One of the biggest myths of innovation is that it’s all about ‘new ideas.’ “We’re stuck … we need new ideas here!” you’ll often hear someone say. Yes, clearly new ideas are a core part of innovating. But we need to dispel the myth that they’re the sole part of...
Several friends have asked me to write a post to explain how it is that the UK managed to massively innovate and transform its legal services sector in the past ten years, while the legal profession in other jurisdictions, such as Ontario, by comparison, virtually...
It’s not quite an F, but it’s pretty close. Normally a D average gets a student placed on probation, and in this case the student is Canada. And yes, the overall grade was D. That’s the grade Canada received from the Conference Board of Canada in its annual study last...
‘Be the change you want to see in this world’ is the simple quote usually attributed to Mahatma Gandhi. But did he really say that? And what does it mean? Is it the reason he managed to lead his country to overthrow the British Empire? It is certainly true...
It is customary to salute Nelson Mandela as a great leader and statesman, which of course he was. Against all odds, he led South Africa from an unjust, apartheid past to a new state founded upon equality and democratic rights. We salute Mandela for the incredible...
