November 2012

Reflecting on Gratitude and Going Beyond Thanksgiving

education & learning, health, innovation, psychology / By

Today is the day that Americans come together to celebrate Thanksgiving, a day dedicated to gratitude (in Canada, we celebrate Thanksgiving in October, to traditionally align with the harvest). What a wonderful holiday concept: spending time focused on gratitude for what one has. There are many good reasons for giving thanks. Psychologist Robert Emmons and …

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Evaluating Social Innovation For Social Impact

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Earlier this week I has the pleasure of attending talks from Bryan Boyer from the Helsinki Design Lab and learning about the remarkable work they are doing in applying design to government and community life in Finland. While the focus of the audience for the talks was on their application of design thinking, I found myself …

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