A Tiny Keychain With a Bigger Purpose
A tiny 3D-printed keychain with a surprisingly useful job. See how a simple QR code helps connect people with Soroptimist of the Langleys — and why...
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Design & Systems
How many important decisions in your business exist only inside your head? As businesses grow, founders often become the bottleneck—not because they...
Design & Systems
Running a business often feels like an endless cycle of urgent problems. This article explores why the future never seems to make...
Said Quietly
What does it mean to be a person in a world increasingly shaped by systems, algorithms, and uncertainty? Said Quietly is a...
History
Women became “persons” under Canadian law in 1929. The ruling mattered enormously, but personhood, belonging, and equality turned out to be far...
Design & Systems
Every organization knows what it does. Far fewer can clearly agree on who they're helping, what challenge they're solving, and why it...
History
Emily Murphy helped change Canadian history by challenging a legal system that didn't consider women to be "persons"—but how do we reconcile...
History
Before constitutional victories and historic court cases, there was a woman quietly documenting the ways the law failed women. How much change...
History
What happens when a political system is built around the assumption that only certain people belong? Louise McKinney, one of Canada's Famous...
Design & Systems
Why do users ignore information that's sitting right in front of them? Often, the problem isn't access—it's that the clues leading to...
History
What happens when a system expects your participation but refuses to recognize your voice? Nellie McClung helped challenge some of Canada's most...
History
She wasn't the loudest member of the Famous Five, but Irene Parlby quietly transformed rural healthcare, education, and public services for generations...