Skip to content

Tag Archives: Toronto

My Unfinished Business Talk in Toronto

I’m really pleased to share that I’ll be giving a talk at the Ontario College of Art & Design this January 14th, 2010. The talk is one I’ve been giving for government officials a fair bit of late – it is on how technology, open methodologies and social change are creating powerful pressures for reform [...]

Posted 16 December 2009 | David Eaves § cool links § public policy ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , ,

Upcoming talk: Toronto Innovation Showcase

Just a little FYI to let people know I’m going to be in Toronto on Monday, November 2nd for the City of Toronto’s Innovation Showcase.
I’ll be doing a panel Open Government with Maryantonett Flumian (President of the Institute On Governance, I remember meeting her when she was Deputy Minister of Service Canada), Nick Vitalari [...]

Posted 28 October 2009 | David Eaves § cool links § interesting people § open data ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

The internet is messy, fun and imperfect, just like us

Last October 23rd David Weinberger gave the 2008 Bertha Bassam Lecture at the University of Toronto. I happened to be in Toronto but only found out about the lecture on the 24th. Fortunately Taylor pointed out that the lecture is online.
I’ve never met David Weinberger (his blog is here) but I hope to one day. [...]

Posted 16 February 2009 | David Eaves § commentary § free culture § interesting people § open source ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

I live on a green roof – and so should everyone

There has been an exploding interest in green roofs of late. During the recent Vision Vancouver fundraiser I was introduced to Erika Richmond who designed and built my friend Toby B.’s greenroof in the downtown east side. Walking away from the conversation I suddenly realized I may actually live on a green roof.
The building I [...]

Posted 10 February 2009 | David Eaves § public policy § vancouver ‡ Comments (9) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

Must see show this Sunday in Vancouver

It’s Friday and time to prepare for the weekend. In that spirit the perfect opportunity has arisen to both notify Vancouverites of a great cultural opportunity and give a shout out to my friend Misha Glouberman who is bringing his famous Trampoline Hall event to Vancouver! What is Trampoline Hall you ask? Look no further [...]

Posted 30 January 2009 | David Eaves § cool links § interesting people § vancouver ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Switch to our mobile site