Does being "nice," a quality often associated with Canadians, help us foster social innovations? Tim Draimin has more to say: thesigstory.ca #socialinnovation #Canada

Awesome opportunity to join our team in #Toronto and #Vancouver (Lower Mainland): inwithforward.com/jobs-roles/ Please spread the word SiG RADIUS CSI Toronto Ontario Nonprofit Network SVP Vancouver posAbilities

#MondayMotivaton What is social innovation? SiG has been exploring for years the various qualities and elements that support successful social innovation. youtu.be/1i7L6nOkQFo

How do you create #systemic and #sustained #change ? Our book offers some insights (from several people within #socialinnovation !) on the matter. thesigstory.ca #foodforthought

Our hope to change things and the way that they function, is founded and rooted in experience and insights. We want to share that with you, so you can take it and share it with others. And #together, we can make sustained change happen. #notnaivehope #socialinnovation

Being allowed to fail, especially with experiments, is important - that's how we learn. Do you agree with our #mindset? #tuesdaythoughts #socialinnovation #fail

Its been amazing to follow (and at times, have been a part of) the work of the @jwmcconnell Foundation over the past 10 years as they've scaled, grown and adapted their impact and approach to philanthropic giving in #socent #socinn ecosystems cc: SiG igniter

We are pleased Canada’s #Poverty Reduction Strategy identifies literacy as a contributing factor to poverty and an important determinant of future success for everyone. bit.ly/2LgYo0t

Take a crazy idea, and prove that it's possible, when it's never been done before. #humpday #socialinnovation #YouCanDoIt thesigstory.ca

No one likes to talk about money, and funding, yet we all need help with it. #SIgeneration is here for that. We've got resources and ideas and we want to share them with you. Don't be shy! Join at thesigstory.ca #socialinnovation #funding #money #government

What is YOUR definition of #socialinnovation? I want to hear your thoughts and ideas. What do you think it is? And more importantly, how do you think it can affect you and your world? #innovation #foodforthought #wednesdaywisdom #gov

Curious about an R&D ecosystem in an issue area you care deeply about? Part 1 of 3 blog posts w my insights, decisions, twists and turns from the SiG journey of catalyzing an R&D ecosystem for Canada's social sector. bit.ly/2klMd7e

What do Tinkertoys and SiG have in common? Find out here vimeo.com/244390086 and see the full video series at thesigstory.ca #socinn #sigsunset

'After 10 Years of SiG: Looking Forward to Social Innovation’s Future' Stephen Huddart reflects on SiG's ending bit.ly/2AP7jCS

Received some holiday reading today! Thank you SiG!! #socent 📚

Congrats Université Saint-Paul University on Canada's first bachelor's in Social Innovation. Students concentrate on one class (eg: ecology, resp mngmt, feminimim), w/2 weeks of classes followed by field work. bit.ly/2BE7ByZ @jwmcconnell @LetsRECODE SiG AllysonHewitt TimDraimin

Friends, a final farewell from all of us at SiG. Thank you for the wondrous journey. Words can't really describe it, but we've given it a go. Read on: mailchi.mp/aaa1eaa410f7/a… Happy Holidays x

Congrats to my dear friend TimDraimin on the wrap up of SiG #celebratingexcellence

Article + #TED talk by Rutger Bregman on Universal Basic Income. ‘Raising every American above the poverty line would cost about $175 billion, he says–about a third of what we spend on national defense.’ Paul Born Cities 4 People Indy Johar Gorka Espiau Cities 4 People @maytree_canada x.com/fastcoideas/st…