http://www.cardus.ca/contributors/mfriesen en Copyright 2012 Cardus Thu, 24 May 2012 11:13:10 -0400 Cardus Thu, 24 May 2012 11:13:10 -0400 http://www.cardus.ca/blog/2012/05/writing-life/ My children surprised me last week with a ticket for the Miriam Toews luncheon here in Hamilton. Toews was going to be reading from her latest novel, Irma Voth, and taking questions from the audience.... Thu, 17 May 2012 13:49:00 -0400 My children surprised me last week with a ticket for the Miriam Toews luncheon here in Hamilton. Toews was going to be reading from her latest novel, Irma Voth, and taking questions from the audience.... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/3104/ We will need significant historical, ethical, moral, and philosophical sophistication to maintain critical tensions between individuals and the crowd.... Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 We will need significant historical, ethical, moral, and philosophical sophistication to maintain critical tensions between individuals and the crowd.... http://www.cardus.ca/blog/2011/12/mathematics-and-social-architecture/ At Cardus we are exploring the language and practice of social architecture. Turns out it can mean a lot of things. Sometimes it means the nature of the relationships between people and institutions, ... Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:13:00 -0500 At Cardus we are exploring the language and practice of social architecture. Turns out it can mean a lot of things. Sometimes it means the nature of the relationships between people and institutions, ... http://www.cardus.ca/think/3010/ What does physics tell us about the world? What can’t it tell us?... Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 What does physics tell us about the world? What can’t it tell us?... http://www.cardus.ca/blog/2011/11/skills-of-the-futurecan-we-read-the-crystal-ball/ Do a Google search of "top ten skills" and you'll get a sense of how we are collectively anticipating what's around the corner. Here are four sample lists to contemplate. Take your pick. General Pu... Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:16:00 -0500 Do a Google search of "top ten skills" and you'll get a sense of how we are collectively anticipating what's around the corner. Here are four sample lists to contemplate. Take your pick. General Pu... http://www.cardus.ca/blog/2011/11/how-institutions-are-born-sort-of/ Our landscape, literal and figurative, is full of institutions. Mostly, we accept their existence without a second thought. From time to time they may try and impress us (see Maclean's new Canadian un... Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:41:00 -0400 Our landscape, literal and figurative, is full of institutions. Mostly, we accept their existence without a second thought. From time to time they may try and impress us (see Maclean's new Canadian un... http://www.cardus.ca/blog/2011/10/the-teenage-brain/ I used to have one. Now I have two in my house, a third just about to enter the ranks, and a fourth peering eagerly over the fence. My interest in the teenage brain is, therefore, both nostalgic and p... Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:47:00 -0400 I used to have one. Now I have two in my house, a third just about to enter the ranks, and a fourth peering eagerly over the fence. My interest in the teenage brain is, therefore, both nostalgic and p... http://www.cardus.ca/blog/2011/10/sugar-high-campaigns-the-morning-after-social-media-success/ When Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi won his campaign, many people talked about the role that social media had played. Nenshi went from being back-of-the-pack to a 27,000-vote win in a little over a month... Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:13:00 -0400 When Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi won his campaign, many people talked about the role that social media had played. Nenshi went from being back-of-the-pack to a 27,000-vote win in a little over a month... http://www.cardus.ca/blog/2011/10/mass-deviance-an-innovation-super-power/ Wherever there are rules, people break them. But they do it for a lot of different reasons, one of which is necessity. Consider a recent article by Robert Neuwirth in Scientific American titled Global... Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:50:00 -0400 Wherever there are rules, people break them. But they do it for a lot of different reasons, one of which is necessity. Consider a recent article by Robert Neuwirth in Scientific American titled Global... http://www.cardus.ca/think/2926/ Charles Leadbeater is one of the world's experts on creativity and innovation. Join host Milton Friesen and Leadbeater as they discuss innovation in the public sector, particularly in Canada. What ... Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Charles Leadbeater is one of the world's experts on creativity and innovation. Join host Milton Friesen and Leadbeater as they discuss innovation in the public sector, particularly in Canada. What ... http://www.cardus.ca/blog/2011/09/time-to-take-the-gulag-out-of-research/ The increasing complexity and rate of change we face requires better application of our hard-won research results and full utilization of the researchers and teams who are generating insight. Laments ... Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:28:00 -0400 The increasing complexity and rate of change we face requires better application of our hard-won research results and full utilization of the researchers and teams who are generating insight. Laments ... http://www.cardus.ca/blog/2011/07/data-visualization-and-the-power-to-tell-stories/ I put together this data visualization based on the World Development Indicators dataset on Google (Public Data Explorer) and it shows how many days it takes to start a business in Brazil, Russia, Ind... Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:24:00 -0400 I put together this data visualization based on the World Development Indicators dataset on Google (Public Data Explorer) and it shows how many days it takes to start a business in Brazil, Russia, Ind... http://www.cardus.ca/blog/2011/07/social-networks-precarious-or-robust/ Reposted from the Cardus After Hours blog (RIP). While some of the terms surrounding discussions of social capital and social networks are new, the concepts and practical outworking of the concepts, ... Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:00:00 -0400 Reposted from the Cardus After Hours blog (RIP). While some of the terms surrounding discussions of social capital and social networks are new, the concepts and practical outworking of the concepts, ... http://www.cardus.ca/blog/2011/06/universities-and-the-death-of-cloistered-knowledge/ Universities are changing too slowly to survive in their current form. I recognize that most of them will outlast me but within the more expansive rhythms of history and institutions, the forms we are... Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:00:00 -0400 Universities are changing too slowly to survive in their current form. I recognize that most of them will outlast me but within the more expansive rhythms of history and institutions, the forms we are... http://www.cardus.ca/blog/2011/06/charity-with-attitude-flames-painted-on-the-side-and-all-that/ Reposted from the Cardus After Hours blog (RIP).   Robert Egger spoke at NetChange week at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto recently. You can watch the 45 minute video—skip the firs... Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:40:00 -0400 Reposted from the Cardus After Hours blog (RIP).   Robert Egger spoke at NetChange week at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto recently. You can watch the 45 minute video—skip the firs... http://www.cardus.ca/blog/2011/06/think-tanks-fossilizing-or-flourishing/ Reposted from the Cardus After Hours blog (RIP). If the thesis of Yochai Benkler is correct, that we are in the midst of a transition from an industrial information economy (very few but capital inte... Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:43:00 -0400 Reposted from the Cardus After Hours blog (RIP). If the thesis of Yochai Benkler is correct, that we are in the midst of a transition from an industrial information economy (very few but capital inte... http://www.cardus.ca/blog/2011/05/inspiration-may-be-instant-innovation-is-less-so/ Reposted from the Cardus After Hours blog (RIP).   This article on Frog Design's website (Slow Innovation: good ideas take a long time to perfect) is a good reminder for those of us who have a ... Tue, 31 May 2011 10:23:00 -0400 Reposted from the Cardus After Hours blog (RIP).   This article on Frog Design's website (Slow Innovation: good ideas take a long time to perfect) is a good reminder for those of us who have a ... http://www.cardus.ca/blog/2011/05/humility-and-the-public-intellectual/ Reposted from the Cardus After Hours blog (RIP).   The very term "public intellectual" loudly proclaims a proclivity for pride and arrogance. Knowing something that you believe others do not kn... Thu, 19 May 2011 09:00:00 -0400 Reposted from the Cardus After Hours blog (RIP).   The very term "public intellectual" loudly proclaims a proclivity for pride and arrogance. Knowing something that you believe others do not kn... http://www.cardus.ca/blog/2011/03/does-the-happiness-index-matter/ Mean Happiness from GOOD.is on Vimeo.... Fri, 25 Mar 2011 03:21:00 -0400 Mean Happiness from GOOD.is on Vimeo.... http://www.cardus.ca/blog/2011/02/better-cities-from-better-planning/   Hazel Borys wrote a great article on getting small as a way for cities to bump up their thriving. I've taken the quotes she has of some thoughtful city builders below. The whole article is wor... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:32:00 -0500   Hazel Borys wrote a great article on getting small as a way for cities to bump up their thriving. I've taken the quotes she has of some thoughtful city builders below. The whole article is wor...