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Recent Projects Tim Woods addressed the challenge of meaningful citizen engagement in his presentation to a conference sponsored by the Columbia Institute Centre for Civic Governance. Held in beautiful Harrison Hotsprings in British Columbia in March 2009, the conference brought together progressive city councilors, mayors and school trustees from across the province. View Tim’s PowerPoint presentation here. Sponsored by the Toronto Financial Services Alliance, the Talent Matters project investigated the human resource challenges facing the City of Toronto’s leading employer – the financial services industry. A deliberative dialogue event helped industry executives explore new approaches with representatives from all levels of government, educators and community leaders. Skill Shortages in the Context of an Aging Workforce Sponsored by the Workplace Partners Panel, task forces were struck in Atlantic Canada and Saskatchewan in 2006. Business and labour leaders formed the task forces and engagement strategies were designed to explore views and ideas from business, labour, government, community and educational leaders on the challenges arising from Canada’s aging demographic. Envisioning the Future of Veterinary Medical Education In 2006, the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) took the bold step of challenging their community to undertake an innovative discussion of the future – and the role of their profession in a changing world. They knew that rapid evolution in the scientific, technological and social spheres meant that veterinarians and veterinary schools would have to adapt – or risk having the profession marginalized by other emergent health fields. The AAVMC employed foresight methods in the process – bringing together over one hundred practitioners from Canada and the US – academics, students, scientists and business leaders - to explore multiple, plausible futures for the profession over a 25 year time horizon. |
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