Of the 10 immediate risks listed in this year’s World Economic Forum Global Risks Report, the one most likely to be overlooked is number eight – “youth disillusionment.”According to the Risk Report, the result of young people facing their second global crisis in a decade will result in, at best, temporary disruption and disillusionment and, at worst, permanent…

In recent years, the threat to the well-being and future life outcomes of our youngest citizens has been growing in complexity and severity. Nationally, over the past 10 years, Canada has witnessed a significant rise in youth mental health issues. In addition, anxiety and isolation caused by COVID-19 have provided an environment for a perfect…

History teaches us that pandemics preface transformation. This time, the pandemic is part of a triple upheaval, combined with the urgent imperatives of the climate crisis and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The chorus for change is sounding. There are strong growth prospects, but these are inextricably tied to jobs, skills, and equity in the return…

Global family enterprises are a large contributor to the world economy and, according to PWC’s 2021 Family Business Survey, family businesses are estimated to contribute more than half of GDP and two-thirds of employment globally. In Canada, The Conference Board of Canada’s research found similar results for Canadian family-controlled businesses.”In the best of times, the strengths of family…

Through Viewpoint Foundation’s mental health initiative, we have helped bring the Buddy Up campaign from the Centre for Suicide Prevention (CSP) to life. Buddy Up is a men’s suicide prevention campaign: a call to action for men, by men, to help a buddy. Buddy Up teaches men how to help if they see a friend…

“Often, we felt like the systems that are supposed to help us are only seeing part of the picture. It is important that we tell our stories of mental health, mental illness, and addiction.”Mental illness and addiction are prevalent issues throughout the world, but the work that needs to be done surrounding these issues is…

“Since at least the sixth century BC, music and architecture have been intimately joined by a cosmic connection, the idea that they both are generated by an underlying code. This order, revealed by mathematics and geometry, was first espoused by Pythagoras who lived in southern Italy, and it led to many Greek temples designed on…