You've probably seen it already, it's all over Social Media. But we thought it might be interesting to unpack the Canadian PM's speech from an IDG Skills perspective. What are some of the skills you've explicitly heard him reference, and which ones are more subtle, but not less important?

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These two blog posts appeared in my mailbox this morning as well as a post from id@w. As I read them, I felt compelled to share. I felt myself grounding and breathing in the richness of the scents that come with the flowers and the air around me and so I added one of my favourite flowers.

On Friday, @Nadene Canning and I had a particularly long call, to prep for the video we shared with you earlier. After two hours of sitting we needed to get up, shake it out ... and the effects were instant and amazing. How do you reset ?

So inspired by this perspective - The Art of the Inter-Stander 1. When an era ends 2. The engineering credit is gone 3. Why regeneration keeps failing 4. Life doesn’t need leaders 5. From leading to standing Thank you @Elif Kus Saillard for making sense of our collective reality and looking to the future. What capacities support you to be an “Inter-Stander” in your work?