A few years ago at RADIUS, our team was delivering strong outcomes externally but internally, things didn’t feel aligned. Staff, especially those who were Indigenous and racialized, felt tension and
When we set out to design the Participatory Grantmaking Initiative (PGM), our goal was simple: build a grant program that didn’t just invite feedback, but to build with the community,
By Miranda Eng As a member of our Consulting and Training Services team, I was thrilled to see one of our completed projects launch a few weeks ago – SFU’s
Véronik with her child, Niobe, with Siyám Smánit (Stawamus Chief) peeking in the background. From my window stands Siyám Smánit: welcoming yet imposing. Solemn yet exuberant. And, above all— for
We are thrilled to introduce RADIUS’ 2022 Fellowship Cohort! Twenty-two outstanding Fellows form the first RADIUS Fellowship cohort returning to in-person programming since 2019. While the remote-Fellowship experience over the
This 2020 Civic Innovation cohort is a group of students from a variety of academic backgrounds who will work together in interdisciplinary teams to investigate a real social, economic, or
This fall, we announced our newest program Reimagine Health: Our being, our thoughts, our communities. About 44% of people in Canada are impacted by at least one chronic disease and
The Civic Innovation Change Lab (CICL) is a once-in-a-degree experiential learning program that brings together students from all faculties at SFU and sometimes beyond. The program centres around five pedagogical approaches: civic
We are excited to introduce the leaders of the second Refugee Livelihood Beyond Borders cohort! It’s election time in Canada, and leadership is on many people’s minds. This particular group of
About this time last year, I was strolling through Water Street on my way back from work, with tourists mingling around me. It was hard to miss the shopping bags