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The Last Commons (Chapter Five): The Institutional Antibody (Issue #261)
What if the systems we rely on for stability are the very systems preventing us from adapting? We tend to interpret continuity as evidence of strength. Institutions that endure are assumed to be effec
The Gathering Storm: Why Waiting Has Become The Most Dangerous Policy (Issue #249)
Protesting, long regarded as a legitimate and even necessary expression of public discontent, is increasingly crossing a troubling threshold. What was once civic pressure is, in many places, sliding i
KEI Network – Issue #233 – AI and OUR Future (Episode #8) – Lessons Learned from the Series
Through seven episodes in the KEI Network's series "AI and OUR Future" we've examined AI’s promise—from breakthroughs in science, health, and communication—to its perils, including inequality, disrupt
KEI Network – Issue #232 – AI and OUR Future (Episode #7) – Governing in a Democratic Society
AI is not just a tool of efficiency; it is also a temptation for control. In authoritarian societies, it is already weaponized to monitor, predict, and suppress. For democracies, the challenge is shar
KEI Network _ Issue #210 – Canada’s At The Brink – The Red Line
As the world contends with economic warfare, rising protectionism, and shifting power dynamics, domestic unity is also under strain. Alberta—long a pillar of Canada’s economic engine—is now drawing a
KEI Ntwork – Issue #210 – Canada At The Brink – Alberta’s Red Line
As the world contends with economic warfare, rising protectionism, and shifting power dynamics, domestic unity is also under strain. Alberta—long a pillar of Canada’s economic engine—is now drawing a
KEI Network – Issue #209 – Fortress North America: The Canadian Dilemma in an Era of Economic Statecraft or Canada On the Brink: Can It Be Saved?
What to expect is of interest world-wide given the US economic clout and it's huge consumer market. As for the US consumer, 72% don't expect tariffs to make the US economy better. Most analysts agree
KEI Network – Issue #208 – Canada’s Sovereignty Under Siege—From Within and Without
What continues to be ignored, is the serious threat to Canada's sovereignty from within. Canada for too long has ignored it's internal threats and opportunities. The threats and missed opportunities s
KEI Network – Issue #207 – AI IS Retooling Public Services. Thoughtless? Lacking Empathy?
Leaders of change face resistance, often requiring external change agents to enforce tough decisions. Their role isn’t to be liked but to ensure transformation succeeds. When faced by a crisis, the en
KEI Network – Issue #206 – Taking Personal, Private, Public Obesity Seriously
Across the public sector, private industry, and household finances, the economic weight of inefficiency and overindulgence has reached unsustainable levels. While Trump has taken bold steps to curb bu
KEI Network – Issue #203 – Crime in Canada and Leadership for Seizing the Future
Last week, I sympathized with leaders struggling to find direction amid rapid change. This week in the concluding article I explore the leadership qualities needed for breaking down institutional tyra
Book – Feminization – The Cause. The Cost. 03-JAN25
PERRY KINKAIDE & Colleagues FEMINIZATION – The Cause. The Cost. January 1, 2025 PREFACE The Shifting Tides of Society The…