Building Responsive Career Pathways
The world of work is changing rapidly. Navigating the pressures that were accelerated by the pandemic, such as technological changes, sector disruptions, labour shortages, and a growing focus on skills is essential to shaping a sustainable and inclusive strategy for recovery.
Dodging Potholes on the Highway of Life
If anything, the “Great Pause” initiated by COVID-19 has given us time to think about the way we used to do things, and the opportunity to improve as we move forward.
What is certain is that permanent change has taken place in the world of work. Not every business survived the pandemic, and the businesses that have survived, haven’t necessarily emerged with the same operating model or with the same staffing requirements.
Building Partnerships for Digital Inclusion
On July 14, 2020, The Forge Institute hosted a Virtual Salon on Building Partnerships for Digital Inclusion under our Inclusive Economic Development theme. The Salon focused on recent efforts to deal with digital inequality, identification of barriers and opportunities, and the path forward.
Cod and COVID: a discussion on workforce transitions in a time of crisis
Sandra McKenzie’s blog interview with Clean Nova Scotia President & CEO, Scott Skinner about what we can learn from previous economic crises, and how we might collectively steer our current economic recovery process towards a clean transition July 2020.
Canadian tourism and the Impacts of COVID-19
Michele McKenzie’s discussion with host Jodi Butts on the 2020 Network podcast about Canadian tourism and the impacts of COVID-19 restrictions May 2020.
Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey one of six recipients from across Canada recognized for their ground-breaking work and excellence in innovation
The Forge Institute is thrilled with the announcement that our nominee Mi’kmaw Kina’matnewey, Canadian leaders in Indigenous education, is a recipient of the 2021 Governor General’s Innovation Award. Congratulations Chief Leroy Denny, Ms. Blaire Gould, and the whole team!
10 Workforce Insights Post COVID-19
How do we make sure that the future we create is better than what we are leaving behind, and how do we make sure that everyone has a place in the new world order? No one knows the answers to these questions for certain, but current developments point to what the future “normal” might look like. Here are ten workforce predictions as we come out of COVID-19.
The rise of the Maker Movement: Ingenuity ascends during COVID-19
Sandra McKenzie’s Op-Ed in the Chronicle Herald on the rise of the maker movement, and how ingenuity ascends during COVID-19.
The Imperative for Innovative Thinking: Tourism Recovery in the Midst of Peak COVID-19
Recovery, though probable, based on history, may be uneven and uncertain. And it likely will vary significantly by destination and region. So, what can Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs) do now to determine their own path to recovery in the midst of overwhelming negative news?
The Experience Economy: Millennials Paving A New Way Forward for Marketing
There is a shift in how consumers are spending their income: experiences are beginning to trump things. This movement is being championed by millennials — but it is exposing a much larger trend with far-reaching implications.
Digital Transformation: Are you Predator or Prey?
There are three main things you need to consider when undertaking a digital transformation initiative - before you even begin focusing on technology.
We Are All Makers: Celebrating Community-Based Brilliance
This article looks at a sampling of local makerspaces, an emerging national effort, and a few international initiatives. They are all weird and wonderful. And, although varied, they all have the same common denominator - citizens from all walks of life gathering in local spaces to explore, make, invent and solve - which is what makes them so amazing.
Pushing Back on the Gentrification of Innovation
A population that believes that we all have the capacity for innovative thinking is foundational to prosperity and resilience. By recognizing, celebrating and nurturing citizen-based innovation we turn that capacity into a capability.