Publications

Alberta Agricultural Society Innovation Award : nomination form

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Information about the Alberta Agricultural Society Innovation Award, which was created to recognize agricultural societies for their innovation and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.... More ≫

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Information about the Alberta Agricultural Society Innovation Award, which was created to recognize agricultural societies for their innovation and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes information on how to apply for the award.

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Design thinking : Alberta CoLab info sheet

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Design thinking is an approach or way of working that starts with an understanding of human needs and motivations to define, frame, and solve problems. It is about creating delightful and quality... More ≫

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Design thinking is an approach or way of working that starts with an understanding of human needs and motivations to define, frame, and solve problems. It is about creating delightful and quality products, services, experiences, or systems that work for those who use them by getting to the root of why a particular need exists.

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There may be zombies : a field guide to strategic foresight

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This field quide is designed to support practitioners in incorporating future thinking and foresight into everyday projects. The guide complements CoLab's publication Follow the Rabbit: A Field... More ≫

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This field quide is designed to support practitioners in incorporating future thinking and foresight into everyday projects. The guide complements CoLab's publication Follow the Rabbit: A Field Guide to Systemic Design, which offers information on systems and design thinking, as well as practical tips and tools for planning and holding a workshop.

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Breadth to depth : 2017-2018 portfolio

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Alberta CoLab, also known as the Energy Transition and Policy Innovation Unit, was founded in 2014 as a cross-ministry hub for systemic design and strategic foresight. This portfolio document... More ≫

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Alberta CoLab, also known as the Energy Transition and Policy Innovation Unit, was founded in 2014 as a cross-ministry hub for systemic design and strategic foresight. This portfolio document includes profiles of the CoLab team and highlights the projects and other work of the unit in 2017-2018.

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Tourism Growth Innovation Fund

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The Tourism Growth Innovation Fund guidelines provide program information and parameters for nonprofit organizations and municipalities to apply for funding from Alberta Culture and Tourism.

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Follow the rabbit : a field guide to systemic design

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This field guide is designed to support budding systemic designers to facilitate and lead systemic design projects. It offers offers information on systems and design thinking, as well as... More ≫

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This field guide is designed to support budding systemic designers to facilitate and lead systemic design projects. It offers offers information on systems and design thinking, as well as practical tips and tools for planning and holding a workshop.

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Tourism Growth Innovation Fund : questions and answers

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Provides comprehensive answers to common questions and inquiries from nonprofit organizations and municipalities applying for grants through Alberta Culture and Tourism's Tourism Growth Innovation Fund. More ≫

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Provides comprehensive answers to common questions and inquiries from nonprofit organizations and municipalities applying for grants through Alberta Culture and Tourism's Tourism Growth Innovation Fund.

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Strategic foresight : Alberta CoLab info sheet

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Strategic foresight is one of the two primary methodologies Alberta CoLab uses in its work - the other is systemic design. When combined, these business-as-unusual approaches are a powerful... More ≫

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Strategic foresight is one of the two primary methodologies Alberta CoLab uses in its work - the other is systemic design. When combined, these business-as-unusual approaches are a powerful toolkit that can enhance the relevance, adaptive capacity, and innovativeness of people, services, organizations, and systems.

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Systems thinking : Alberta CoLab info sheet

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Systems thinking is a way to approach complexity - messy contexts with lots of diverse parts. Thinking and acting with systems in mind helps people see how different parts interact to form a... More ≫

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Systems thinking is a way to approach complexity - messy contexts with lots of diverse parts. Thinking and acting with systems in mind helps people see how different parts interact to form a whole, and how the whole interacts with its wider context.

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Systemic design : Alberta CoLab info sheet

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Systemic design is one of the two primary methodologies Alberta CoLab uses in its work - the other is Strategic Foresight. When combined, these business-as-unusual approaches are a powerful... More ≫

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Systemic design is one of the two primary methodologies Alberta CoLab uses in its work - the other is Strategic Foresight. When combined, these business-as-unusual approaches are a powerful toolkit that can enhance the relevance, adaptative capacity, and innovativeness of people, services, organizations, and systems.

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