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Pause
by ABSI Connect
For this season we’re going back to our roots of changemakers taking a moment from their day to pause and reflect on their journey through complex problems, but, we’ll be adding a twist. We’ll be pausing to reflect not only on the journey but specifically about the stories these changemakers have of using social innovation techniques and if they sizzled or fizzled!
Episodes
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S3: E28 - ABSI Connect and AB Seed on what is the social economy and social innovation and how they fit together.
About the Episode In our first, and maybe only, B side episode, ABSI Connect and AB Seed staff/members discuss what the social economy and social innovation is and how they go together like peanut butter and jelly. You’ll hear a bit about both the organizations as a whole, what their individual...
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S3: E27 - Matthew Taylor of Communities United with a story about how they scaled up their program Market Ready.
In this episode, Matthew Taylor shares two stories from Communities United. It’s inception story and how running a small pop-up market in the dead of winter with a sky dancer bloomed into their program Market Ready.
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S3: E26 - Miki Stricker-Talbot sharing two warm-up techniques that help gather and ground people together
About the Episode Bringing a new flavour to this season of Pause, this episode features Miki Stricker-Talbot, an intrapreneur with the City of Edmonton, who shares two warm-up techniques from her facilitation practices. With more of a tutorial style ‘how to’ episode, her and I walk through both...
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S3: E25 - Brandy Old and Michelle Hogue reflecting on the Iniskim Campus Ecology Project at the University of Lethbridge
About the Episode We tried something new with this episode and Brandy and Michelle were true innovators stepping into uncharted territory. Brandy Old is the Manager of Agility at the University of Lethbridge, and a few years ago embarked on the journey of Indigenizing the campus grounds at U of…
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S3:E24 - James Stauch reflecting through story on “How much change can an external change agent really drive before it becomes inauthentic?”
About the Episode What a treat it was to have James Stauch, a phenomenal storyteller, on this episode of Pause. James is the Director of the Institute for Community Prosperity at Mount Royal University. The Institute runs co-curricular and community focused learning programs primarily to connect...
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S3:E23 - Diane Roussin of the Winnipeg Boldness Project on community driven prototypes, health and wellness of children, and a methodology grounded in Indigenous approaches
In this episode, Diane chats about The Winnipeg Boldness Project, how their theory of change guides the way they serve the community, and shares the story of one of their prototypes.
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S3:E22 - Dr. Amanda Williams and Anita Kemp on the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub
About the Episode It was incredible to connect with Anita Kemp and Dr. Amanda Williams to chat about the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH). During our conversation they also pointed out that it was just in time for International Women’s Day on March 8, 2021. How fitting! WEKH is an...
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S3:E21 - Artist as Changemaker participants Tito Gomez and MelVee X on connecting art and changemaking.
What a hoot it was to have MelVee X and Tito Gomez on the show. They are both a part of the Artist as Changemaker (AAC) project that was created in partnership with the Trico Changemakers Studio and Calgary Arts Development. The project is an initiative to expedite the capacity of socially…
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Season 3 Trailer
We’re shaking things up once again for this season of Pause. This time we’re chatting about social innovation techniques and the stories of how they sizzled or fizzled! If you’re interested in being a guest on the show, please reach out to Elise ([email protected]) with a few details about...
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S2:E20 - The pandemic has created incredible demonstrations of collaboration and innovation, but also highlighted a lot of inequity. Thoughts with Meredith Perich
In this episode, we have Meredith Perich joining us from Momentum. Momentum is a community economic development organization that uses economic approaches to alleviate poverty in Calgary. Meredith’s question is a two part question, two sides to one coin, one side being negative and the other…
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S2:E19 - Mutual Aid. What is it and how has it pivoted during COVID-19? Thoughts with Katie Robertson
Katie Robertson is the Founder and Lead Program Administrator at Crisis Communications Institute. She is also one of the organizers of a Mutual Aid Group in Edmonton that was created in response to gaps made apparent from COVID-19. In this episode we cover the topics of what is a mutual aid…
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S2:E18 - How can we, as an organization, connect the disability communities throughout the pandemic? Thoughts with Andrea van Vugt
Andrea van Vugt is the president of Disability Pride Alberta Foundation. In this episode, she shares her story that started with a painting and ended in the creation of Disability Pride, an organization with the mission “to celebrate and empower the disability community. Sharing stories and…
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S2:E17 - Would you know if the world were collapsing around you? Thoughts with Dr. Katharine McGowan
Dr. Katharine McGowan sits at the intersection of professor of social innovation at Mount Royal University and historian extraordinaire! You’ll find most social innovation discussions with her to be framed through a history lens, and more often than not, you leave with a newfound fact about a…
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S2:E16 - How do we meaningfully engage youth, or anyone in our community for that matter, during this pandemic? Thoughts with Kayla Blackadar and Nicoll Schreiner
Kayla Blackadar and Nicoll Schreiner are two of ABSI Connect’s Community Catalyst Program participants both working for Strathcona County. Kayla works as the Coalition Assistant for the Strathcona County Child and Youth Coalition and Nicoll works for the Recreation Parks and Culture as the Guest...
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S2:E15 - Where do our value systems come from and how do we decide which ones to keep and which ones to let go of? Thoughts with Jerome Morgan and Morenike Olaosebikan
Jerome Morgan is a social innovator and member of ABSI’s Community Catalyst Program working in central Alberta on a project to work with the B-I-P-O-C community - Black, indigenous and people of colour - to encourage and grow their capacity to harness social innovation and design thinking to…
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S2:E14 - What do we want to take and leave behind post-pandemic? Thoughts with Annand Ollivierre
Annand Ollivierre, former ABSI Connect Fellow and current ABSI advisory team member works in planning and forecasting with the City of Edmonton. He sat down with Elise Martinoski to talk about the big shifts happening right now due to the pandemic. The big questions on his mind are: What good...
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S2:E13 - How do we meaningfully engage online during a pandemic? Thoughts with Eily Aurora
Eily Aurora is an artist based in Calgary who has a strong interest in the correlation between art and mental health. She has been participating in ABSI’s Community Catalyst Program, which connects a cohort of emerging changemakers from across Alberta with an intent to help foster innovative…
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S2:E12 - Volunteering in a Pandemic - what does that look like? Thoughts with Volunteer Alberta
As the way we engage with each other shifts, the way we volunteer is changing, too. What does volunteer engagement look like right now? How is Covid-19 bringing people together in new ways? What does this mean about our shifting priorities and the way volunteerism fills even small social needs?…
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S1:E11 - nudemarket and Oneka on Circular Economy, Small Businesses, and Zero Waste
We chat with Margaret Taylor and Philippe Choinière about the challenges and opportunities of creating and sustaining a zero waste business in Canada. We’re chatting with these two in April because it’s Earth Month, and we thought there’s no better time to talk about the role of businesses,...
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S1:E10 - Fresh Routes on Mobile Grocery Stores, Food Security, and Indigenous Communities.
In this episode of Pause, we chat with Rob Ironside and Leslie Steeves about the evolution of Fresh Routes, a community-driven grocery store on wheels that is increasing access to fresh fruits and vegetables in underserved neighbourhoods and communities. Fresh Routes is a “not-for-profit social...
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S1:E9 - Emerging Changemakers Maya Pajevic, Sally Njoroge, and Xander Jensen on what it’s like being an emergent changemaker.
Many of our guests come to the conversation with years, if not decades, of experience in the social good sector. Today, we thought we’d shake things up and hear from changemakers of a different demographic. In this episode, ABSI Connect’s Elise Martinoski, a recent university graduate, sat down...
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S1:E8 - The Allium on Co-operative Businesses, Restaurant, and Social Stereotypes.
The Allium is an elevated plant-based, worker cooperative restaurant focused on ethical, local, and creative food and libations in the heart of Calgary’s central Beltline community. Not only is The Allium serving up delicious drinks and dinners, but it is having a positive impact on the economy,...
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S1:E7 - The Centre for Peace and Justice on Combating Violence and Injustice, and Inclusivity.
How might we get better at combating violence and injustice in our communities? The Centre for Peace and Justice at Burman University in Lacombe believes that the solution lies in building bridges--not walls--through the use of education and dialogue that engages and respects people across...
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S1:E6 - The Alberta Health Services Design Lab on Design Labs, Human-Centred Design, and Design Sprints.
The Alberta Health Services Design Lab, founded in 2016, believes that the biggest opportunities to transform healthcare lie not within strategies or processes, but mindsets. People working within Alberta Health Services come to this team with complicated problems that have no clear solution and...
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S1:E5 - The Early Childhood Coalitions of Alberta (ECCA) on Coalitions and Early Childhood Development.
Networks and coalitions can play an important role in fostering social innovation. When used well, they help diverse changemakers bring their unique perspectives and efforts together to better understand and address complex problems. In this episode, we hear from three changemakers within a...
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S1:E4 - Jasper Place Wellness Centre on Waste Removal, Social Enterprise, and Employment for Vulnerable Communities.
What happens when a wellness centre starts asking how to address the root causes of systemic issues? A junk removal company may not be your first guess, but that’s exactly what Jasper Place Wellness Centre in west-central Edmonton created as its first social enterprise in 2011. This agile and...
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S1:E3 - Vivo for Healthier Generations on Health, Living Labs, and Social R&D.
Vivo is an organization on a mission: to raise healthier generations in Calgary and beyond. They are a recreation centre, and much more. Vivo’s team works on “upstream” or preventative solutions to improve the health of children, youth, and families in north-Central Calgary. They describe their...
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S1:E2 - The Social Impact Lab on Social Innovation Labs, Mental Health, and Design Thinking.
The Social Impact Lab was launched in February of 2018 as a partnership between the United Way of Calgary and Area and J5 Innovation. It is an example of a social innovation lab that brings together a diverse group of organizations and individuals, including people with lived experience, to…
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S1:E1 - The Edmonton Shift Lab on Anti-Racism, Poverty, and Social Innovation Labs
The Edmonton Shift Lab is a diverse collective of Edmontonians working together to develop potential service, policy, system, and community action solutions that will reduce racism as it contributes to poverty. Why? Poverty is a real issue in Edmonton. 12% of Edmontonians do not have the means to...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
For this season we’re going back to our roots of changemakers taking a moment from their day to pause and reflect on their journey through complex problems, but, we’ll be adding a twist. We’ll be pausing to reflect not only on the journey but specifically about the stories these changemakers have of using social innovation techniques and if they sizzled or fizzled!
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For this season we’re going back to our roots of changemakers taking a moment from their day to pause and reflect on their journey through complex problems, but, we’ll be adding a twist. We’ll be pausing to reflect not only on the journey but specifically about the stories these changemakers have...
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