Share Your Shift

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Halton District School Board has been SHIFTING in a big way for the last two and a half years. Both educators, administration and corporate staff have shown an appetite for innovation.  We are seeing doors opening up, educators sharing what they do, taking risks and trying new things. There is a SHIFT happening in Halton and there are Shifters everywhere working together, pushing the envelope and improving processes, products and understanding.  Innovating is challenging, it is often the path less travelled. Innovators need time to feed their soul, reconnect with others doing this important work and recharge their mental batteries.

TL:DR
Date: May 23rd, 2019
What: Full Day “Share Your Shift” Conference
Play: Open Space, Swap Meet, Rotman I-Think, Empower Makers, McMaster Design Thinking, CIBC Service Design Team
Location: Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre, Oakville, ON
Details: 150 Spaces Limited
Lunch & Coverage Provided

If you’ve been engaged in this work, or feel like you want to get started please join us on May 23rd for a full day celebration of all things innovative!  Our partners in innovation, like Rotman I-Think, McMaster University and CIBC Service Design, will be joining us to lead sessions on new ways to shift our thinking.  There will be bands, collaborative sculptures, and slam sessions. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in open space dialogue with other HDSB Innovators. There will even be a chance to share ideas and resources in a Swap Meet format!  


If you are new to Innovation in Halton, don’t let that hold you back!  Come along with a friend to see what Shifting is all about.  May 23rd is being designed for both academic and corporate innovator thinkers!

Register on  PD PLACE opens at NOON on Wed, May 8th to all of HDSB  — spaces are limited, don’t be disappointed!

A confirmation of your registration will be emailed to you with a participant form to submit.

Follow along to find updates on the day on our SHIFT website

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