Alberta Primetime asked: 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 teams, organizations, businesses, … Continue reading Our Move from Competition to Collaboration
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Money is Love – #mONEysLOVE
Money is energy. If we continue to pour our anger, hate and fear into money it will continue to hold us hostage. In today's world we need both Money AND Love. Pouring your Love, Creativity and Positive Energy into Money will heal the divide and unite the 1% AND 99% into ONE ..... and our … Continue reading Money is Love – #mONEysLOVE
Capitalism Evolves as Our Values Evolve – Herein Lies its Brilliance
A new set of behaviors is forcing a rethink of old, ossified ideas about cold-blooded capitalism. We are seeing the emergence of a structure best described as The Impact Economy. This is not some bubble-driven phenomenon, but a recalibration of supply and demand based on a more accurate system of measures that internalizes externalities and prioritizes … Continue reading Capitalism Evolves as Our Values Evolve – Herein Lies its Brilliance
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You may say I'm a Dreamer But I'm not the only ONE I hope someday you'll join us And the world will live as ONE ~John Lennon
Do Intellectual Property Rights Hinder Creativity or Protect the Creator?
Larry Lessig - Professor of Law at Stanford Law School presents arguments for limited control to the creator and then advocates to "let that content live freely for people to develop and transform as they want." He draws his arguments from his interpretation of the original intent of the Constitution of the United States and … Continue reading Do Intellectual Property Rights Hinder Creativity or Protect the Creator?
Social Entrepreneurs Are Key to Diversifying Alberta’s Economy
What is a Social Entrepreneur? I define a Social Entrepreneur as an entrepreneur that trades off short-term profits in exchange for long-term financial sustainability in order to create jobs for those currently excluded from the mainstream economy. Social Entrepreneurs are often associated with a "triple-bottom line" approach that values a balance of social, economic and … Continue reading Social Entrepreneurs Are Key to Diversifying Alberta’s Economy
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