Sam Ladner
@sladner
Industry-based sociologist and adjunct professor. Future of work. Innovation. Strategic Foresight. Enterprise Software. Ethnography and qual methods. A few books.
Donald Trump threatens the sovereignty of America's nearest neighbor and closest ally.
Remember the disastrous Time Warner / AOL merger? It began when billionaires sat next to each other at a celebration in Beijing. No one seemed to notice they were sitting where Tank Man and thousands of students were murdered just 10 years before.
Attended the annual Good Friday Procession and got some backstage access. Yes that’s Jesus getting interviewed.
Writing my third book, on strategic foresight, and one thing is clear: the social reality of most organizations is the biggest challenge for foresight practitioners, not lack of data or training. www.samladner.com/campaigns/vi...
I guess I'm not the only one who sees emotional dysregulation and past trauma in Pam Bondi. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/u...
Well that's an interesting way to solve the loneliness problem -- implement a terrible software system. Satirical article from UBC's student paper itdoesntworkday.ubyssey.ca
What can BlackRock's investment in trades training and Simile.ai tell us about the future of work? www.samladner.com/campaigns/vi...
Another poll shows that Trump's anti-Canada stance is incredibly unpopular globalnews.ca/news/1172418...
Fast, good, cheap. Pick two! Same as it ever was. diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2:1916622
So despite me giving specific prompts on finding peer-reviewed, non-fabricated research, this is what Llama told me
Non-Canadians: Canadians are so left-wing! Actual Canadians: We are a perfect histogram of centrism. digitalpublicsquare.org/insights/pol...
This is what Core Civic says happens inside Dilley Detention. Members of Congress should be able to go inside and verify this. Take the "virtual" tour yourself. It will probably make you sick. www.corecivic.com/dilley-immig...
It's pretty cold up here in Canada. Via The Globe and Mail (paywall). www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Americans: folks you gotta wake up. Canadians, your friends, are scared of you. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...