Why the Triple Bottom Line is so important?

Recently I was pointed towards a preview for a documentary, The Millennial Dream. I remember watching this last Spring and was excited to see so many people within the province that are interested in retaining and recruiting millennials to this province…

Fostering Global Citizenship through Skype

CHAT to the Future is a growing registered charity based in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada committed to education, global citizenship, and ending the cycle of extreme poverty. They unify these three concepts through the integration of technology into…

Setting The Stage For Entrepreneurship: Progress update

Written by Ries Van Beek. Originally posted to Chattothefuture.ca Feb 1st, 2015

Project Manager Progress Report

January 2015

Caveat Venditor (Seller Beware!)

With the ubiquity of the Internet, two things have become increasingly more apparent. Buyer beware, has transformed to seller beware. Generation Z, and the subsequent generations are more sophisticated consumers, with a propensity to form brand loyalties to socially…

The Marshmallow Challenge: a great new lesson to add to your library

One of the things I have valued the most as someone in the role of a mentor the past several years, is the amount I learn from the educators I have worked with. This past week was a perfect example of that. While…

CHAT to the Future:

What lies ahead for 2015?

This past year I became a board member for CHAT to the Future Canada. What began as just a consultation for a website review and remake, ended up in a more substantive commitment to an inspiring Saint John based organization…

The importance of agility

Today I had the distinct pleasure of presenting to all of the Entrepreneurship 110 Teachers in the Anglophone sector. I was invited by one of the authors of the recent curriculum revamp, Sarah Jane Smith. Although the event was live streamed, I purposely went to Kennebecasis Valley…