For me Scotch invokes the image of a tweedy gadabout nestled in a burnished leather wingback, framed by an expansive collection of first edition hardcovers with a cigar smouldering in an ashtray. That is to say it’s always struck me as a drink of refinement and privilege. Those aren’t exactly adjectives I normally associate with. [...]

And so Ignite Waterloo V is in the bag. But this time it’s different. After attending every Ignite since it’s inception I’ve been privy to some incredible speakers who prove there are no uninteresting topics as long as they are presented with passion. Maybe a certain talk isn’t exactly up your alley but who doesn’t [...]

The first event of the second season of Ignite is in the bag. Our first outside of the Children’s Museum, we opted to move a few feet down the road to the Conrad Centre. So how’d it go? Really it’s all a bit of a blur. Pull together some amazing people and set them loose [...]

It’s been less than 24 hours since we wrapped up on our second Ignite Waterloo Conference and already the community has weighed in on the evening. As one of 60+ events happening during Global Ignite Week, Ignite Waterloo laid it out and nailed it down. Once again the Children’s Museum proved the ideal venue for [...]

It is a kind of magic. The spoken word has the ability to connect us and navigate the space between individuals. As Wade Davis tells us “Storytelling can change the world …it is a flash of the human spirit, a watershed of thought” Wade was one of three video sessions culled from prior TED conferences. [...]

Simply put, Adam Kahane has worked on some tough problems. From attempting to resolve issues of climate change and making a shift to a low carbon economy in Canada, or working towards a peace accord in a post dictatorship Guatemala, to creating a new national vision for South Africa post apartheid and more, he is [...]