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Monday Meetup January 21, 2019

We’ll quickly tell you about Wayfinders Business Co-operative and its benefits for the self-employed, entrepreneurs and freelancers — and we’ll ask you how we can serve you.
We are an early stage small business community that will operate like an ecosystem. Owned and operated by its members, Wayfinders is building a web platform of software services using excellent open-source software, as well as a live local club. We are aiming to be a one-stop-shop turn-key-system for small businesses to help you plug into the emerging gig economy.
Gig economy? Statistics show that more people are going to be working independently from contract to contract, or gigs. They will work without the benefits of a home bureaucracy. Wayfinders is going to fill that role. But, instead of you working for a bureaucracy, our bureaucracy will work for you. We’ll help you with digital transformation too.
As individuals we can spend a lot of time doing administrative chores and chasing after customers. Together, however, we can help each other get things done more economically and have more buying power. As a community we can take advantage of larger economies of scale.

Ricky’s All Day Grill

6 PM to 8 PM Monday, January 21

10140 109 St NW, Edmonton, AB

If you want to spend more time focusing on generating value and billable hours, we may have a solution for you. Let’s talk!

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Discovering culture in others – and why it matters

Wasn’t “You in culture at work”  a USEFUL seminar? I bet you want to know more about the upcoming sessions, don’t you?
That’s what I thought.
Here are the titles, dates and times.
Discovering Culture in Others and Why It Matters in the Workplace January 17,  at 10:00 am

Setting and Building your Desired Company Culture January 24,  at 10:00 am

Scripts and Questions Framework for Solving Intercultural Team Problems January 31,  at 10:00 am
Register here for the series, AND in a blink, share the link 🙂 Marie
P.S. Here’s the link to the recording for our first session, “You in culture at work”. And to the handout in case you missed it earlier. And thanks for sharing the registration link with a colleague.
Enjoy! SAVE YOUR SPOT
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LITZY BAEZA Ethno-Cultural Diversity & Inclusion: What is it?

LITZY BAEZA Ethno-Cultural Diversity & Inclusion: What is it?

Friday January 18, 2019

Location: Orange Room at The Business Link, Suite #500, 10150 – 100 St.

Time: 10:00am to 12:00 noon

Admission: a $10.00 donation is welcomed. | RSVP by January 17, to: leocamposa@gmail.com or 780.474.6058. |

About: Litzy Baeza has over 15 years of experience in international education and development. She has worked at various post-secondary institutions in Canada and has lived/ and worked overseas for a number of years in different capacities. She has extensive experience in the field of intercultural diversity/inclusion and has done consulting for various organizations and institutions helping them increase their practices in intercultural competency. We are delighted to have her illuminate our own journey of diversity and inclusion.

Sponsored by Wayfinders Business Cooperative ©

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Co-op Agriculture News

Farm bill expands cooperative development and research for rural cooperatives

http://ncba.coop/latest-initiatives/2390-farm-bill-expands-cooperative-development-and-research-for-rural-cooperatives


Jamila Medley, executive director of Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance, is this week’s guest on Everything Co-op

https://ncba.coop/ncba-events/2389-jamila-medley-executive-director-of-philadelphia-area-cooperative-alliance-is-this-week-s-guest-on-everything-co-op
http://ncba.coop/ncba-events/2389-jamila-medley-executive-director-of-philadelphia-area-cooperative-alliance-is-this-week-s-guest-on-everything-co-op

Urban Institute framework seeks to measure what’s “at the heart” of cooperative impact

https://ncba.coop/ncba-events/2387-urban-institute-framework-seeks-to-measure-what-s-at-the-heart-of-cooperative-impact
http://ncba.coop/ncba-events/2387-urban-institute-framework-seeks-to-measure-what-s-at-the-heart-of-cooperative-impact



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The Speed of Ideas: from Conception to Execution

TALK with MICHAEL KRYTON > The Speed of Ideas | Sept. 14, 2018

TALK with > MICHAEL KRYTON
Friday Sept.14, 2018
Time: 10:00 am. – 12:00 noon
“The Speed of Ideas: from Conception to Execution” – entrepreneurs face many challenges, least the matter of raising capital & support for their ideas. Join us for an engaging exploration of pathways to creative – collaborative capacity building.

Location: The Business Link, Suite #500,10150-100 St., Edmonton, AB | Admission is free, a donation is welcomed.
RSVP by September 13 to:leocamposa@gmail.com or 780.474.6058.  

About: Michael Kryton is a creative communications Writer-Producer-Director and Ideation Expert applying his skill set for clients in media, government, corporate, industry, business associations, education/retail.

His corporate video credits include: Government of Alberta, Suncor, Alberta Health, Schlumberger, Mammoet, Rural Alberta Development Fund, City of Edmonton, REACH Edmonton, Sobeys, Rupertsland Institute, Edmonton Chamber of Commerce and many more. He is the author of “A Brilliant Idea Every 60 Seconds“, an account and how-to of his ideation methodology, published by Gildan Media New York. His education includes Concordia University (Montreal), University of Victoria and the University of Alberta, with studies in English, Theatre Arts, and Economics.


SPONSORED by:
WayfindersBusiness Cooperative © See: www.wayfindersbusinesscooperative.ca

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Food for Body Mind Soul Heart

A call upon all humanities of particular the teachers, nurses, farmers, frontline workers, librarians, yoga practitioners, and other conscious people who are continually devoting their energy for planting, cultivating, and harvesting peace, love and kindness unconditionally. We are one and originated from one source and moving toward that one source. We are born to connect not disconnect. (Rumi)

With the hope that government authorities, policy and decision makers, militants and military personnels, corporates, pharmaceutical industries, kings and queens, leaders and chiefs, religious clergies and preachers, will stop focusing on differences and separations.

We ought to transform our decisive characteristics rooted in nationality, religion, race, colour of skin, ritual and traditional superstitions, ethnicity (culture and language), man made laws and regulations, borders and boundaries.

We live in One giant local global Earth that is so tiny in the face of universe. We all have a very similar giant universe within and yet have been very alienated to recognize that great similarity amongst us.

There is and should be enough room, space, and opportunity for everyone to improve the competency not the competition, tension, and conflict. 

A Dervish life philosophy named as being “Khaky” (a Persian word) meaning down to the earth and soil (khak), will help to prevent and tame down potential tensions by an inside out calming attitude and attribute. We need to learn from the most valuable treasure of all, the soil and its nurturing and cleansing power.

Often, we seek to find a treasure by digging into the soil, or deep in the ocean, or up in the outer space and we neglect to realize that the most valuable treasure of all is the soil, water, and air.

Please ponder deeper as you often listen, consume, and promote the oneness of humanity through language of Devine Music and Real Good Food that always connects everyone and everything:

https://youtu.be/5OXcXv0rUNI

Wishing a day comes that bashing and blaming are replaced by greeting and gratitude…….

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Wayfinders Meetup Monday Dec 17

Wayfinders Business Co-operative Meetup Monday, 6 PM December 17th.

Ricky’s All Day Grill 10940 Jasper Ave
We’ll explore what a ‘business ecosystem’ looks like and how it can serve small businesses. A business ecosystem, as we are using the term, refers to a dynamic network of local independent businesses that help each other by doing business transactions routinely, making referrals, forming collaborative teams as needed, and more. Its a community of trust in which entrepreneurs support one another to do their best work.
For event details, see our Meetup page.

https://www.meetup.com/Wayfinders-Business-Cooperative/events/256594871/

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Understanding How to Use AI

From strategy+business

Adam Lai and Matt Kuperholz

“An AI-enabled future might sound impossibly Jetsons-like, but the time when AI can respond with better, faster, more accurate decision making than human beings is already here. Want to use powerful insights from the customer-facing experience of your entire sales force? AI can help do that. Want to harness that information to successfully cross-sell, upsell, make personalized recommendations, reliably predict customer needs, and increase the overall stickiness of your customer relationships? AI can help do that, too.”https://www.strategy-business.com/blog/Five-Standards-for-Responsible-AI-Use?gko=a2f1c&utm_source=itw&utm_medium=20181212&utm_campaign=resp