In conversations with people, I sometimes hear it said that Halifax (and perhaps Nova Scotia) has fewer than six degrees of separation. I wondered about that, and what it meant, but I now have my own experience of this phenomenon.
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Namibia's Caprivi Strip Exists because the Germans Forgot Victoria Falls (the largest waterfall in the world). Understanding the name starts with understanding the why.
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I was recently invited to facilitate a ½ day workshop on policy, strategy and inclusive stakeholder engagement based on the lessons on my career as a policy, research and evaluation practitioner. It was a wonderful #ProfessionalDevelopment session for a team of dedicated staff.
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This article is a follow-up to a previous piece on what to do when you don’t have the kind of data you think you need to move forward with a decision or action. At another one of my’ hot beverage with a friend’ chats, the discussion dipped into what to do at community or municipal town halls and public meetings when no one (or barely anyone) attends.
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The other day over coffee with a good friend, we chatted about our day(s) and began to reflect on projects that needed but did not always get community engagement or involvement.
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