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Digital Transformation for Survival

Are you overwhelmed by or struggling to quickly pivot your business to serve customers online? People are staying home and social anxiety is heightened to a level we’ve never seen in our lifetime. For many companies around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced, or fast-tracked digital transformation. In this session, a panel of experts from Twist & Bits will discuss ways to get up and running online or to better prepare an existing digital presence. They will also share examples of clever techniques they have encountered in the past two months that are allowing local business to continue serving their clientele. The session will be split between a presentation/discussion and a Q&A period. Panelists from Twist & Bits: • Ian Bezanson, Managing Director • Tracy Maunder, Creative Director • Molly Seewald, Digital Project Manager   https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-ok2xr3zTOauDnznPSqyCQSign-Up    

Webinar: Managing People to Perform

During these uncertain times many organizations are adapting to the reality of working from home. This is a big adjustment for many businesses, especially for the managers who have to ensure these remote teams continue to thrive in the brave new world. To achieve this, managers must know their people on a DNA level. What drives them? What behavioural traits influence how they work? What do they need to be just as successful at home? The Predictive Index Behavioural Assessment allows managers to get an in-depth understanding of their people’s four main drives – dominance, extraversion, patience and formality. From this, they can learn who prefers email over phone calls, who likes to lead the group and who wants to be part of it, who will thrive in the details, and more. Understanding these drives and behaviours will affect how the remote team is structured to support the same success the team is used to achieving.   Please note: All registered participants will receive a free behavioural assessment to see what drives them. The link to this assessment will be in your confirmation email. Please complete the assessment prior to the webinar.  This 90-minute session gives you the opportunity to learn about the four factors, and […]

Value Stream Mapping for COVID-19: Finding the Path Forward

Value stream mapping is a Lean tool that visualizes and quantifies the activities from customer request to customer delivery. Chances are your value streams have been impacted significantly from COVID-19. Now is the time to understand your current state and make a plan for the future, using evidence-based decision making but also staying agile for what the future may bring. How can a value stream map help my organization today? If you are not familiar with value stream maps or value stream mapping workshops, you are likely not aware of the power of a value stream map to drive strategic and tactical decisions. There's a 99.9% chance that COVID-19 has disrupted your processes in some way. Demand has likely decreased (or increased). Processes that were once face-to-face have moved online. New activities have started and others have disappeared. A value stream map can quantify these changes and show where the new bottlenecks are, where there is capacity, and where there are wastes.   Register Now    

Making Meetings Fun

Making Meetings Fun — embodied enjoyment and play for any group A 90-min clinic using Zoom At a time of lockdowns and physical distancing, how can we facilitate lively and rewarding online gatherings?  Join us for Making Meetings Fun—Humour, games, enjoyment and experimentation — play — are vital to how we learn, bond, and work together. Play increases trust, and trust fuels our readiness for problem solving and innovation Payment options adjusted to match your economic context. Register Now

Community Development for the Common Good: Info Session

Exciting news for Social Enterprise professionals and practitioners. Common Good Solutions is excited to introduce the Community Development for Good training program. What is it? Community Development for Good is a virtual program combining the competencies of community engagement and business development. Am I eligible? This program is for you if you’re involved in community revitalization as a: Community Developer or Business Development Officer Executive Director or Board Chair Municipal Employee or Consultant Credit Union or Bank Business Account Manager What can I expect? A comprehensive, completely virtual 10-week program with a 2-to-4-hours-per-week time commitment to help you develop and stress-test models for positive social impact. What better way to spend your isolation than to learn more about building sustainable models to address community issues? Register Now    

The Art of Evangelism Marketing

Join Innovacorp on Friday, May 8, as author and “We Didn’t Start the Fire” podcast host, Theo Priestley, discusses the impact of story-driven marketing and how story-based content can evoke emotional responses. Using examples from different industries, this session includes topics such as the core principles of evangelism marketing, why story-driven content works over other methods, and why internal messaging is just as important as external. RSVP to Holly by email for the link to join.

DeepSense Discovery Session – Sedna

Description The future is data-informed and technology-enabled. Many rural areas depend on our rich ocean resources for economic prosperity. At Sedna, we are at the forefront of unleashing the power of data and technology within the commercial fishing industry to maximize the return on harvesting such resources for a better and more sustainable world. From applying enterprise software to an IoT platform to building predictive analytical models, Sedna has helped shape the fishing industry for years to come. Join us on May 11th at 2pm ADT to hear from Sedna CEO Sheamus MacDonald about Sedna’s journey, including how the company is focused on digitizing a centuries-old supply chain. *DeepSense Discovery Sessions provide students from any academic institution with an interest in data science and the ocean sector to learn more about the ocean economy, ocean data, participate in challenges presented by ocean-related companies, and explore the potential of a career in ocean data. Students (and non-students) are welcome to attend any and all DeepSense sessions. DeepSense Discovery Sessions are held Mondays at 2pm ADT.   https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/deepsense-discovery-session-sedna-registration-102801943380Register

Webinar: Securing Work from Home

Have cybersecurity concerns been discussed in your organization after an unexpected shift to remote work? Join us for a free webinar covering potential vulnerabilities and ways to mitigate digital risks with Jan Karlsson from Secure State Cyber. This session will provide you with suggestions for protecting your organization’s data, devices and team members from potential cyberattacks. Learn why it’s essential to combine layers of control, and how to use both protective and detective security measures to keep your organization safe online.  Key Takeaways for Participants Methods for performing a cybersecurity risk assessment Ability to plan and enforce cybersecurity procedures in a work-from-home situation Strategies to build user awareness within your organization Knowledge of how to apply ‘defence in depth’ Register Now     About Jan Karlsson Vice President of Secure State Cyber, Jan Karlsson is an experienced cybersecurity specialist with expertise in auditing, ISO 27001, NIST cybersecurity framework and Cyber Risk Management. Jan has a wealth of experience including working with government agencies, defence, aerospace and enterprises with high security requirements. Jan is a certified CISA and CRISC and graduated from Lund University.  About Secure State Cyber Secure State Cyber has specialized in information and cybersecurity since 2005. Their mission […]

80/20 Rule: The Secret to Increasing Productivity and Attention

Our member, Barrington OPS, is hosting a webinar on the 80/20 Rule for increasing productivity! They will cover how Pareto's Principle can: be used daily to increase your productivity be even more effective paired with Parkinson's Law increase attention and creativity through your social media channels This 30-minute presentation followed by a 30-minute Q&A will be one you won't want to miss. Register Now    

Virtual Volta Cohort Pitch Event – Spring Edition

Join Volta on Wednesday, May 13 via Zoom for the spring edition of the Volta Cohort Pitch Event! You will hear from some of Atlantic Canada’s most innovative startups, and see up to $125,000 in investment awarded that evening. Stay tuned for the list of pitching companies! What is Volta Cohort? Volta Cohort is designed to help early stage, high calibre Atlantic Canadian startups attract and secure venture capital. The program provides mentorship, resources and investments of $25,000 through a microfund co-founded by Volta, BDC Capital, Innovacorp and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. How are companies selected for the Volta Cohort Program? Every six months, Volta hosts a Cohort Pitch Event to determine who will be accepted into the program, and only those chosen through the application process are eligible. A maximum of 15 high potential applicants will be invited to pitch their business at the Volta Cohort Event. Up to five companies will be awarded investment funds of $25,000 at each event. What happens at the Volta Cohort Pitch Event? Volta Cohort Pitch Events are structured similarly to a pitch competition, where companies go on stage for three minutes to pitch their business idea. These events are open to […]

Building Connection with Your Customers Through Social Media – Part 1

Join Tourism Nova Scotia for a webinar delivered by Digital Nova Scotia and Word Craft on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic. Social media is one of the best ways to connect with people who are already interested in your business. It’s also vital for reaching people who haven’t heard about your business yet. Whether you’re just getting started or already have social media accounts for your tourism business, this will help you get to the next level to connect with your customers. In this webinar, Word Craft will discuss: Which social networks are best for you What content you could post Creating a content plan How to engage with your followers Making sense of insights Boosting and targeting posts   Register Now  

Working remotely is easy with Microsoft Teams

Join our member Compugen for this information session on Microsoft Teams! Are you working with a new “Team” member but not yet completely comfortable with the ins-and outs of this powerful video conferencing tool?  We’d like to share best practices on how to communicate and collaborate even more effectively using the newest member of your team - Microsoft Teams!  Our Microsoft Teams expert will share their own tips and tricks and how they’ve adjusted to connecting and working with colleagues from their homes. They’ll share thoughts and ideas to help you improve your productivity with the tools in Teams. In this 1-hour session, you will learn how to easily create both public and private teams and channels; create, edit and share documents with your colleagues; and conduct video or voice-only calls from a single, secure platform - Microsoft Teams.  This is an interactive session where you can ask questions, and get answers to take your team to the next level of communication and productivity. Register Now