Episodes

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 (elise@absiconnect.ca) with a few details about yourself and your story. You can check out our past episode on your favourite listening platform or on our website.

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 (elise@absiconnect.ca) with a few details about yourself and your story. You can check out our past episode on your favourite listening platform or on our website.

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 (elise@absiconnect.ca) with a few details about yourself and your story. You can check out our past episode on your favourite listening platform or on our website.

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 being positive. One the one hand, the pandemic has created incredible demonstrations of collaboration and innovation, but on the other hand it's also highlighted a lot of inequity, where we’re seeing that ou...

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 being positive. One the one hand, the pandemic has created incredible demonstrations of collaboration and innovation, but on the other hand it's also highlighted a lot of inequity, where we’re seeing that ou...

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 being positive. One the one hand, the pandemic has created incredible demonstrations of collaboration and innovation, but on the other hand it's also highlighted a lot of inequity, where we’re seeing that ou...

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 group, how have they had to pivot during COVID-19, what are the challenges they’ve faced, and where do they see themselves moving forward. More Into: YEG COVID - 19 Mutual Aid Group: https://www.facebook.co...

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 group, how have they had to pivot during COVID-19, what are the challenges they’ve faced, and where do they see themselves moving forward. More Into: YEG COVID - 19 Mutual Aid Group: https://www.facebook.co...

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 group, how have they had to pivot during COVID-19, what are the challenges they’ve faced, and where do they see themselves moving forward. More Into: YEG COVID - 19 Mutual Aid Group: https://www.facebook.co...

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 hosting community events provides an opportunity for people with & without disabilities to celebrate diversity, inclusion and pride.” Also in this episode, Andrea talks about her big question of “How can we,...

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 hosting community events provides an opportunity for people with & without disabilities to celebrate diversity, inclusion and pride.” Also in this episode, Andrea talks about her big question of “How can we,...

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 hosting community events provides an opportunity for people with & without disabilities to celebrate diversity, inclusion and pride.” Also in this episode, Andrea talks about her big question of “How can we,...

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 past monarch. This unique lens of learning about social innovation through history allows her to educate students not just on how transformation and change happens, but also pulling from history to help our...

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 past monarch. This unique lens of learning about social innovation through history allows her to educate students not just on how transformation and change happens, but also pulling from history to help our...

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 past monarch. This unique lens of learning about social innovation through history allows her to educate students not just on how transformation and change happens, but also pulling from history to help our...

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 Services Supervisor. Kayla and Nicoll both saw a need to drive change for a more inclusive and welcoming response towards youth in their community which spurred their project for the Catalyst Program. I...

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 Services Supervisor. Kayla and Nicoll both saw a need to drive change for a more inclusive and welcoming response towards youth in their community which spurred their project for the Catalyst Program. I...

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 Services Supervisor. Kayla and Nicoll both saw a need to drive change for a more inclusive and welcoming response towards youth in their community which spurred their project for the Catalyst Program. I...

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 solve stuck problems in their community. In the process, they’ve been growing his capacity as well. Our host, Elise Martinoski, spoke with both Jerome and his co-designer separately. Moréniké Ọláòṣebìkan sta...

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 solve stuck problems in their community. In the process, they’ve been growing his capacity as well. Our host, Elise Martinoski, spoke with both Jerome and his co-designer separately. Moréniké Ọláòṣebìkan sta...

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 solve stuck problems in their community. In the process, they’ve been growing his capacity as well. Our host, Elise Martinoski, spoke with both Jerome and his co-designer separately. Moréniké Ọláòṣebìkan sta...

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 things do we take into the future, post-pandemic? What do we want to leave in the past, post-pandemic? This episode was produced by Alberta Social Innovation Connect. You can learn more about our network...

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 things do we take into the future, post-pandemic? What do we want to leave in the past, post-pandemic? This episode was produced by Alberta Social Innovation Connect. You can learn more about our network...

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 things do we take into the future, post-pandemic? What do we want to leave in the past, post-pandemic? This episode was produced by Alberta Social Innovation Connect. You can learn more about our network...