Author Archives: Christopher

Benefits of project planning

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Singing the praises of taking a structured approach to planning the projects in our personal and work lives.

Networking: Essential skill for ( business) students

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Key step for students in all faculties, and those in the community who want to discover more opportunities.

Learning about business

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The manager of a plant store talks about the ‘draw’ to working directly with entrepreneurs rather than attending a school, as a means to learning how to do business..

Making a difference through gardening

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A co-worker introduced her to a neighbour who once had an epic garden, and cannot tend to it anymore.

Co-creation…

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The differences between collaboration and co-creation. Where ego enters the potential for conflict and drama surfaces. The evolution of the World Children’s Summit is a using this new approach.

Housing co-op success

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The evolution of this wonderful housing co-op in North Vancouver, since its beginning in 1985. It now has 67 families in it. It feels like a sane, vibrant solution in an otherwise very challenging housing market of the lower mainland.

Being more aware in our community

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The longer you live in a town, the less you see. the less you’re aware of it. She’s excited about a new, exciting, dramatic move she’s making to a small town in the interior of BC.

Living a bit ‘upstream’

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A summer visit to a small town ended up with a move to a dream home on the lake, in a town where it’s less easy to live, and leaves her feeling younger.

Rotary Interview: Steve Sharlow

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A team building process set up by CSInterviews.ca for Oak Bay Rotary. Steve is now a risk management consultant.He previously worked in probation, as well with Youth Gangs and Sex Offender supervision. Themes: Finding the courage to change Finding purpose

Local opportunities to learn from

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So many places in our own town to explore. Meeting new people. Lot to be learned when we don’t just stay in our familiar patterns.