The Business Case For Vulnerable Leadership
When Abdullah Snobar reflects on the many moments that have made him one of the country’s trailblazing tech leaders, a career trajectory that earned him a spot on Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 in 2018, his expression offers hints of who he is and who he’s been. There are glimpses of a wide-eyed and
Newsflash: An App Isn’t Going To Solve Racism
If you don’t think too deeply about it, it sounds like the type of problem-solving gadget that could have useful applications: an app that can change anyone’s accent to a “Western” one (think: nondescript suburban American) in real time. That was exactly the intention for Sanas.ai, a Pal
Why The Best Group Chats Know When To Take It Offline
One of my work besties recently dropped a link into our group chat. “Pretend you’re Black,” she wrote. She is a university professor creating a groundbreaking new online survey for Black journalists in Canada. This was her way of saying, Hey, friend! Can you click through these multiple-choice
Half the World’s Languages Are Endangered—But AI Can Help Save Them
There is a word in Kwak’wala—a’wilaxsila—that roughly translates to “taking the care of something seriously.” It’s both Sarah Child’s go-to example of one of the many concepts that exists in her community’s language that English simply can’t translate, and how you might des
