Close to 40 years ago the Club of Rome published a report called Limits to Growth. In it they described the global problematique due in part to the physical limitations of our small and interconnected world. In a nutshell they said that we live on a small planet with limited resources and that if we…
Author: Jamie
Do you have a personal cyberinfrastructure?
It’s week one of Jim Groom’s MOOC Digital Storytelling also known as #ds106 and I find myself reflecting on the difference between being creative and being innovative and how that difference is what intimidates me about this course. Above is a wordle of one part of the first assignment which was to read Gardner Campbell’s…
QR Codes – The Basics
Just before Christmas I saw my first real life QR (Quick Response) code, in the government liquor store in Chilliwack. It was on an ad for wine and I would have checked it out if my hands weren’t full and if the store wasn’t packed with last minute spirit shoppers. I have to say, I was genuinely…
Changing Face of Communications
I attended this two day conference at the stunningly beautiful Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver BC and am sharing what I learned here. Overall the conference went well, no major hitches and my sense was that for many there was learning and connecting taking place. To be honest, I personally didn’t pick…
Digital Asset Management
On November 16-17, 2010 I attended a conference sponsored by Indian and Northern Affairs (INAC) and Tewanee Consulting Group Inc. at the Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver BC. This is the first of a series of posts reflecting my impressions of the conference and the presenters.  Day 2 – Afternoon Session – Show and…
Finding Group Values
Yesterday I facilitated the inaugural meeting of a committee that is tasked with developing community driven health plans. The group was made up of representatives from several First Nations in the Fraser Valley including a few Youth and Elders, all interested in creating healthier communities. I sent out a basic framework for an agenda as…