Published inNouLAB·Feb 28, 2019“Real Life”— Reflections on Art of Hosting‘Real Life’ It happened. What they said would happen when we left Art of Hosting and Harvesting Conversations That Matter (AoH). The facilitators said that the openness, emergence, creativity, connectedness and other un-nameable experiences would be dulled in the ‘Outside World’, that I would have to do The Work to…Art Of Hosting3 min readArt Of Hosting3 min read
Feb 11, 2019Connecting and working across divides: Art of Hosting Fredericton 2019The work of connecting and working across divides — a weighty subject, and one worth tackling. This was the theme of the Art of Hosting training held between January 30th and February 1st, 2019 in Fredericton, New Brunswick and was chosen in light of today’s divisive issues, spanning from the…New Brunswick5 min readNew Brunswick5 min read
Nov 19, 2018NouLAB at the seventh annual Relating Systemic thinking and Design conferenceThe seventh Relating Systems thinking and Design conference (RSD7) in Turin, Italy was held over four days, October 23rd to 26th, 2018. It is a conference that brings together a wide variety of academics, designers, practitioners, students and people interested in systems change. The one thing they seem to have…Design Thinking4 min readDesign Thinking4 min read
Published inNouLAB·Jun 1, 2018Nicolas Bertrand’s Economic Immigration Lab experienceIn 2017, I was selected amongst other candidates to participate at the first cycle of the Noulab Economic Immigration Lab (EIL). As a newcomer who arrived in Canada in 2012, I assisted in numerous meetings about immigration and how to make it better but I rarely saw a concrete result…Education3 min readEducation3 min read
Published inNouLAB·May 30, 2018Lauren Sears’ Economic Immigration Lab ExperienceEconomic Immigration is an issue in New Brunswick. Many newcomers will come for work, stay for about two years, and then move on, out of the province. …Social Labs5 min readSocial Labs5 min read
Published inNouLAB·Mar 8, 2018Economic Immigration Lab Cycle 1 Summary: Wrapping upWe are literally and figuratively wrapping up the first cycle of the Economic Immigration Lab. It is the end of the final workshop, and we’re taking down the graphic recordings of the whole process, collecting up the post-it notes and clearing away the various pieces of flip-chart paper that scatter…Social Innovation7 min readSocial Innovation7 min read
Dec 19, 2017Economic Immigration Lab— Rising Tide — Workshop 4The rising tide floats all boats. The theme of this workshop was in reference to the launching of the teams and their prototypes into the next phase of working outside the lab proper. After three workshops, one conference, and fieldwork investigating the system, interviewing potential users and developing solutions, teams…Design Thinking6 min readDesign Thinking6 min read
Dec 19, 2017Economic Immigration Lab— Deep Dive — Workshop 3It had only been two and half weeks since the end of the Rapids workshop when the Economic Immigration Lab reconvened in Fredericton at the UNB campus. On the Saint John river once again but at a place where the water flows much clearer. The workshop was held at the…Design Thinking9 min readDesign Thinking9 min read
Dec 19, 2017Economic Immigration Lab — The Rapids — Workshop 2Workshop 2, The Rapids. Held in Saint John on the Bay of Fundy, where the Saint John river enters the ocean, the Rapids workshop references the reversing falls that churn and swirl as the world’s highest tides go in and out of the estuary. The ideas and actions are set…Design Thinking6 min readDesign Thinking6 min read
Published inNouLAB·Dec 19, 2017The Economic Immigration Lab — Social Lab in Action — Headwaters — Workshop 1In response to the pressing need for a change around the process and expediency of a new wave of immigration to New Brunswick, a social lab was developed for building prototypes around attracting, welcoming and retaining newcomers. On September 11th 2017 over 30 participants gathered in Riverview, New Brunswick to…Innovation10 min readInnovation10 min read
