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Give young people alternatives, not lectures, to manage COVID-19 spread, say experts
Young people are among the most prolific spreaders of COVID-19, and while health authorities and schools continue to issue heavy-handed warnings, some experts...
For some non-profits, COVID-19 isn’t just a struggle. It’s a do-or-die moment
While some of Canada’s most revered non-profit organizations are struggling to survive the COVID-19 pandemic, others have already been defeated and forced to close their doors...
OPINION | Oil is not dead but Kenney will need Trudeau’s help to keep it on life support
“Oil is dead,” says Elizabeth May. No, oil is not dead. But it does have an expiry date. Even Stephen Harper acknowledged that...
Amazon, Whole Foods And The Exciting Future of Supermarkets
Amazon bought Whole Foods and investors, speculators, consumers and the markets are freaking out. And with good reason. These two companies combined will...
This Simple Mathematical Rule Can Help Your Business Survive for the Long Term
In 1958, a brilliant young mathematician named Benoit Mandelbrot went to work as a researcher for IBM. His first assignment seemed like a...
How Silicon Valley Is Turning Itself Into Detroit
What strikes me most about Open Plan offices is that they’re so incredibly retro. Huge office spaces with desks beside each other were...
How to Cultivate a Hotbed of Innovation: Insights From a Corporate Insider
Before I ever design learning experiences for clients I conduct discovery interviews to gain a better understanding of their innovation or leadership challenges....
How to Take on a Billion Dollar Project, According to This Real Estate Developer
While he tends to keep a low profile, the 57-year old entrepreneur sculpts the faces of major American metropolises. From skyscrapers to airports,...
Doing This Twice A Week Doubles Your Chances Of Dying
I don’t often cover health news in writing about innovation, but one recent clinical study was, ahem, near and dear to my heart....
IBM Has An Unusual Strategy For Advancing Quantum Computing
In 1946, John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert completed the development of the ENIAC, the world’s first publicly announced digital computer. Yet it...
How Chicago Is Quickly Becoming The Social Entrepreneurship Capital In The US (And What It’s Doing To Get There)
One of the most underestimated entrepreneurship hubs in the United States is, without question, Chicago. It gets some love here and there, and...
Deleting This One App Can Literally Double Your Phone’s Battery Life
Last week I deleted Facebook from my phone, and literally doubled my battery life. Not just overnight, but instantly. You can too —...
