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Montréal: A Leader in Neighbourhood Innovation

Posted by Sylvia Cheuy on May 9, 2017

Montréal is the second largest city in Canada. Throughout its 375-year history,

Montréal has experienced several transformations.  Multiple waves of immigration have contributed to making Montréal one of the most diverse Canadian cities and a model of bilingualism and tolerance. 
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#MontrealMondays - The Neighbourhood Round Tables Coalition

Posted by the Tamarack Institute on May 8, 2017

#MontrealMondays – A blog series about the inspiring Neighbourhood and Community work being done in Montréal.

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Hidden Assets

Posted by Liz Weaver on May 8, 2017

The movie Hidden Figures tells the story of three African-American women who made a significant difference to the US space industry.  Their untold, until recently, story has many lessons for those engaged in community change.  How many times do we join a collaborative table thinking that our share efforts will transform the community only to get disappointed that we were not included or that our skills and expertise were not leveraged?  It took a crisis to bring forward the Hidden Figures but collaborative tables can uncover hidden assets early on with the Personal Asset Inventory Tool.

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The Future of Citizen Engagement is Vinyl

Posted by Kent Aitken on May 2, 2017
For the last little while I've been expressing wariness about online citizen engagement, and I'd like to explain that.
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Deep Dives, or Long Drags

Posted by Kent Aitken on May 2, 2017
The idea that problems are increasingly complex is incredibly common. It's taken as a truism.
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Data is More Than Just a Four-Letter Word

Posted by Deb Halliday on May 2, 2017

I recently spoke with a very experienced, very frustrated community organizer. She had just come back from a meeting with a funder who repeatedly admonished her to provide measurable evidence that her project is making a difference. 

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