Hello, amazing team!

Here is my outline for the BC Parks HQ/Ops divide:

Turning a Divided System into a United Team:
The Divide Between Operations and Headquarters in BC Parks
• BC Parks is suffering from a condition that is negatively impacting staff empowerment, retention, and commitment to the BC Parks Mandate. This “wicked” problem is th…Read More

Silo-busting Communication Delivery in a Park System
Collaborative Content Operations Framework
Presented by Kat Trivers, May 2022

Presented Opportunity: How might we break down internal operational silos and shift from a reactive-disjointed communication environment to a proactive collaborative-content-operations framework to serve the…Read More

Finally uploading this matrix to go along with my description!

Opportunity, Issues & Key Questions: Use of Yukon’s crown land and territorial parks for outdoor recreation including hiking, camping, paddling and other nature-based activities has grown dramatically in the past decade. Through the new Yukon Parks strategy, Yukon government has committed to enhancing and diversifying recreational opportunities a…Read More

Very cool, Marina! We have Indigenous Relations staff at BC Parks, but they often don’t have the face-to-face relationships with First Nations. They check in with those of us that do, but I wonder if something more formal like what you’ve proposed would help. I often feel alone in my struggles to advance Reconciliation within the organization.…Read More

Re-Imagining BC Parks Management Plans for Reconciliation

In line with Provincial commitments to Reconciliation, BC Parks has increasingly worked towards the collaborative development of park management plans with First Nations partners. This collaboration, however, sometimes turns into negotiations between the Province and the First Nations on…Read More

Let’s Build Resilience to Better Embrace Change!
As we tune in daily to the global village we currently inhabit, we are often bombarded by a plethora of science headlines painting a picture of ecological loss and resulting global chaos. Let’s consider the scientific information that helped produce those headlines to begin with, and the group of…Read More

The Deadly Impacts of Litter in Canada’s Protected Areas
Wildlife and Nature Are Depending on Us
Susan Staple, Parks Canada

The Wicked Problem
Canada’s protected areas have experienced significant growth in visitation. In recent years, the health and wellness benefits of spending time in nature and being outdoors have become more imp…Read More

A Framework for Proactive Data-driven Decision Making:

Please see attachment for 1-page write up and conceptual framework.

Indigenous Leadership in Conservation: Moving at the speed of trust

My project surrounds the problem of an organization trying to push for weaving in of Indigenous Knowledge systems into conservation policies and programs paired with the capacity limitations of Indigenous partners in a manner that would limit these changes occurring within…Read More

Bronte Creek Provincial Park is an urban recreational class park, that offers several different activities. Hiking, Biking, Dog walking, Disc Golfing, Model Airplane field, picnicking, swimming, and camping, educational programming, and a working museum. We also offer 2 working farm areas with a variety of animals to see, such as cows, pigs,…Read More

I decided to start with my one pager, as it helped me to pull together my thoughts about my proposal, and I figured may give me the opportunity to address some of the groups’ feedback in advance, so here it is!

Master Development Plans… Now What?

As with many organizations, the planning process tends to look something along the lines of:…Read More

Dear Colleagues,

As noted in the forum, this exercise helped me discover my Wicked Problem. I thought it was a project — the podcast, but that turned out to be a puzzle! The Wicked Problem is one of creating an entirely new product with two teams unaccustomed to working together and with divergent and, at least on the surface, incompatible work…Read More

Hi Colleagues,

My three personas are:

1. The Content Expert:
Talent: Deep knowledge, networks, mastery of sources of knowledge
Obstacle: Not in control of the production process/lack of trust in producers who are taking the lead in the project
Motivation: Desire for their work to be appreciated, excellence, integrity, desire to share passion…Read More

3. The Partnership Expert
a. Does: Implements partnerships through RFPs, develops business cases
b. Thinks: There should be more strategic thinking behind what should be a partnership and why
c. Feels: Leadership is not listening
d. Talents: Figuring out the ‘how’
e. Obstacles: Funding, limited data
f. Motivations: A thriving parks system bas…Read More

My minimal viable solution is to strive for consistent messaging across Parks Canada places with regards to the negative impacts littering/garbage have on wildlife. This approach will provide national (and multiple) exposures to a consistent message, in addition to coordinating communication efforts across the country in hopes of bringing the…Read More