Vickie Cammack - 2011 "Innovators in Action" Speaker Series

SiG@Waterloo's Innovators in Action Speaker Series will feature applications of social innovation on various issues within complex systems - this year's series focuses on education, youth social infrastructure, vulnerable populations, social technologies, community resilience and social finance. Each of the keynote speakers will share their experiences in working to identify and address the root causes of intractable social challenges. Each presentation will be followed by a discussion with local panel members who will share their reflections on the ideas and offer their own insights.

About the talk

Social Innovation involves genuinely new ways of approaching a particular social problem. Vickie Cammack's work with Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN) and its new enterprise, TYZE, does exactly that. Building on the immensely successful work of PLAN and the Plan Institute of Caring Citizenship, Vickie Cammack and her team have recently launched a unique new social enterprise – TYZE. TYZE is a multi-faceted online, social networking platform helping groups of people organize support around anyone experiencing a life challenge. Vickie shared her expertise in using new social technology as a tool to support and re-engage vulnerable members of our society, her first hand experience of the power of individuals within systems to facilitate positive change, and her belief in the need to recognize the potential in connecting informal and formal systems of care. Vickie is a leading Canadian social innovator and SiG@Waterloo was excited to have her as the introductory speaker for 2011 "Innovators in Action" Speaker Series.

Introduction by Frances Westley:

Main Presentation:

Panel Discussion:

Vickie Cammack - Panel from SiG@Waterloo on Vimeo.

About the Speaker:

Vickie Cammack, co-founder of Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN)

Vickie Cammack is committed to improving the lives of individuals and families experiencing major challenges that isolate them from others and from society. As co-founder of Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN), a pioneering social initiative, Vickie lead the development of innovative responses to decrease the isolation and loneliness experienced by people with disabilities. In recognition of her outstanding leadership, the Women’s Executive Network named her one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women. She is also the recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal of Canada, the Community Living Institute’s Leadership Award, and the Canadian Psychological Association’s Humanitarian Award. Vickie is a globally recognized source of inspiration and demonstrable solutions related to social networks, social innovation, citizenship and disability.

About the Series:

SiG@Waterloo "Innovators in Action" Speaker Series

Please join us in welcoming four of Canada’s leaders in the field of social innovation. Each lecture will also feature a local panel and will be an opportunity to learn new ideas and systemic approaches to some of our most pressing social problems.

More speakers will be announced on sig.uwaterloo.ca.