For me, the task is not to find a single or synthetic framework, but to find a way of thinking in alliance. Judith Butler
Social Innovation with Allyson Hewitt
Social Impact Advisors podcast with Allyson Hewitt, McConnell Foundation Senior Fellow of Social Innovation at MaRS Discovery District. Full podcast interview here Below is a summary of her conversation Social Innovation has to see rubber hitting the road Social Innovation means new ways of doing things that are valued, but it needs to be differentiated […]
Former BlackRock exec says government should be the lead actors on climate change
Now get this. A former C-level exec at Black Rock. Yes that Black Rock, resigned from his position as chief of sustainable investing, and basically throws up his hands and says governments have to throw their chips into the centre and quit playing coy, and step up to the plate. I’ve summarized the article from […]
Simple, Complicated, Complex
Here is a great chart that outlines the important differences between these 3 concepts. Ok. Everybody can take a turn and make sense of these 3 labels any way they want. For me I place these three categories on a temporal scheme. I’ll go first. SIMPLE, is pre-WWII. First and foremost gender distinctions were binary, […]
Logic Model
This is a simple Logic Model from a project I worked on a few years ago. From the Logic Model you decide what you want to achieve, how to measure it, what the indicators would be, and how to collect the data. From the data you craft a story of your social impact to the […]
Capturing your Secret Sauce in a powerful Theory of Change
Social Impact Advisors podcast interview Melissa Sariffodeen, CEO of Canada Learning Code Full interview here Melissa makes some crucial points underscoring the purpose and function of a strong Theory of Change. Below is a summary of her conversation. Theory of Change is theory A theory of change (TOC) is many things, firstly its a theoretical […]
Community Foundations and SDGs
I just connected with a group of academics out of Quebec, the Canadian Philanthropy Partnership Research Network who want to push the envelope on philanthropy and its work on the SDGs. What better than to interview Andrew Chunilall, CEO of Community Foundations Canada. Full interview here: Here is a summary of some key points Andrew […]
A creator is one who exceeds oneself
A creator who isn’t grabbed around the throat by a set of impossibilities is no creator. A creator is someone who creates their own impossibilities, and thereby creates possibilities. Gilles Deleuze