-26, 2009, over 1000 young people from across the country will converge on Ottawa to take a message of bold, comprehensive and immediate federal climate action to Parliament Hill. Power Shift will be two days of training, strategy and action and one mass lobby day to hold our elected officials [...]
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Project Tanzania 2009 View more presentations from kristlect. As you know, back in July iNSPiRED PRACTiCE announced a special endeavour called Project Tanzania 2009. Project Tanzania 2009 was born from our desire to build community and healthy futures for children. The timing of this project coincided with preparations for the upcoming nuptials of iNSPiRED PRACTiCE’s founder, Kristle, and her [...]
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At the end of June, your fearless iP founder & community innovator became an e-mentor for Sprout – an e-course for emerging social entrepreneurs. This wonderful initiative is brought to us by the great people at TakingITGlobal. What is Sprout? It is an e-course that offers a way to learn, grow and connect with other social [...]
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We have been cooking up new tools in our iNSPiRATiON Lab. Some of which are geared toward decision-makers, industry leaders, entrepreneurs and individual employees. Included in the many tools we use are multimedia expressions of important messages that help to inspire, inform and empower our clients and community partners in building a better world. We often [...]
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Winnipeg’s own West End Cultural Centre (WECC) is an innovative non-profit organization. WECC’s mission is to cultivate musical and cultural experiences for our community while offering venues to aspiring and established performers. This hand-me-down theatre was once a church. It is now evolving into a bigger and more advanced home – combining the integrity [...]
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Have you heard about The Story of Stuff? In this short 20-minute video, Annie Leonard takes you on an audio-visual exploration of consumer goods from extraction to disposal with all of the limits and challenges - that are often overlooked by conventional wisdom – fully exposed in broad daylight. It is EDUTAINMENT at it’s best. Everyone can relate to having stuff. [...]
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In just a little over a month, a revolution will occur in Winnipeg. Sera Thompson and Peter Jordi will join us for an inspiring and empowering 2 day training. 1. What is Deep Democracy all about? In essence Deep Democracy is about fostering awareness within oneself and in groups. The training provides pragmatic tools and [...]
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I was sifting through my inbox and found this… Ever reflected how you’d do things differently if you were in charge? How you’d put your money where your mouth is on things like climate change if you were the one dishing out the taxpayer’s dollars? Would you subsidize polluting fossil fuel industries at 28 times [...]
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Options for Success and iNSPiRED PRACTiCE have teamed up to offer you a training opportunity two years in the making. Deep Democracy is coming to Winnipeg! Deep Democracy originated in South Africa post-apartheid during the period of integration when racial tensions and conflict had eroded all communities and sectors across the country. Deep Democracy is [...]
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Ok people, I’m shaking things up a bit because it is November – and that is what I do in November. Plus AMPHiB LiB is all about transformation and evolution – so why not? Lots happened last week so here is a rambling sequence of events to get everyone up to speed. Oct 29 Worlds [...]
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcotGwxNlo0] Join iNSPiRED PRACTiCE and other changemakers in using this platform for change. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoRjz8iTVoo] This is a very interesting discussion about environmental design by William McDonough - an architect and designer who champions “cradle to cradle” design that considers the full life cycle of a product, from its creation with sustainable materials to a recycled afterlife. He and his colleagues start their design with this question: “how do we love all children [...]
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[youtube=http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=C0bKe0UBT0c] This is a little animated short from Alan Wagenberg and the folks at GoodBrand & Company in celebration of their 10th Anniversary. I met Alan at the Hub in London this past August. GoodBrand & Company helps members of the private sector become model corporate citizens. This video is a great teaching tool for anyone [...]
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