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An Interview with Gordon Lambert, EFL Advisory Board Member
You need to critically test for whether the pace and scale at which work is getting done is appropriate to the challenges that you’re...
Pong Leung
Sep 6, 20165 min read


Kali Taylor: Activating the Energy Futures Lab “Brain Trust”
The term “Brain Trust” was coined in the 1930s by a New York Times reporter to describe a group of advisors who provided advice to...
Kali Taylor
Aug 16, 20163 min read


Steve Williams: Visualizing the Energy System
The Energy Futures Lab is all about the energy system. In fact, the idea is built right into our convening question “How can Alberta’s...
Steve Williams
Jul 16, 20164 min read


Tensions and Pivots: Evaluating the Energy Futures Lab
Accelerating the transition to a sustainable energy system is a pretty big goal. Let’s face it, if we could meet this challenge with a...
The Lab Team
Jun 28, 20164 min read


Cleantech Insights with Meera Nathwani-Crowe & Kipp Horton
If the energy transition is a journey, what are the paths to get there? Our future isn’t in a single resource based economy or a silver...
The Lab Team
Jun 16, 20165 min read


Fossil Fuels to Renewables – Oil Sands Workers’ Blueprint for a New Future
In our current energy transition dialogue, we’re used to separate and fragmented conversations from opposing viewpoints. The...
Leor Rotchild
Jun 13, 20164 min read


Donna Kennedy-Glans: Facing your Critics, Constructively and Proactively
In this three-part blog series, Donna provides practical advice on how to begin the sustainability planning discussion in your...
Donna Kennedy-Glans
Jun 2, 20166 min read


Integrating outside points of view into your company’s sustainability strategy
Your own company may be committed to closing some of your performance gaps on sustainability. Your company may even be staking new...
Donna Kennedy-Glans
May 26, 20165 min read


Donna Kennedy-Glans: Rescuing the Boiling Frog
In this three-part blog series, Donna provides practical advice on how to begin the sustainability planning discussion in your...
Donna Kennedy-Glans
May 18, 20165 min read


Learning journeys: More than just a fancy field trip?
The first time I heard the term “Learning Journey” I had a little trouble taking it seriously. I mean, we’re talking about field trips,...

Tyler Seed
Apr 27, 20163 min read


Thought Leaders Series | Toby Heaps and Tzeporah Berman Part Three
Part Three: Opportunities for Alberta’s Energy Future Following last month’s GLOBE Conference in Vancouver, Energy Futures Lab Director...

Chad Park
Apr 22, 20165 min read


Thought Leaders Series | Toby Heaps and Tzeporah Berman Part Two
Part Two: Updates from GLOBE Conference 2016 Following last month’s GLOBE Conference in Vancouver, Energy Futures Lab Director Chad Park...

Chad Park
Apr 20, 20165 min read


Thought Leaders Series | Toby Heaps and Tzeporah Berman
Part One: The Latest International Developments Following last month’s GLOBE Conference in Vancouver, Energy Futures Lab Director Chad...

Chad Park
Apr 18, 20165 min read


MaryAnn Kenney: Working Together to Create Innovative Solutions
Reflections from our Energy Futures Lab Fellows As a fourth generation Albertan and Manager of CSR & Sustainability at Enbridge, MaryAnn...
MaryAnn Kenney
Apr 15, 20161 min read


Alison Cretney: Why is the Energy Futures Lab Going to Fort McMurray?
A group of Fellows visits Landmark Group/AcQbuilt’s innovative net-zero home production facility before engaging with founder and CEO...
Alison Cretney
Apr 14, 20164 min read


Meeting in the Radical Middle: Shaping a New Energy Futures Narrative
Diversity of opinions makes us stronger as families, Lab participants and frankly, as a nation. Our unique life experiences and...
Delyse Sylvester
Mar 30, 20164 min read


Steve Williams: Mapping the Alberta Energy System
The Energy Futures Lab is all about transitioning Alberta’s energy system for a sustainable future. But what do we mean by the “energy...
Steve Williams
Mar 26, 20165 min read


Alberta Real Estate Foundation Announces Support of the EFL
The Energy Futures Lab is very pleased to announce the support of the Alberta Real Estate Foundation (AREF). AREF’s Board of Governors...
The Lab Team
Mar 23, 20163 min read


Do we have time to play games? Do we have time not to?
Imagine 20 years of energy transition condensed into an immersive half day simulation. The Newtonian Shift drops you into the outdated,...

Tyler Seed
Mar 22, 20164 min read


Megan Zimmerman & Barend Dronkers: What is Community Energy?
On February 16th, Calgary Economic Development and the Pembina Institute co-hosted the Alberta Community Energy workshop . More than 80...
Megan Zimmerman
Mar 16, 20163 min read
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