International Women’s Day is just around the corner, and this year’s theme is #BeBoldForChange. It’s a call to action to forge a better way of life – a more inclusive, gender equal world.Throughout the month, we’ll be highlighting some of our acclaimed Women in STEM/STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) speakers, who are breaking […]

Once again, NSB was a proud sponsor of the PCMA Canadian Innovation Conference (CIC). We featured Futurist & Digital Strategist Jesse Hirsh and had Diversity Employment Advocate Sean Wiltshire deliver insightful presentations. Here are some of their key takeaways:

This recent election season seemed to go on endlessly, with a myriad of voices and opinions weighing in. As we all adjust to this new political landscape, we contemplate what it will mean for our businesses, our political landscape, and our future. The media played a huge part in shaping our collective narrative over the course of the 18-month campaign, today we reflect on what happened, why, and where we go from here.

When it comes to social media, we’ve entered the awkward “adolescent” years. In the early days, or the “infancy” of social media, everything new was exciting: We could connect easily with old friends, share ideas, work remotely. But the heavyweights like Youtube and Facebook have been around for over a decade now, and as they’ve permeated every aspect of how we meet, socialize and work, new complications have arisen. Despite having access to more information than ever, as we get more of our news from the people we follow online, are we becoming trapped inside echo chambers? Are all of these digital tools wreaking havoc on our attention spans? In an age when everything is documented and shared online, what happens when you actually want to forget something?

Holiday Reads | New Speaker Books

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