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Long-form essays and interviews on AI, leadership, economic resilience, and the forces reshaping Canada, from Perry Kinkaide and the KEI Network community.
KEI Network – Issue #156 – Embracing Economic Reconciliation
What Should Be The Limits to Public Subsidies and Economic Development" explores the impact of urbanization on rural Alberta and options for survival can now be viewed HERE https://youtu.be/gkA93DyO3t
KEI Network – Issue #155 – Urbanization Shaping ALberta’s Tomorrow – Challenges and Solutions
The other side of the impact is what is being left behind - the plight of rural communities. This past week I had the occasion to get-out-of-town, starting with a pre-dawn drive into a prairie sunrise
KEI Network – Issue #154 – Parenting/Teaching plus AI in Project Mangement
Yet both proclaim to have a common goal: shaping the confidence and success of children in their care. So I did some research this week to learn what it takes - that is, what makes for success in pare
KEI Network – Issue #153 – Getting to Yes in the Middle East
Discussing it can be testy as emotions are running high, though often without being well informed about the facts or the region's history. Hamas launched the conflict with a surprise and violent attac
WEBINAR 29FEB24 rev
WEBINAR 29FEB24 Good Governance – in Pursuit of Excellence Host – Perry Kinkaide interviews George Cuff, life-long North American municipal…
KEI Network – Issue #152 – Apathy Implies Consent – The Consequences Can Be Profound
Apathy Implies Consent - The Consequences Can Be Profound The ramifications of apathy stretch far beyond mere disinterest; they permeate the very fabric of our families, democracies, and public servic
KEI Network – Issue #151 -Compromising Success: Ideology, Popularity, and Haste
If you couldn't join us, I suggest you set some time aside to watch or listen as he spells out not only why mega projects - public and private, fail at a horrendous cost but that organizations are fai
KEI Network – Issue #150 – Caution & Challenges in Construction Management
The healthcare sector's predicament, where excessive caution potentially hinders the adoption of life-saving innovations, serves as a poignant reminder of what's at stake when risk aversion overshadow
KEI Network – Issue #149 – Thinking For Building Resilience
"Why?" I asked, only to learn that they have ample time to reflect: they have little to do in winter and spend hours plowing row after row. Today, there's a noticeable rural/urban divide, with urban c
KEI Network – Issue #148 – Welcome the Project Economy
As highlighted in a Harvard Business Review article HERE , "the project economy" has arrived, signifying that project management is becoming central to our increasingly project-based economy HERE . Th
KEI Network – Issue #147 – Improving Project Management
A cake failing to rise or a trip being canceled are minor blips in the grand scheme. These errors do serve as valuable learning experiences. However, when projects fail on a grand scale - and frequent
KEI Network – Issue #146 – Resolving Civil Chaos
He is a big thinker and a standout contributor to the KEI Network as a "systems" philosopher. His career has spanned 15 years in economic and community development, with a continuing interest in the m