Web recording on Music City-making with socio-cultural designer #AdamHogan and musician-designer Ziyan Hossain moderated by Zaid Khan at #SystemsThinking Ontario. Cultural life, economic development, urbanization.
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Music Canada MusicOntario Canadian Music Week Sound Diplomacy Canadian Independent Music Association Recording is now up from our last month's discussion on systems thinking & music city-making with Adam Hogan & Ziyan Hossain (cc: OCAD U's SFI Program, Systemic Design Association | systemic.design )
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Eid Mubarak!

Muslims around the world look forward to Eid al-Fitr, an occasion of joy and festivity, marked by special prayers and the extension of forgiveness & generosity. In Canada, Muslims have memorialized Ramadān and Eid al-Fitr in community publications for decades.

Well stated. Echoes wisdom of systems-oriented approach to not solve problems, but address concerns with what is, not what ought to be. Am working to connect this to higher-order design approach for Muslims in Ontario: pragmatic, contextual (local), rhythmic, dyadic.

'If one is…

The narrative about Islam's historical relationship with science is well trodded ground, but Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad breathes fresh life into it. He contextualizes the takeaway for the present crises...

'So religion certainly has a role, in terms of restoring some kind of…

New research from Environics Institute for Survey Research shows decline in satisfaction w democracy in Canada. But deeper analysis points to economic explanation. Andrew Parkin balances meaning derived: '..it may mostly be a function of regular ups & downs of economic cycle, not some wider crisis presaging…

Good use of basic, albeit useful, interactive map to explore changes in immigration and temporary population. Though I believe the numbers would tell a bigger story for urban centres if it had data to present.

'This interactive map allows governments, settlement service…

The latest Muslims in Canada Archives (MiCA) blog explores the Council's special initiatives in service of different segments of the Muslim community. It was the tree that bore such fruits as CampDeen (formerly Camp Al-Mu-mee-neen), IDRF Canada, and ccmwcanada

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Importance of upfront work: 'greatest opportunity to positively impact (transit) projects is in early stages w strong preparation to set up right environment through planning and how procurement and contracting processes are set up.' via Infrastructure Lab
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Tara Campbell Cameron Norman Recording is now up. This was a fun, insightful, and wide-ranging discussion on an evaluation mindset, systems, design, principles, and more! youtube.com/watch?v=HUauqW…