Forum Overview
Big Picture Agenda
8:15 - 9:00 Registration, Coffee/Tea, Networking
9:00 - 9:20 Welcome & Land Acknowledgment Petra Kassun Mutch & Lex Schroeder
9:20 - 10:25 Foundational Talk 1 & 2 Dr. Barb Orser & Dr. CV Harquail
10:25 - 10:35 Break
10:35 - 12:05 SERIES A WORKSHOPS Vicki Saunders & Golnaz Golnaraghi / Dr. CV Harquail / Jane Clapp
12:05 - 12:45 LUNCH (Syrian box lunch option available)
12:45-1:15 Share Learning & Performance by Renee the Voice
1:15 - 1:45 Foundational Talk 3 Dr. Dori Tunstall
1:45 - 2:00 Break
2:00 - 3:30 SERIES B WORKSHOPS Natalie Wood / Tuti B. Scott / Dr. Dori Tunstall / Kelly Diels
3:30 - 3:45 Break
3:45 - 5:15 SERIES C WORKSHOPS Rania Younes / Anna Dewar Gully / Holly Nimmons & Céline Peterson / Suzanne Stein
5:15 - 6:15 Performance by spoken word artist Britta B., Closing Ritual, Thank You
9:00 - 9:20 Welcome & Land Acknowledgment Petra Kassun Mutch & Lex Schroeder
9:20 - 10:25 Foundational Talk 1 & 2 Dr. Barb Orser & Dr. CV Harquail
10:25 - 10:35 Break
10:35 - 12:05 SERIES A WORKSHOPS Vicki Saunders & Golnaz Golnaraghi / Dr. CV Harquail / Jane Clapp
12:05 - 12:45 LUNCH (Syrian box lunch option available)
12:45-1:15 Share Learning & Performance by Renee the Voice
1:15 - 1:45 Foundational Talk 3 Dr. Dori Tunstall
1:45 - 2:00 Break
2:00 - 3:30 SERIES B WORKSHOPS Natalie Wood / Tuti B. Scott / Dr. Dori Tunstall / Kelly Diels
3:30 - 3:45 Break
3:45 - 5:15 SERIES C WORKSHOPS Rania Younes / Anna Dewar Gully / Holly Nimmons & Céline Peterson / Suzanne Stein
5:15 - 6:15 Performance by spoken word artist Britta B., Closing Ritual, Thank You
Foundational Talks:
Dr. Dori Tunstall, Dean of Design at the Ontario College of Art & Design University. In Un-Designing Gender Inequality: Innovation through the Seven Principles of Design Anthropology, Dori will share her seven principles of Design Anthropology and its relationship to the Mandala of Cultures-Based Innovation developed by a global community of anthropologists, designers, strategists, and Indigenous activists/scholars. Dori will outline how these frameworks can be used to ethically approach the understanding of cultures, the design process, and the experience of innovation for Indigenous, migrant, and racialized communities so that innovation is not seen as Colonialism 2.0. Dori activates the frameworks by showing feminist/womanist projects that align with them.
Dr. Barbara Orser, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa and co-author of Feminine Capital. Unlocking the Power of Women Entrepreneurs. Dr. Orser will spotlight how Canadians are employing feminist values within their business practices. In doing so, entrepreneurs are creating new brands, building new business models and challenging public policies.
C. V. Harquail, PhD, Feminists at Work & faculty at Stevens Institute of Technology. In Feminism Foundations: Key Concepts and Points of Unity, CV will help us understand of concepts and values that connect different perspectives on feminism. We’ll consider why feminism is more than “equality” between “men” and “women”, and why it embraces anti-racism, anti-classism, and other movements for positive social change. With a lightning quick introduction to key concepts like gendering, essentialism, patriarchy, kyriarchy, standpoints, and intersectionality, we’ll gain a working language for new conversations. Once we distinguish between critical and constructive feminism, we’ll co-develop values that offer points of unity across our different paths towards a feminist future. The goal of this session is not to provide “the” definition of feminism, but to bring us to shared starting points so that we can connect our work.
Workshops:
Create Your Feminist Business Model Canvas - C.V. Harquail, Ph.D., Co-Founder Feminists at Work and faculty at Stevens Institute of Technology
Learn a feminist tool for sketching out the big picture of your feminist business. Identify elements of business that are central to feminists (values, social justice, changing the conversation). Begin to draw a feminist business model that reflects your values, mission, and signature strengths.
Beneath the Surface: The Challenges of Implementing a New Model - Vicki Saunders, Founder, SheEO, in conversation with Dr. Golnaz Golnaraghi, Activator, TedX speaker, Founder & President of Divity Group and Associate Faculty at Royal Roads University
In founding SheEO, Vicki Saunders set out simply to fund women entrepreneurs and innovators. But she stumbled into a challenge (and opportunity) that was much bigger: working in and with a system that is deeply resistant to change. Join Vicki Saunders and leadership educator and feminist researcher (and SheEO Super Activator) Dr. Golnaz Golnaraghi for a candid conversation on what it really takes to build a radically generous network of changemakers.
Your One True Marketing Message - Kelly Diels, writer and feminist marketing consultant
Your One True Marketing Message is what you believe and what you want your clients to know. It is the golden thread that works through all your copy and all your social media updates. It connects every piece of your business, your website, and your social media strategy. Once you uncover it and hone it, you can use it, everywhere… and that consistency and coherence is a serious source of confidence. It helps you market enthusiastically and fluidly.
How the Settlement Factor is Failing Newcomer Women: Where do we go from here and how can entrepreneurs play a role? - Rania Younes, Founder of WelcomeHomeTO
Bridging and mentoring programs are on the rise, how to start your own business and financial literacy workshops are plenty, even second career grants and funds are more available now. But how are these programs really impacting the lives of newcomers? Women newcomers? Visible minority women newcomers?
Play As a Creative Force - Suzanne Stein, Associate Professor, Strategic Foresight & Innovation / Digital Futures Director, Super Ordinary Lab at OCAD U and Emma Westecott of ReFig and Associate Professor, Game Design, OCAD U
Using play as a creative force, we will look at the ways to act with the changing business environment around us and identify actions for services, products, and market strength. This workshop identifies forces of change that are positive and negative and helps participants think about how they may draw on or counteract them to create a resilient future state.
Embodied Strength: Using the Life Force in Ferocity - Jane Clapp, Re-embodiment Coach & Trauma Recovery Specialist
Many people who have chosen the less paved road of entrepreneurship for their future decided to do so based on a traumatic past work life or life event. We may have had the strength and courage to take those first steps, but maybe now we find ourselves heading into burnout with all the demands being place on us. Or maybe we just want to feel stronger for the work we aim to do in our business or in the world. We need to access the inner resilience we carry with us by harnessing the intelligence of our bodies to continue to carry us forward in our purpose.
Find Your Unique (Co-)Leadership Style - Céline Peterson, Founder of Social Legacy & Holly Nimmons, Founder of Opis
Both daughters of well-known Canadian musicians, Céline and Holly found their own voices and forged their own paths in successful businesses. As frequent collaborators, they have unique inter-generational partnership that’s rooted in curiosity, courage, and camaraderie… with a whole lot of silly! Céline and Holly will share key components of their partnership and guide a discussion about what it takes to develop purposeful leadership styles within meaningful and workable partnerships.
Team Practices for Getting in the Game of Gender-Lens Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy, & Investing - Tuti Scott, Founder of Imagine Philanthropy, lifelong athlete, coach to high-achieving leaders
Join Tuti Scott for a playful and interactive session in which participants will connect their unique histories and values to the challenge of working courageously with money and resources.
A Feminist/Womanist Mandala of Cultures-Based Innovation - Dr. Dori Tunstall, Dean of Design at OCAD U
Complete your own Mandala for Cultures-Based Innovation in order to address how to create equitable innovation processes that directly benefit communities. Participants will focus on their P.E.O.P.L.E. (people, environments, opportunities, priorities, languages, and experiences), Feminist Ways of Knowing, Approaches to Cultures-Based Innovation, and Domains of Engagement with a focus on Innovation and a reformulation of Doblin’s Ten Types of Innovation.
Uses of the Erotic in Entrepreneurship: Moving from Problems to Solutions - Natalie Wood, Media and Visual Artist, Co-Founder of the Social Innovation Hub at George Brown College
“The Erotic is Power” is a quote from Audre Lorde which forms the framework of this session. In our work together we will explore and share how we can use the power of feelings and empathy to change systems and create enterprises that disrupt the entrenched patriarchical approach to living, loving, and doing business. Natalie will share elements of her Mission Canvas Model as a pathway to engage participants in a deep dive into Problem Identification on a Micro, Mezzo, and Macro scale.
Intuitive Strategic Planning: Using Your Instincts, Knowledge, & Values to Build Your Business - Anna Dewar Gully, Founder, WomenStrategy
Work collaboratively in small working groups and learn how to apply your instincts, available knowledge, and values to create a short-term strategic action plan that you can act on right away with confidence and clarity.
Dr. Dori Tunstall, Dean of Design at the Ontario College of Art & Design University. In Un-Designing Gender Inequality: Innovation through the Seven Principles of Design Anthropology, Dori will share her seven principles of Design Anthropology and its relationship to the Mandala of Cultures-Based Innovation developed by a global community of anthropologists, designers, strategists, and Indigenous activists/scholars. Dori will outline how these frameworks can be used to ethically approach the understanding of cultures, the design process, and the experience of innovation for Indigenous, migrant, and racialized communities so that innovation is not seen as Colonialism 2.0. Dori activates the frameworks by showing feminist/womanist projects that align with them.
Dr. Barbara Orser, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa and co-author of Feminine Capital. Unlocking the Power of Women Entrepreneurs. Dr. Orser will spotlight how Canadians are employing feminist values within their business practices. In doing so, entrepreneurs are creating new brands, building new business models and challenging public policies.
C. V. Harquail, PhD, Feminists at Work & faculty at Stevens Institute of Technology. In Feminism Foundations: Key Concepts and Points of Unity, CV will help us understand of concepts and values that connect different perspectives on feminism. We’ll consider why feminism is more than “equality” between “men” and “women”, and why it embraces anti-racism, anti-classism, and other movements for positive social change. With a lightning quick introduction to key concepts like gendering, essentialism, patriarchy, kyriarchy, standpoints, and intersectionality, we’ll gain a working language for new conversations. Once we distinguish between critical and constructive feminism, we’ll co-develop values that offer points of unity across our different paths towards a feminist future. The goal of this session is not to provide “the” definition of feminism, but to bring us to shared starting points so that we can connect our work.
Workshops:
Create Your Feminist Business Model Canvas - C.V. Harquail, Ph.D., Co-Founder Feminists at Work and faculty at Stevens Institute of Technology
Learn a feminist tool for sketching out the big picture of your feminist business. Identify elements of business that are central to feminists (values, social justice, changing the conversation). Begin to draw a feminist business model that reflects your values, mission, and signature strengths.
Beneath the Surface: The Challenges of Implementing a New Model - Vicki Saunders, Founder, SheEO, in conversation with Dr. Golnaz Golnaraghi, Activator, TedX speaker, Founder & President of Divity Group and Associate Faculty at Royal Roads University
In founding SheEO, Vicki Saunders set out simply to fund women entrepreneurs and innovators. But she stumbled into a challenge (and opportunity) that was much bigger: working in and with a system that is deeply resistant to change. Join Vicki Saunders and leadership educator and feminist researcher (and SheEO Super Activator) Dr. Golnaz Golnaraghi for a candid conversation on what it really takes to build a radically generous network of changemakers.
Your One True Marketing Message - Kelly Diels, writer and feminist marketing consultant
Your One True Marketing Message is what you believe and what you want your clients to know. It is the golden thread that works through all your copy and all your social media updates. It connects every piece of your business, your website, and your social media strategy. Once you uncover it and hone it, you can use it, everywhere… and that consistency and coherence is a serious source of confidence. It helps you market enthusiastically and fluidly.
How the Settlement Factor is Failing Newcomer Women: Where do we go from here and how can entrepreneurs play a role? - Rania Younes, Founder of WelcomeHomeTO
Bridging and mentoring programs are on the rise, how to start your own business and financial literacy workshops are plenty, even second career grants and funds are more available now. But how are these programs really impacting the lives of newcomers? Women newcomers? Visible minority women newcomers?
Play As a Creative Force - Suzanne Stein, Associate Professor, Strategic Foresight & Innovation / Digital Futures Director, Super Ordinary Lab at OCAD U and Emma Westecott of ReFig and Associate Professor, Game Design, OCAD U
Using play as a creative force, we will look at the ways to act with the changing business environment around us and identify actions for services, products, and market strength. This workshop identifies forces of change that are positive and negative and helps participants think about how they may draw on or counteract them to create a resilient future state.
Embodied Strength: Using the Life Force in Ferocity - Jane Clapp, Re-embodiment Coach & Trauma Recovery Specialist
Many people who have chosen the less paved road of entrepreneurship for their future decided to do so based on a traumatic past work life or life event. We may have had the strength and courage to take those first steps, but maybe now we find ourselves heading into burnout with all the demands being place on us. Or maybe we just want to feel stronger for the work we aim to do in our business or in the world. We need to access the inner resilience we carry with us by harnessing the intelligence of our bodies to continue to carry us forward in our purpose.
Find Your Unique (Co-)Leadership Style - Céline Peterson, Founder of Social Legacy & Holly Nimmons, Founder of Opis
Both daughters of well-known Canadian musicians, Céline and Holly found their own voices and forged their own paths in successful businesses. As frequent collaborators, they have unique inter-generational partnership that’s rooted in curiosity, courage, and camaraderie… with a whole lot of silly! Céline and Holly will share key components of their partnership and guide a discussion about what it takes to develop purposeful leadership styles within meaningful and workable partnerships.
Team Practices for Getting in the Game of Gender-Lens Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy, & Investing - Tuti Scott, Founder of Imagine Philanthropy, lifelong athlete, coach to high-achieving leaders
Join Tuti Scott for a playful and interactive session in which participants will connect their unique histories and values to the challenge of working courageously with money and resources.
A Feminist/Womanist Mandala of Cultures-Based Innovation - Dr. Dori Tunstall, Dean of Design at OCAD U
Complete your own Mandala for Cultures-Based Innovation in order to address how to create equitable innovation processes that directly benefit communities. Participants will focus on their P.E.O.P.L.E. (people, environments, opportunities, priorities, languages, and experiences), Feminist Ways of Knowing, Approaches to Cultures-Based Innovation, and Domains of Engagement with a focus on Innovation and a reformulation of Doblin’s Ten Types of Innovation.
Uses of the Erotic in Entrepreneurship: Moving from Problems to Solutions - Natalie Wood, Media and Visual Artist, Co-Founder of the Social Innovation Hub at George Brown College
“The Erotic is Power” is a quote from Audre Lorde which forms the framework of this session. In our work together we will explore and share how we can use the power of feelings and empathy to change systems and create enterprises that disrupt the entrenched patriarchical approach to living, loving, and doing business. Natalie will share elements of her Mission Canvas Model as a pathway to engage participants in a deep dive into Problem Identification on a Micro, Mezzo, and Macro scale.
Intuitive Strategic Planning: Using Your Instincts, Knowledge, & Values to Build Your Business - Anna Dewar Gully, Founder, WomenStrategy
Work collaboratively in small working groups and learn how to apply your instincts, available knowledge, and values to create a short-term strategic action plan that you can act on right away with confidence and clarity.