This morning I had the privilege of sitting in on the Docs for Schools session at The Bloor Cinema, part of The Hot Docs International Documentary Festival. With over 600 high school students in attendance, Fight Like Soldiers Die Like Children director Patrick Reed introduced the film and joined Michel Chikwanine, a former child soldier, Continue Reading
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03AprIBD Mixtape: Spring into Spring
Spring has sprung, and although it is still freezing in the GTA we are all more than ready to welcome the warm weather. With that, we bring you another instalment of our IBD Mixtape, this time to help us shift our spirits toward the sunny side of life. What is your favourite way to welcome Continue Reading
27MarInnovative Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield’s tweets are definitely out of this world!
In combining IBD’s core values of inspiration and innovation with our last blog post on favourite Twitter tweeps, we decided to spotlight Commander Chris Hadfield’s feed @Cmdr_Hadfield. Thanks to his openness on social media, anyone interested is experiencing the world in a whole new light. Cmdr Hadfield is documenting his journey through his twitter feed Continue Reading
15MarTweeting it right – 4 awesome Canadian Tweeps
The questions of why and how to use Twitter have been posed to me many times, everywhere from casual diner conversation to conferences and meetings. My quick answer: Twitter can be imagined as a universal watercooler, where anyone can, and should, engage around whatever is on their mind. There’s no limit to topics from trends, Continue Reading
08MarIBD Mixtape: Celebrating International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is a chance to celebrate the powerful people who make up half of our glorious population and a whole lot of its awesomeness. In honour of strong women everywhere, I am sharing some tracks from some of our favourite current female artists making waves in independent music. Listen up, get down, and Continue Reading
13FebGet LinkedIn or be left out
Are social networks impacting how we market ourselves professionally? We think so, absolutely. It is critical however to understand who you want to connect with and how. To see a visual representation of who you are connected to, and the multitude of concentric circles – try this groovy app from LinkedIn (like the image above Continue Reading
12FebLet’s Talk – my personal journey with mental health
I have always been superfan of the Olympics. Watching them from as far back as I can remember I would fantasize about which sport I would compete in. I loved the concept of representing Canada and making Canadians proud: as proud as I felt every time a Canadian would compete, never mind win. I have Continue Reading
22JanTools That Work: Dropbox
At IBD our team is constantly on the go. With multiple projects on our radar at all times, it is important to have one place to share our research, ideas, documents and assets. The real key for us is that our files can be accessed from anywhere – on a laptop, tablet or smart phone. Continue Reading
21JanIBD Mixtape: Canadian Inspiration
At IBD, the art of storytelling is an important force driving our engagement with the communities we build. Music is inherently connected to the art of narrative, and this is becoming more evident every day in the social space. Music networking sites like Soundcloud are responding to people’s need to connect socially through music, adapting Continue Reading
10JanChris Hadfield: Bringing the Universe Home
The distance between Earth and space has never seemed so small, thanks to Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield and his extra-terrestrial twitter account. The orbiting astronaut has been tweeting striking photos, ranging from breathtaking views of Earth’s biological and geographical features from space, to the above photo, which came with the following message: “with the lockout Continue Reading