Our Work

Initiatives and projects

We work alongside partners on initiatives that put systems thinking into practice. Our role is often to translate across silos and build connective infrastructure so promising work can coordinate, learn, and travel. Here is where we are currently investing our energy.

Current work

2024-25 Active

AI for Social Impact Alliance

With Community Foundations of Canada

Building connective infrastructure for Canada's AI for good ecosystem. Bringing together civil society, academia, government, and Indigenous leaders to ensure AI is built with communities, not just for them.

Digital Stewardship Relational Infrastructure Knowledge Mobilization
2024-25 Active

Applied Complex Systems

With WICI, CNCS

Turning complexity into collective capability. A research-to-action platform working at the intersection of complex systems science, governance, finance, and social innovation.

Systemic Investing Relational Infrastructure Knowledge Mobilization
2025 Active

AI Stewardship Practice Program

With OTF, CFC, MaRS, Mastercard

A 6-week peer learning program helping nonprofit and philanthropic leaders launch or strengthen their AI stewardship practice through small cohorts and guided reflection.

Digital Stewardship Relational Infrastructure Knowledge Mobilization
2024-25 Active

IEEE FNEM Program

With IEEE Future Networks

A 1000-day Learning, Action, Mentorship and Practice journey for early-stage tech entrepreneurs. Supporting innovation that advances technology for humanity.

Digital Stewardship Knowledge Mobilization Impact Verticals
2025-26 Active

Pages to Practice

With Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in, Yukon Education

Supporting Robert Service School and Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Government to translate the Dënezhu Framework into lived educational practice.

Relational Infrastructure Knowledge Mobilization Impact Verticals
2025-26 Active

Tkaronto Indigenous Health Data Cooperative

With Equity Cubed

Building Indigenous-governed health data infrastructure through community-driven governance and relational data practices that centre Indigenous rights and self-determination.

Digital Stewardship Relational Infrastructure Impact Verticals
2025 Active

IEEE Connecting the Unconnected Challenge

With IEEE Future Networks

A global innovation challenge supporting ventures that advance meaningful connectivity for underserved communities. Combining mentorship, funding, and ecosystem support.

Digital Stewardship Knowledge Mobilization Impact Verticals
2024-25 Active

Decentralized Social Impact Platform

With Upsocial

A technical infrastructure for multi-scale coordination, enabling communities to govern shared resources, track collective outcomes, and build trust through transparent, participatory systems.

Digital Stewardship Systemic Investing Relational Infrastructure
2025-26 Active

Transformation Community AI Project

With Transformations Community

A practice-grounded, plural, and non-extractive learning initiative that convenes an AI Expert Council to shape ethical, real-world AI practice in sustainability transformations.

Digital Stewardship Knowledge Mobilization Relational Infrastructure
2025-26 Active

Polity Cooperative

With Polity Cooperative

A member-owned digital democracy platform that builds standing, representative panels and ethical data governance so communities can shape policy and investment choices with real social licence.

Digital Stewardship Relational Infrastructure Knowledge Mobilization Complexity & Resilience Systemic Investing

Past initiatives

2024-25 Completed

Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Bridging Program

With Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in, Yukon University

A community-born, land- and relationship-rooted bridging model that supports youth and young adults to reconnect with identity, build confidence, and transition into learning, work, and leadership.

Relational Infrastructure Knowledge Mobilization Impact Verticals
2023-24 Inactive

Northern Innovation Corridor

With Business Angels Norway, Spring Activator

Building a pan-Northern innovation ecosystem connecting Yukon, NWT, and Nunavut through shared infrastructure, collective learning, and Northern-led governance.

Knowledge Mobilization Systemic Investing Relational Infrastructure
2023-24 Completed

Yukon First Nations Child and Family Services Mapping

With CYFN, Yukon First Nations

A relational mapping initiative supporting Yukon First Nations to document and strengthen community-led child and family support systems.

Relational Infrastructure Knowledge Mobilization Impact Verticals
2023 Completed

A Way Forward - Opioid Crisis

With Health & Social, Yukon Government

A systems analysis project exploring how Whitehorse could respond more effectively to the opioid crisis through integrated care, harm reduction, and community-led coordination.

Complexity & Resilience Relational Infrastructure Impact Verticals
2023-24 Completed

If It Was Up To Me - Yukon Housing Corporation

With Yukon Housing Corporation

A participatory engagement initiative helping Yukon Housing Corporation rethink housing solutions with Northern communities through structured dialogue and systems-informed design.

Relational Infrastructure Knowledge Mobilization Impact Verticals
2022-23 Completed

Lighting Up the North

With Yukonstruct, Yukon University, Spring, Connected North

A regional connectivity initiative exploring pathways to meaningful broadband access for Yukon communities through collaborative planning, investment attraction, and capacity building.

Digital Stewardship Systemic Investing Impact Verticals
2023 Completed

Opioid Social Lab

With IRP Consultants, Yukonstruct

A complex systems research initiative applying social lab methodologies to understand and address the opioid crisis through multi-stakeholder collaboration and emergent solutions.

Complexity & Resilience Knowledge Mobilization Impact Verticals
2022-23 Completed

Connectivity and Digital Equity

With IEEE, Northern partners

Research and community engagement exploring how Northern and remote communities can achieve meaningful digital connectivity and equity through community-centred infrastructure approaches.

Digital Stewardship Relational Infrastructure Impact Verticals
2023 Completed

Yukon Investment Challenge

With Yukonstruct, Yukon Venture Angels, Spring

A community-centred process supporting Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in to develop and refine investment ideas that align with community values and build local economic capacity.

Systemic Investing Relational Infrastructure Impact Verticals
2023 Completed

Roadmap to Regional Innovation Framework

With Yukon University, regional partners

Developing a strategic framework for regional innovation in Yukon, mapping ecosystem actors, identifying gaps, and charting pathways for Northern-led innovation capacity.

Knowledge Mobilization Systemic Investing Complexity & Resilience

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