By the time most commentary reacts, the window has already narrowed.
CORE Take pieces are intentionally short. They surface early pressure signals, decision traps, and narrative shifts that often go unnoticed until it’s too late.
Read them as early indicators — not final judgments.
Why Timing Can Make or Break a Public Statement
Timing is the difference between leading a conversation and losing control of it. In this #COREtake, we unpack how the right moment can amplify your message — and how poor timing can bury it entirely.
Reconciliation Isn’t Remembered Once a Year
Reconciliation isn’t a day on the calendar. It’s a leadership test — one that can’t be passed with symbols alone.
The New Language of Crisis
The language of crisis has changed. Speed beats substance. Emotion overrules facts. Identity frames dominate. If you’re still using yesterday’s playbook, you’ve already lost.
Getting things built - or getting things right?
Governments can’t accelerate development by sidelining trust. Broken promises to Indigenous communities don’t speed up projects—they sabotage them.
Op-Ed: Building trust during major emergencies begins with direct communication
In this op-ed, we outline issues experienced by the City of Calgary during the water main break that impacted more than one million people in the city and surrounding region.
Based on experience in crisis management, we share improvements the City of Calgary could make.
Op-Ed: Does public property mean anything goes in protests?
As we follow protests around the world, we hear people arguing that they pay taxes and that their free speech rights should also extend to the “right” to occupy property. But there have always been limits – and governments need to enforce the laws and regulations to protect people and those spaces.