
Location: Emily Carr University of Art + Design @ Granville Island
Innovation is the key to business success. ProfitxDesign is bringing together the best business minds, designers and investment gurus in the country, to give you the tools, skills and strategies you need to drive a more innovative and lucrative enterprise.
You’ll learn about process and strategy from top innovators like RIM, Bombardier and Lululemon. You’ll come face to face with leading creative business minds such as Risky Business TV host, former Dragon’s Den panelist, and popular entrepreneur W. Brett Wilson; President of Day4 Energy, George Rubin; Wavefront’s Wireless Accelerator Architect, Brad Lowe; and Angel Investor Extraordinaire Mike Volker.
ProfitxDesign will send you back to your business, knowing:
- How top companies drive product innovation
- How to implement best practices in developing an integrated product/service system
- How to build an effective product or service innovation team
- How to apply design thinking to a wide range of business and strategy challenges
- The leadership methods that catalyze creative thinking
For full conference schedule, speakers & to register: www.profitbydesign.ca
GDC members are eligible for a $100 discount of the conference fees. Log-in here to get the discount code here.
- January 11 - February 10Location: Regent College, Vancouver, BCScriptures/calligraphy by GDC Fellow Friedrich Peter
- February 03 8:30 am - 10:00 amLocation: W2 Media CafeThis month's creative talk features Gagan Diesh
- February 04 11:00 am - 1:00 pmLocation: Lougheed House, 707 - 13 Avenue SW, CalgaryLocation: Lougheed House, 707 - 13 Avenue SW, Calgary
Tel: 403.410.9288
Date: Saturday, February 4, 2012
Time: 11:00 am
Format: Brunch meeting
- February 08 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmLocation: Amigos CantinaNOTE: CHANGE OF VENUE
Meet, greet and eat at one of our favorite venues, Amigo's, and check out our playlist for 2012. Help us fill the B-side – the best event idea goes on the list! The next smash hit could be yours! - February 22
- February 23 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmLocation: Park Theatre, 698 Osborne StreetLet us just say here and now: this year is damned lucky it has an extra day in it, because GDC Manitoba is stuffing the calendar with so much eclectic creative goodness that 2012 won’t know what’s what. To wit, PechaKucha Night in Winnipeg, Vol. 9 – our decisive response to the February blahs.
- February 23 6:30 pm - 10:00 pmLocation: Shebeen Whisky HouseJoin GDC/BC for our AGM and Social. Learn about our achievements in 2011 and our goals for 2012. While you're there, drink fine whiskey!
- February 24 - 25Location: Vancouver, BCLearn to speak, breathe and drive innovation.
Profit x Design Conference & Workshops

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