The Wapikoni or the tin can
À première vue, ce n’est qu’une boîte de conserve Camion de touriste, installé dans ma réserve Qui aurait cru que c’était un incubateur à rêves J’ai vu des gens y entrer et en sortir tout émerveillés Simplement pour jaser et être écoutés D’autres qui avaient...
TEDx: Toronto’s new agora
In the good ol’ Greece of yore, the agora was a much-heralded political and commercial space where Athenians would gather to buy and sell goods, discuss politics, and share ideas. Some of the greatest thinkers of the time—Socrates, Plato and Aristotle—were known...
SMEs and global finance: The missing link
{jcomments on}Ashokas Changemakers and G-20 team to rebuild local economies worldwide There exists a sector in the global economy representing more than 95% of the world’s business, contributing to over 50% of the world’s GDP, supporting large multi-national...The Maasai: Doing it for themselves
{jcomments on} On a recent media trip to Kenya, my world seemingly turned upside down. Morning wake-up calls consisted of playful hippos twelve feet from my perch. Lions, monkeys and leopards danced in our midst. And I fell asleep to the sounds of aptly titled bush...Big Ideas: J. Gregory Dees makes the case for social entrepreneurship
{jcomments on}Originally posted July 14th at dowser.org Contributor: Julian Brookes Starting today, we’re going to check in regularly with big thinkers in the field of social innovation. We want to know what they’re working on, what questions they’re...My Journey to Launch
{jcomments on}I’m thrilled to have launched TheChange and to see my vision of advancing the sustainability movement locally coming to life with the help of a great team and community support. One-month post launch, I thought I’d take the time to reflect on my...A people-centred economy: Reflections from the Summit
{jcomments on}Raj Patel was both charming and self-deprecating as he took the stage at the National Summit for a People-Centred Economy in Ottawa last Sunday night. Briefly addressing the crowd of about 200 in French, he apologized for his “accent...Big and small lessons from IFIP
{jcomments on}Originally published at SmallChangeFund.org This past weekend I attended the International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP) conference in Tofino on the west coast of British Columbia. The richness of humanity was there in all its glory. An amazing...