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The power of community

This story is inspiring. A community came together to help a long standing bookstore purchase a new location andthen came togetherone day to help them move. More than 200 community members (men, women and children) showed up and stood shoulder to shoulder…

Design thinking

According to Wikipedia, “design thinking refers to the cognitive, strategic and practical processes by which design concepts (proposals for new products, buildings, machines, etc.) are developed by designers and/or design teams.” Giselle Abramovich recently wrote an article in CMO.com by Adobe…

LMS advice for SMBs

There’s so much information out there about learning management systems. And every now and then we come across great advice worth sharing. Posting in B2C, Christopher Pappas outlines “5 Tips for Choosing the Perfect Learning Management System for Your SMB.”…

Tell your story with clarity

When talking about the things you don’t want to talk about, negotiation and conflict resolution expert, Peter Hiddema“How to Talk About the Things You Don’t Want to Talk About“ proposes three guidelines to telling your story with clarity: Don’t present…

Redwood’s in Ottawa for CSAE’s 2018 conference

Redwood’s Lydia Sani and Les Truxa have arrived in Ottawa and set up shop for the Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE)’s 2018 Conference—Associations: Future Proof. Come check out our booth and attend Lydia’s Lightning Talk, 10:30 on October 25th. Lydia…

Taking VR to the cats—VIDEO

We promise no cats were harmed in this VR interaction demo by Leap Motion. They encourage learning through play and experimentation. VR interactions harness the power of intuitiveness more than any other technology. You can download the VR, but don’t…

Anita Windisman’s tips for leveraging LinkedIn

Anita Windisman, a five+ year veteran of LinkedIn, recently recorded a webinar for us about LinkedIn best practices. She provided insightful and practical tips for optimizing your LinkedIn profile to showcase yourself and your business, build your network to increase…

AI continues to astound—VIDEO

AI is growing by leaps and bounds. At Google I/O’18, they shared a voice recording of google assistant making a phone call to schedule a hair appointment on behalf of “its client”. Your ears are not wrong. Would you be…

An academic’s introduction to experiential learning

We came across a wonderfully detailed research paper published by Ryerson University’s Learning and Teaching Office, titled “Best Practices in Experiential Learning.” It was prepared by Michelle Schwartz, Research Associate, for the Vice Provost, Academic, Ryerson University, 2012. Read the…

Five ways you’re sitting incorrectly at your desk

We’ve all spent too many hours hunched over a computer working on a pressing deadline or just getting absorbed in a creative project—with the resulting cricked necks and back pain. Here’s David Zhang describing the correct ergonomic set up in…