Category Archives: collaboration

Bring out your inner designer..

Posted on September 16, 2013 by

Designing the ideal toy using concepts of human centered design.  Gotta love it!

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the end of the world?

Posted on May 15, 2013 by
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Song, solidarity or silence?

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

The Civic Salon has partnered with the South Asians Women Centre and Multilingual Community Interpreter Services (MCIS) to support an initiative that will help South Asian women, children and members of the LGBTQ community deal with the trauma of sexual violence and abuse. But … Continue reading →

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Livin’

Posted on December 3, 2012 by

How should, could or does one live? The options are endless…

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Fun in the Park!

Posted on July 3, 2012 by

At our last Salon we chatted about Baby Boomers vs Gen Y in Trinity Bellwoods Park. Click here to see the findings. Mmmm, chips and cider.  Could we look more attentive?

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Done with being vertical?

Posted on December 3, 2011 by

It’s time to get sideways. The main goal of the Civic Salon is to promote something called ‘sideways learning’. The intent of sideways learning is to acknowledge that everyone has the capacity to be part of the decision-making and solution-creating … Continue reading →

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Trial #1

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Riddle me this. The process of making public policy is generally done in response to a problem by addressing something that needs to be fixed. Problems are certainly worth solving, but they can also stand in the way of opportunities: … Continue reading →

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