The discontinuity effect
At the start of every year, like many, I embrace a set of resolutions and updates to my habits. And…they don’t always stick.
Happy Holidays from New Power Labs!
As we reflect on 2024, it's clear that resilience is deeply rooted in diversity.
The next four years…
What will change in the next four years? How do we continue to push for progress through philanthropy and investing?
BlackBerry
I am mid-move and uncovered some mid-2000s BlackBerry devices through my attempt to declutter.
Seth Godin: Fire Inspectors
Seth Godin's recent note serves as a good reminder of how and when we are showing up in equity and diversity work.
Yellowhead Institute: How do you like your reconciliation?
There continues to be a disproportionate impact on Indigenous participation in Canada’s economy as a result of our history and our present.
Shifting mindsets
By creating spaces where engagement is a choice rather than an obligation, we have an opportunity to overcome polarization and make allies in unlikely places.
Fading in the background
How do professional women navigate workplace barriers? Often, by fading into the background.
Emancipation
The financial inequality faced by Black Canadians has worsened over decades. These negative trends have no parallel in other communities of colour in Canada.
Fearless Fund: Planting Seeds in Rocky Soil
Race-based lawsuits are creating a chilling effect on capital deployers’ efforts to address disparities in funding.
What’s your favourite vegetable?
This simple question can help us overcome our unconscious bias.
The lavender ceiling
The study explored the lavender ceiling—barriers blocking 2SLGBTQ+ people’s path towards leadership roles and board directorships—in corporate Canada.