Designed Leadership

Thursday, December 6, 2018 @ 7:00pm

Champlain Room, Ottawa City Hall, Heritage Building, Second Floor,  110 Laurier Ave. West

Speaker:  Moura Quayle Professor, Sauder School of Business Director, pro team, UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs

“Great leaders aspire to manage “by design”— with a sense of purpose and foresight. Lessons learned from the world of design, when applied to management, can turn leaders into collaborative, creative, deliberate, and accountable visionaries.”
— Moura Quayle

Hear from Moura Quayle, the author of Designed Leadership, and strategic-design scholar and urban-systems designer share her plan for integrating design and leadership, translating processes, principles and practices from years of experience into tools of change for all levels of leaders. She has shared her ideas with a variety of groups over the past year: RBC Leaders Within and RBC Executive, Public Servants from South Korea, Build Ex Calgary, Vancouver Dental Education, Interface Health and other academic audiences.

Professor Moura Quayle is the Director pro tem of the new UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs. Since 2014, Moura was the Director of the Liu Institute for Global Issues and the Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs professional graduate program. She has brought her education and professional background in urban design and landscape architecture to bear on a variety of leadership positions.

Designed Leadership, was published by Columbia University Press in July 2017. A few copies will be available for purchase the evening
of the Urban Forum lecture.

Lecture Poster (pdf)

An Adult Conversation about Automated Vehicles

September 2018

Speaker:  Ben Grush

Bern Grush, Co-author of “The End of Driving: Transportation Systems and Public Policy Planning for Autonomous Vehicles (Elsevier)” explored some of the issues that cities, their planners, residents, and businesses will need to address over the coming decade or two. He challenged the audience with a lot of questions and made a few suggestions. Attendees came away with a wide set of issues dealing with urban change, social change, job and health impacts, livability, behavioural challenges, consumer changes, and above all sufficient uncertainty to keep people engaged with the changes of “New Mobility” for some time.

An Adult Conversation about Automated Vehicles

Wednesday, September 19, 2018 @ 7:00pm

Champlain Room, Ottawa City Hall, Heritage Building, Second Floor,  110 Laurier Ave. West

Speaker:  Ben Grush

Bern Grush, Co-author of “The End of Driving: Transportation Systems and Public Policy Planning for Autonomous Vehicles (Elsevier)” will explore some of the issues that cities, their planners, residents, and businesses will need to address over the coming decade or two. He will challenge the audience with a lot of questions and make a few suggestions. Be prepared to come away with a wide set of issues dealing with urban change, social change, job and health impacts, livability, behavioural challenges, consumer changes, and above all sufficient uncertainty to keep us engaged with the changes of “New Mobility” for some time.

An Adult Conversation about Automated Vehicles

Wednesday, September 19, 2018 @ 7:00pm

Champlain Room, Ottawa City Hall, Heritage Building, Second Floor,  110 Laurier Ave. West

Speaker:  Ben Grush

Bern Grush, Co-author of “The End of Driving: Transportation Systems and Public Policy Planning for Autonomous Vehicles (Elsevier)” will explore some of the issues that cities, their planners, residents, and businesses will need to address over the coming decade or two. He will challenge the audience with a lot of questions and make a few suggestions. Be prepared to come away with a wide set of issues dealing with urban change, social change, job and health impacts, livability, behavioural challenges, consumer changes, and above all sufficient uncertainty to keep us engaged with the changes of “New Mobility” for some time.

An Adult Conversation about Automated Vehicles

Wednesday, September 19, 2018 @ 7:00pm

Champlain Room, Ottawa City Hall, Heritage Building, Second Floor,  110 Laurier Ave. West

Speaker:  Ben Grush

Bern Grush, Co-author of “The End of Driving: Transportation Systems and Public Policy Planning for Autonomous Vehicles (Elsevier)” will explore some of the issues that cities, their planners, residents, and businesses will need to address over the coming decade or two. He will challenge the audience with a lot of questions and make a few suggestions. Be prepared to come away with a wide set of issues dealing with urban change, social change, job and health impacts, livability, behavioural challenges, consumer changes, and above all sufficient uncertainty to keep us engaged with the changes of “New Mobility” for some time.

Lecture information coming in the future

Stay tuned for lecture information coming in the future.

The Rise of On-line Shopping and the Future of Brick and Mortar Retailing

January 2018

On-line shopping:  it’s easy, convenient, and there are great deals to be had!  But do we really understand the potential impacts of this emerging reality? What are the challenges and opportunities faced by the brick and mortar retail industry? What will be the implications for the social fabric and the built environment of the cities?

Professor Ian Lee and a panel of experts discussed online shopping. Using local and international empirical data, Professor Lee provided insights into how this paradigm shift is unfolding and where this is taking us, and lead our panelists us in brainstorming how we adapt to this.

Speaker

Ian Lee, PhD, Associate Professor, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University

Dr. Lee has 30 years of teaching experience at the Sprott School of Business with research interests at the intersection of business strategy and public policy. He has taught in Poland since 1991 and China since 1997 annually and published extensively.  He has testified on numerous occasions before House of Commons and Senate committees and has been in every federal budget lockup since 2008 as an expert advisor to Global TV. He is a frequent analyst in the media including CBC Power and Politics and On the Money, Global TV, CTV News, and BNN TV.  Prior to academe, Ian was previously a Loan and Mortgage Manager for 9 years in financial services.

Panelists

Barry Nabatian, Director of Market Research, Shore-Tanner & Associates

Mr. Nabatian is an urban economist and a financial advisor with over 40 years of experience serving a wide variety of private, public and non-profit organizations. He specializes in real estate market consulting including retail market, consumer research, lifestyle trends and impact of social change on residential, commercial and industrial markets. He has appeared before the Ontario Municipal Board and Assessment Review Board as an expert witness, and is frequently interviewed by various media on real estate developments, economics, and social trends.

IBK Ajila, Director of Retail Engineering, Shopify

Mr. Ajila is the Director of Retail Engineering at Shopify where he leads the development of the Shopify POS mobile apps as well as Shopify’s retail hardware and payments solutions.

Stephen Willis, General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development, City of Ottawa.

Mr. Willis is a Registered Professional Planner and Professional Land Economist with more than 20 years of experience in the public and private sectors.  Mr. Willis’ mandate is to increase the City’s economic viability through long-range planning, development approvals, infrastructure initiatives, as well as implementing a new economic development strategy to create new growth and prosperity in the Ottawa area.  As General Manager, Mr. Willis is responsible for a $102 million operating budget and a $500 million capital budget, primarily related to the City’s non-P3 infrastructure projects such as the Ottawa Art Gallery expansion, the Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel and the new main branch of the Ottawa Public Library.

The Rise of On-line Shopping and the Future of Brick and Mortar Retailing

Wednesday, January 17, 2018 @ 7:00pm

Champlain Room, Ottawa City Hall, Heritage Building, Second Floor,  110 Laurier Ave. West

On-line shopping:  it’s easy, convenient, and there are great deals to be had!  But do we really understand the potential impacts of this emerging reality? What are the challenges and opportunities faced by the brick and mortar retail industry? What will be the implications for the social fabric and the built environment of the cities?

Join Professor Ian Lee and a panel of experts for a discussion about online shopping. Using local and international empirical data, Professor Lee will provide insights into how this paradigm shift is unfolding and where this is taking us, and lead our panelists us in brainstorming how we adapt to this.

Speaker

Ian Lee, PhD, Associate Professor, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University

Dr. Lee has 30 years of teaching experience at the Sprott School of Business with research interests at the intersection of business strategy and public policy. He has taught in Poland since 1991 and China since 1997 annually and published extensively.  He has testified on numerous occasions before House of Commons and Senate committees and has been in every federal budget lockup since 2008 as an expert advisor to Global TV. He is a frequent analyst in the media including CBC Power and Politics and On the Money, Global TV, CTV News, and BNN TV.  Prior to academe, Ian was previously a Loan and Mortgage Manager for 9 years in financial services.

Panelists

Barry Nabatian, Director of Market Research, Shore-Tanner & Associates

Mr. Nabatian is an urban economist and a financial advisor with over 40 years of experience serving a wide variety of private, public and non-profit organizations. He specializes in real estate market consulting including retail market, consumer research, lifestyle trends and impact of social change on residential, commercial and industrial markets. He has appeared before the Ontario Municipal Board and Assessment Review Board as an expert witness, and is frequently interviewed by various media on real estate developments, economics, and social trends.

IBK Ajila, Director of Retail Engineering, Shopify

Mr. Ajila is the Director of Retail Engineering at Shopify where he leads the development of the Shopify POS mobile apps as well as Shopify’s retail hardware and payments solutions.

Stephen Willis, General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development, City of Ottawa.

Mr. Willis is a Registered Professional Planner and Professional Land Economist with more than 20 years of experience in the public and private sectors.  Mr. Willis’ mandate is to increase the City’s economic viability through long-range planning, development approvals, infrastructure initiatives, as well as implementing a new economic development strategy to create new growth and prosperity in the Ottawa area.  As General Manager, Mr. Willis is responsible for a $102 million operating budget and a $500 million capital budget, primarily related to the City’s non-P3 infrastructure projects such as the Ottawa Art Gallery expansion, the Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel and the new main branch of the Ottawa Public Library.

The Rise of On-line Shopping and the Future of Brick and Mortar Retailing

Wednesday, January 17, 2018 @ 7:00pm

Champlain Room, Ottawa City Hall, Heritage Building, Second Floor,  110 Laurier Ave. West

On-line shopping:  it’s easy, convenient, and there are great deals to be had!  But do we really understand the potential impacts of this emerging reality? What are the challenges and opportunities faced by the brick and mortar retail industry? What will be the implications for the social fabric and the built environment of the cities?

Join Professor Ian Lee and a panel of experts for a discussion about online shopping. Using local and international empirical data, Professor Lee will provide insights into how this paradigm shift is unfolding and where this is taking us, and lead our panelists us in brainstorming how we adapt to this.

Speaker

Ian Lee, PhD, Associate Professor, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University

Dr. Lee has 30 years of teaching experience at the Sprott School of Business with research interests at the intersection of business strategy and public policy. He has taught in Poland since 1991 and China since 1997 annually and published extensively.  He has testified on numerous occasions before House of Commons and Senate committees and has been in every federal budget lockup since 2008 as an expert advisor to Global TV. He is a frequent analyst in the media including CBC Power and Politics and On the Money, Global TV, CTV News, and BNN TV.  Prior to academe, Ian was previously a Loan and Mortgage Manager for 9 years in financial services.

Panelists

Barry Nabatian, Director of Market Research, Shore-Tanner & Associates

Mr. Nabatian is an urban economist and a financial advisor with over 40 years of experience serving a wide variety of private, public and non-profit organizations. He specializes in real estate market consulting including retail market, consumer research, lifestyle trends and impact of social change on residential, commercial and industrial markets. He has appeared before the Ontario Municipal Board and Assessment Review Board as an expert witness, and is frequently interviewed by various media on real estate developments, economics, and social trends.

IBK Ajila, Director of Retail Engineering, Shopify

Mr. Ajila is the Director of Retail Engineering at Shopify where he leads the development of the Shopify POS mobile apps as well as Shopify’s retail hardware and payments solutions.

Stephen Willis, General Manager, Planning, Infrastructure and Economic Development, City of Ottawa.

Mr. Willis is a Registered Professional Planner and Professional Land Economist with more than 20 years of experience in the public and private sectors.   Mr. Willis’ mandate is to increase the City’s economic viability through long-range planning, development approvals, infrastructure initiatives, as well as implementing a new economic development strategy to create new growth and prosperity in the Ottawa area.  As General Manager, Mr. Willis is responsible for a $102 million operating budget and a $500 million capital budget, primarily related to the City’s non-P3 infrastructure projects such as the Ottawa Art Gallery expansion, the Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel and the new main branch of the Ottawa Public Library.

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