FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake Melnick

Send us Fan Mail The COVID 19 pandemic has created perhaps a once in a lifetime opportunity for change. The next episode of #ForWhatItsWorth, #IfIWereKing, explores ideas for change through interviews with a cross section of Canadians spanning different generations. Each person will be asked the same question ... Given where you are in your life, if you were King, and could change one thing, right...

Send us Fan Mail The COVID 19 pandemic has created a once in a lifetime opportunity for change. The next episode of #ForWhatItsWorth, #IfIWereKing, explores ideas for change through interviews with a cross section of Canadians spanning different generations.  Support the show review us on Podchaser Show website - https://fwiw.buzzsprout.com Follow us on: Show Blog Face Book Instagram: Support us E...

Send us Fan Mail With September fast approaching, North American families are typically focused on preparing for the start of the school year. In normal times, this can be busy and stressful for parents, students and teachers. Under the shadow of the COVID 19 Pandemic it is something different entirely We have seen a significant up tick in infection rates of COVID 19 across the country since July....

Send us Fan Mail As the coronavirus pandemic shrinks life in major Canadian and American cities — limiting familiar pastimes and discouraging the use of buses and subways and other forms of mass transit — hundreds of thousands of us are flocking to one of the most basic forms of mobility: the bicycle. In March, nationwide sales of bicycles, equipment and repair services nearly doubled compared wit...

Send us Fan Mail The exponential advances in #digitaltechnologies over the next few years could make many of our personal histories and existing digital artifacts inaccessible, leading us into “digital dark age” in which our civilization’s most #criticalknowledge is at risk due to digital technology itself. In Part 2 of the #digitaldarkage , #dagspicer and I discuss the end of #mooreslaw , the rol...

Send us Fan Mail The exponential advances in digital technologies over the next few years, could make many of our personal histories and existing digital artifacts inaccessible, leading us into “digital dark age” in which our civilization’s most critical knowledge is at risk due to digital technology itself. Are there solutions to ensure that the cultural heritage and human knowledge created today...

Send us Fan Mail "The Space" (in between), is a non-scripted dialogue between myself and my Co-host, Cameron Brown. "The Space" might occur during the regular podcast or as a stand-alone episode. "The Space" is designed to be organic and emergent in nature. Cam and I will discuss a range of topics from music, books, film and current events and op-ed pieces sometimes d...

Send us Fan Mail We find ourselves in the Eye of the Hurricane. The mass anti-racist protests in the US and in countries around the world, following the death of George Floyd have been largely directed at policing, as a root cause of systemic racism, but will defunding the police, or making them more accountable really produce the outcome we are looking for? …. or do we need to look deeper? My gue...

Send us Fan Mail "The Many Faces of Innovation" with guest, Dr Tom Caray -   A serial intrapreneur for innovation in higher education teaching and learning, Tom currently works in Canada and internationally as a “connector, coach and catalyst” for strategic innovation within higher education institutions, networks and systems. Tom is the Chairman of Workplace Innovation Canada Network, E...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to "For What it's Worth and the Space [in between]. “For What it’s Worth” is an interview-based podcast series which focuses on exploring innovative ideas for a changing world; ideas related to people, culture, business, education, science and more. The show features well-known guests from across a variety of industries and disciplines, each presenting their view...