Exploring #systemicdesign at the scale of ecosystems @MaRSDD.
Toronto, ON
Joined July 2009
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Help us build an inclusive future for employment "The MaRS and CIBC Inclusive Design Challenge Launch" eventbrite.ca/e/the-mars-and… @Eventbrite
Public spaces are the glue to our communities and the #HealthyCommunities Initiative, funded by @INFC_eng, is making sure public spaces are safe. Join @CommFdnsCanada on Feb 11 to learn how to apply: communityfoundations.ca/even…
Ideas for New Years resolutions...
Are you preparing for a long, healthy life? @LyndaGratton says you need to do 4 things:
- Live healthily🏃♀️
- Develop your skills 📖
- Build meaningful relationships 🤝
- Save money 💵
#ONEbigidea one.alltech.com
Canada needs to prepare better policy for rare but serious health problems resulting from vaccination - e.g., no fault compensation for those who need it theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
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"The expansion of the #DigitalMainStreet program, through the Government of Canada’s investment of $42.5 million, will support nearly 22,000 businesses and create more than 1,400 student jobs."
Check out the full news release to read more!
This week, Minister Joly and PS Young, participated in discussions with Digital Main Street partners, participants, and students in #Guelph to hear how DMS has impacted them and their communities ow.ly/Q4Bl102rypX
From new ways to fund social change to systems that trap greenhouse gas emissions, there will be no shortage of transformational ideas to discover at #MaRSImpactWeek.
Learn more today: marsdd.it/3lK9oX5
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✔️Seeing change
✔️Doing change
✔️Being change
Get the Living Guide to Social Innovation Labs from @solutions_lab @MaRSDD @clairebure
#opinion
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The novel coronavirus has generated unprecedented urgency to learn from health data. Read more on the importance of data trusts from this co-authored piece including MaRS' own @DrAlexRyan. theconversation.com/health-d…
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Are you part of a business or organization that is committed to building #inclusive #workplaces and investing in young people? Join us and @PrincesTrustCA for an insightful one-hour panel discussion.
Click below to register.
Join us, @forallyouth, @RBC, The Source, and @YSM_TO on August 25 for a one-hour online panel discussion on the importance of youth in the post-COVID workforce and how organizations can build inclusive workplaces where young people thrive. Register at: bit.ly/3izUZea
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Hey #atlanticcanada #youth!
Don't forget to register for our CareerStay design jam with @YMCAofNL! You'll have the opportunity to participate in this fun, fast, creative brainstorming session to create and pitch a new idea!
Register today.
lnkd.in/eDAvaFU
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There are hundreds of job openings at startups across Canada right now. marsdd.com/news/17-successfu…
The Local Journalism Fellowship thelocal.to/fellowship2020/ via @thelocalhealth
May 28th at Noon via @marsdd "Quality and Regulatory Requirements for Health Companies During COVID-19" eventbrite.ca/e/quality-and-… #health #covid-19 #innovation #regulation
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"I've been teaching & studying nursing homes for 20+ years. I'm still waiting for the individual that wants to go to a nursing home; that person isn't out there"
"nursing homes have not failed America. The public health system has failed nursing homes"
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Some great strategies here for agile city experimentation! cc @mtl_lium @LucRabouin @DarkMatter_Labs @misquebec @jen_keesmaat @BrentToderian @Val_Plante @doniveson @nsjacob @matthewclaudel @solutions_lab @Gabriella_Lab #RegX
(Good round-up of distancing measures in global cities)
In A Pandemic, Transportation Ushers In A New Age Of Agile Experimentation buff.ly/3cuQ8Z6
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"Innovation is our economic future, and smart cities can be — should be — a significant piece of that." Read the full piece by MaRS CEO @YungWu in the @TorontoStar following the departure of Sidewalk Labs from Toronto. thestar.com/business/opinion…
Many more Canadians are accidentally poisoning themselves with cleaning products, Health Canada reports ctvnews.ca/health/many-more-…
