Youth are the key to discovering the solutions to the complex societal challenges we currently face. We have therefore reached a point in history where we can no longer afford to leave their naturally inherent compassion and creativity untapped. My Current Youth Projects In the summer of 2010 I launched The Social Entrepreneurship Academy for Change … Continue reading Catalyzing a Youth Movement
Month: February 2011
The Power of Paradox
1 to the Power of 3.7 million = 1 There’s power in ONE. We’re ALL on the same team. Our ability to effectively address our challenging societal issues is directly correlated to our ability to be selfish and selfless at the same time. Paradox a : a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense … Continue reading The Power of Paradox
Striking a Balance between Collaboration and Competition
Today's Alberta Primetime Interactive Question is: What impact would eliminating score-keeping have on Alberta kids playing minor sports? In my opinion, it's important to continue to score-keep in sports. Choosing to eliminate score-keeping would take away a valuable and necessary learning opportunity from children. There is a creative tension that exists between collaboration and competition. When … Continue reading Striking a Balance between Collaboration and Competition
Korloue – My latest favourite word
I learned a new word today. Korloue Korloue is an Ogoni word meaning say what you have in mind. I learned this word today from my friend Dum. He is from the Ogoni tribe in southeast Nigeria and currently resides in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Dum and I worked together at the William J. Clinton Foundation in the … Continue reading Korloue – My latest favourite word
SEAChange for Youth
Systems take time to evolve and I can accept that. But I was born an entrepreneur and it is my calling to identify opportunities. In my opinion, ending poverty and homelessness is an amazing opportunity. Unlike the pain and struggle that we in the mainstream face, the pain and struggle faced by those experiencing homelessness … Continue reading SEAChange for Youth
To Go Farther, Go Deeper – The Irony of Commitment
Originally written in December 2009. “The irony of commitment is that it's deeply liberating - in work, in play, in love. The act frees you from the tyranny of your internal critic, from the fear that likes to dress itself up and parade around as rational hesitation. To commit is to remove your head as … Continue reading To Go Farther, Go Deeper – The Irony of Commitment
