Chris Herd thinks he’s seen the future. And it’s ruled by remote work.

Source: This CEO Just Brilliantly Explained How Remote Work Will Change the World by 2030, and It’s Next-Level

Informal notes & observations from my experience raising capital for D-Wave, Kindred, General Fusion and Sanctuary

Source: How to Raise Investment Capital

Sir Kenneth Robinson (4 March 1950 – 21 August 2020) died this week. From Wikipedia: …was a British author, speaker and international advisor on education in the arts to government, non-profits, education and arts bodies.… Robinson has given three TED talks on the importance of creativity in education, viewed over 80 million times (2017). His presentation “Do schools kill creativity?” is the most watched TED talk of all time (2017).

https://youtu.be/iG9CE55wbtY

Alberta Shows Stunning Growth in 2019, Opportunity in 2020 is a contribution to CVCA Central from Alberta Enterprise Corporation (AEC). The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented event that has forced all businesses to re-evaluate their markets, risks, and priorities. In this time of volatility, predicting the future of venture capital is admittedly challenging. However, there […]

Source: Alberta Shows Stunning Growth in 2019, Opportunity in 2020 | CVCA Central

Blue Studios Inc, a subscription-based digital education platform based in California, has received an undisclosed amount of funding from Global Millennial Capital, an emerging consumer specialist venture capital firm based in Dubai.

Source: Silicon Valley STEM Education Platform Blue Studios Secures Funding from Global Millennial Capital

From Surviving to Prospering

Virtual presentation June 29, 2020 https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/economic-resiliency-in-the-face-of-adversity-tickets-109987451428

Full report https://www.ictc-ctic.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Resilient-Economy-Whitepaper-Eng-FINAL.pdf

Source: Economic Resiliency in the Face of Adversity

A global outlook to the interruption of education due to COVID-19 pandemic: Navigating in a time of uncertainty and crisis

http://www.asianjde.org/ojs/index.php/AsianJDE/article/view/462

As we begin to settle into remote learning, we must also begin to turn our attention to the inevitable task of planning for the future of schooling.

Source: Moving Forward in the COVID-19 Era: Reflections for Canadian Education | EdCan Network

Source: Nelson to strategically withdraw from the post-secondary market with Top Hat to acquire its Canadian domestic higher ed textbook business