I’m giving a couple of “Learning Your Way!” presentations to Rotary groups in the next week (West Van and North Van), sharing some insights from the leading edge of learning science and advocating on behalf of supporting the Ministry of Education’s “Personalized Learning” initiative. My TEDx presentation in Nelson – What’s Your Story?! – was […]

Among various presentations I am teed up for this fall, I will be presenting a version of “What’s Your Story?!” at the TEDx-SelfDesign High event scheduled for Saturday November 17th, in Nelson. It’s going to be a great event with lots of excellent speakers. For more information, see <a href=”http://tedxselfdesignhighschool.com/”>TEDx-SelfDesign High</a>. And I hope to […]

I’m excited to announce What’s Your Story?! – a new presentation-workshop I have created as an aid to nurturing Personal Empowerment. It’s clear that each of us runs a ‘personal program’ that is processing information and experiences and shaping our actions and behaviours, i.e. the results we create in the world. This has enormous implications […]

Well, SURPASS 2012 has come and gone and it was a wonderfully rich experience. Following in the steps of our previous SURPASS programs, this one offered 25 participants, 13-17 years, many opportunities to develop leadership skills in the context of wellness and intentional, positive and FUN community! It’s a really effective formula. When I conceived […]

I am now co-leading the SelfDesign 500 course with (longtime colleague) River Meyer at the first SelfDesign Residency program, beginning August 12th. It’s going to be a great course-workshop and I’m really looking forward to it. I am also a faculty member with the Institute offering “Learning Our Way“. Here is a Course Description: Emerging […]

I’m giving a presentation at the upcoming AERO conference in Portland, next Thursday August 2nd, 10:30 am. ‘Learning Your Way!’ will overview some of the latest, most significant insights and strategies from the leading-edge of Neuroscience, psychology and sociology to optimize learning. LYW will be of value to learners, educators, parents and counsellours. See you […]

Happy Bastille Day!  On this day in 1789 the French people sacked ‘le Bastille’ a garrison-prison in Paris to arm and empower themselves against the French aristocracy, and collaborate in overthrowing a dictatorial regime that trampled their rights and sensibilities to exist. “Let them eat cake”, a phrase with several ambiguous attributions but linked nonetheless […]

I’ve had a month of reflecting on the legacy of my departed friend, mentor and partner, which culminated in a very moving ‘Celebration of Life’ ceremony in Brent’s honour on Sunday June 24th in Vancouver. At that event I brought forward a sampling of some of the very remarkable contributions I feel Brent made to […]

April is a common time for wrapping up the winter semester at university and writing final exams. Ah, the memory is with me still: cramming ’til dawn, slurping lousy coffee until my teeth threaten to mutiny, frantically photocopying notes to reconstruct missing lectures. If that is your study practice, then you’re a runaway train looking […]

March is Brain Awareness month. So, I’ll do my part. Do you know …– the human brain is now considered the most complex system in the known universe, by neurologists.– there are more neurons (brain cells) in a cubic cm of a typical adult brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.– ‘Neuroplasticity’ – […]