As far as I know, neither Shakespeare nor Ruth Bader Ginsburg ever uttered these words. But I’m sure both of them would have agreed. Now that All Purpose, our Vancouver-based digital creative agency, is playing a big part in helping one of the world’s largest tech companies with two new social impact projects, I feel […]
Thought Leaders
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Bridging the Startup Ecosystem Kingdoms of British Columbia
I just came back from a holiday exploring some of beautiful British Columbia and of course just because of the nature of my work: building communities and ecosystems — I had to get a couple of causal intros to some startup people to say “Hi” to while driving around the amazing Okanagan and beyond. I […]
Forget The New Normal, What Will Office Spaces Look Like Post-pandemic?
As COVID19 appeared to completely disrupt our everyday lives, we were forced to revisit how we work and where we work. We’ve seen leading companies like Twitter welcome a whole new chapter by allowing employees the option to work remotely, part-time or even permanently. Other firms have gradually returned to their physical office but with […]
Tech Effect: Exploring Technology’s Role In The Modern-day Workplace
1984, the year the cell phone became mainstream. 1991, the year the world wide web went live. 1996, the year the two merged on the Nokia 9000. Considering how recent these dates are, it’s hard to believe how much our worlds – both personal and professional – have become dependent on the two technologies. And […]
Don’t Just Love Your Customers: Make Them the Heart of Your Company
With the constantly shifting business environment, it’s critical that companies understand what their customers are thinking right now so they can deliver the most value. Between the impact of Covid-19 and remote working, things have changed drastically in everyone’s personal and professional lives. Businesses need to understand what’s top of mind for customers and driving […]
Mental Health as a Resilient Business Metric
Businesses need to be held accountable for their employees’ mental health and not simply be passive advocates. This goes well beyond a “tick-box” mentality of providing Employee Assistance Programs and Health Spending Accounts. These are table stakes. We need to be thinking about business as a force for good, to borrow the tagline from the […]
10 Years of Startup Conferences & the Subtle Art of Connecting People
This past August 7th marks the 10th anniversary of the first startup conference in Hong Kong – we did it on a Saturday so it was adeptly named “Startup Saturday.” We got the venue Cyberport to sponsor the venue for 300 people, Microsoft sponsored the lunch, Rackspace did some lucky draws for that first iPad […]
How Can BC Tech Turn Our COVID Crisis Into Opportunity And Global Leadership?
It’s tough to get through a news story today without reading the word “crisis.” COVID has been brutal on our public health and our economy. An alarming 230,000 British Columbians are currently out of work, with the impact hitting women and young people hardest. On top of this, the ongoing climate emergency threatens B.C.’s food […]
How To Pivot And Prosper Through COVID-19
If you told me six months ago that the entire world would be forced into lockdown due to a pandemic, I would not have believed you. It is unprecedented, unpredictable, and yet, it is our reality. To not only survive but thrive amidst this environment there are a number of things we can do both […]
Collision Reverb: Why More Conferences, Meet-ups and Networking Events Should Be A Live/Online Hybrid
As co-host of the RISE conference in Asia and the recent Collision from Home – the online version of Collision, normally held in Toronto – it was an incredible pivot by a team of 250+ and you can read all about the response and the final numbers here. The results are extremely promising, as to […]