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The Agenda
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nourishment for the corporate mind and soul
LEARN
outlaW eConomiCs:
a rogue History
of Capitalism
check out the wild side of economics:
this one-day course looks at what
pirates, street gangs, the mafia and
rogue traders on Wall street have in
common. Find out what such rogues
reveal about the world we live in and
how they may be the most accurate
reflection of how capitalism actually
functions as a system. One Day @
uBC, uBC Point Grey, March 7;
9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. $75; cstudies
.ubc.ca/one-day-ubc
READ
data-ism: tHe revolution
transforming deCision
making, Consumer
beHavior, and almost
everytHing else
by steve lohr
tangible, grown-up substances like
oil and coal fuelled the industrial
revolution, but data, the raw material
needed to run our vast
information-based
economy, seems
to lack necessary
gravitas. We need
to take it more
seriously. accord-
ing to author
steve lohr, a New
York Times technology writer,
data-ism, the use of vast internet-
scale data sets, has the potential to
change no less than the way decisions
are made. HarperCollins Canada
$36.99
Go
untapped 2015 bC
WorkplaCe inClusion
ConferenCe
With its ageing population and
meagre birthrate, canada needs to be
creative when it comes to filling future
labour requirements. tapping into
underutilized talent pools—retirees
and the disabled, for example—
means access to a ready and willing
group of people. sounds eminently
logical, but misinformation, fear and
prejudice delayed action until recently.
Get the facts directly from experts in
the field. Vancouver Marriott Pin-
nacle Downtown Hotel, March 9
and 10 untappedconference2015.ca
Do
strategies, skills and
taCtiCs of negotiations
no, we can't all be vince ready,
but it's sure fun to try. effective
negotiating skills can mitigate disaster
and minor tempests equally well,
so why not learn the techniques?
based on four major phases of the
negotiation process, this three-day
course applies your newly acquired
knowledge to actual negotiation
exercises. executive education,
sauder school of Business, uBC
Robson square, March 11 to 13,
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. $1,995; exec.
ed@sauder.ubc.ca
BUY
blaCkberry ClassiC
Forget, for a moment, that this device
comes to you from blackberry ltd.
(formerly rim), a company supposedly
dead and buried, and let's talk about
the QWerty keyboard, the "belt"
row of function keys, 2Gb of ram,
and the 8mp camera. For the shrinking
cadre of bb's corporate loyalists, this
"back to the future" product is a sight
for sore eyes. $500; various carriers;
ca.blackberry.com
EScAPE
loCked Canada
if work isn't crazy
enough, enter a
world of thrills,
suspense and
adventure in a
real-life escape
game. individuals
or teams are placed in
deranged situations where the goal is
to solve, interpret and decode riddles
to break free. themes include carni-
val, the ruins, Z apocalypse, mary
and runaway–or locked canada
can custom design a nightmare, er,
challenge for corporate team-building.
Locked Canada, #200 - 1050 King-
sway, Vancouver Depending on the
theme, $250-300 for up to 12 players
plus $15-20 for each extra participant;
lockedcanada.com
EMPAtHIZE
leading WitH emotional
intelligenCe in tHe
WorkplaCe
While it may sound intimidating,
tuning into emotions in the workplace
can be enlightening. From a business
perspective, understanding
attitudes and behaviours can
only be a good thing, since it's
people, not things, that create
an organization's competitive
advantage. Capilano uni-
versity Continuing studies,
Tuesdays, March 10 to April 7;
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. $530; csee.
capilanou.ca
