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?

Hello community! Since creating ID@W in Oct 2024 we have been supporting, providing learning spaces, listening, co-creating and devoting our time and resources to building this community. During the past 16 months. we have continued to grow with you and many others all over the world who are providing education, learning, coaching and leadership services in a myriad of different ways. We’re not perfect but we’re motivated by action to make a positive difference in the world today and the future, which is the reason why we decided at the end of 2025 we needed to create an independent non profit so that we can take ID@W to the next level. Here's the NEWS We're now offering - 𝐓𝐖𝐎 𝐓𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬 of engagement 👉The 1st Tier is the weekly Skill Builder session as well as everything in the General discussion and News channels that we’ll continue to post and share and hope that you will too. 🌞 2nd Tier is NEW - Offering additional learning and practice spaces and is referred to as Premium The Premium tier offers 2 new services: A Sales & Marketing lab - the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 13.00 CET A Design & Facilitation Incubator - the 1st Thursday of each month at 13.00 CET 💥The Sales Lab is for all people working to build their business, strengthen their presence with clarity and build sustainable growth. 💥Facilitation & Design Incubator is for learning and development consultants, educators, facilitators, community organizers who want to be hosting sessions to help people to think and work better together. We also continue to host educators, researchers and consultants who have created helpful resources, tools and methods for us to learn about and apply in our work. Make sure to check the calendar for the links! Not to worry, if the timing doesn't work for you each session will be recorded and posted in the classroom. 🥁 𝙏𝙝e PREMIUM 𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩 33/𝙢𝙤 𝙤𝙧 300/𝙮𝙧 𝙐𝙎$. 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝘼𝙙𝙤𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 is at a special rate of 250.- 𝙐𝙎𝘿 … 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙚𝙗 23, 2026.

It’s been an amazing year in community 🚀 Next year we kick off with weekly skill builder sessions, check the calendar and join us. We know inner development is one of the keys to positive change, in 2026 we’ve created 2 new services to provide you with deeper support with your work. We’ll discuss this in our last (roundup) hang out call on January 6th. Hope to see you then! Until then, we send each of you sparkles and showers of positive energy from all the colors of the universe 💫 Big love and appreciation Nadene & Sarah

After two days at the Palais des Nations exploring the links between well-being, diplomacy, and human rights, this public conference will focus on: 🧭 “Mindfulness in a Changing World” 👉 The event livestream link is in the comments below Note: The link leads to a French UNIGE page, but the event is in English This event is coordinated by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, with Geneva University Hospitals and the University of Geneva – Faculty of Medicine, and supported by several partners including Nouveau Monde. 📺 I’ll be watching online! About MBSR:Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), has spent over 40 years bringing evidence-based mindfulness into healthcare. His work has transformed how professionals understand stress, suffering, and emotional regulation. Today, hospitals, universities, schools, and organizations worldwide use mindfulness to support resilience and well-being. At this conference, he’ll reflect on what it means to stay present amid complexity and how mindfulness can help manage emotional and professional overload. UNIGE and HUG are currently studying the benefits of mindfulness for students, caregivers, and patients. Moderation: Guido Bondolfi, Emeritus Professor, University of Geneva Faculty of Medicine Mara Arizaga, Head OHCHR Well-being Unit, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Great conversation today. Here are some insights shared: Core IDG Concept (unchanged): - The sustainability crisis is fundamentally a behavioral crisis, not just a technical problem - Inner development is essential for outer change - values, perspectives, relationships need to evolve - This core mission remains the same for the next 50 years What's Changing - Organizational Structure: - Moving away from centralized startup mentality with big summits and central control - Transitioning to a distributed movement model - Central node should focus on narrative and integrity rather than operations - Suggested that leadership should be elected by the community, not controlled by founders Survey Insights (50 responses): - Strong grassroots energy with decentralized involvement - Participants across multiple roles in hubs, centers, and ambassador networks - Missing voices: strategic stakeholders, business/academic partners, co-founders Key Themes from Survey: - What brings aliveness: Human connection, local trust, small circles, clear roles, readiness for local action - What enables progress: Clear decision-making agreements, better two-way communication, cross-collaborations between communities, trust in community-led action - IDG Foundation's role: Hold integrity of IDG essence but not manage operations Here are two documents for you too look at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f3k_2awsQR5vsuieONW-fD9Fr4KxjdQAgvB-GHkFWHc/edit?tab=t.0 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16MhWjtjmCNqgF7mOZnX02UCwPNehNqfs4hkO8SiHlMU/edit?slide=id.g3ac78849a87_0_11#slide=id.g3ac78849a87_0_11