Five Good Ideas on positive change in uncertain times

About this episode

Mohammed Hashim discusses strategies for fostering positive change during challenging times.

Mohammed Hashim, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, joined Five Good Ideas to share practical strategies to bridge divides and foster positive change in challenging times. His conversation with Elizabeth McIsaac highlights the power of genuine dialogue, community resilience, and grassroots action in creating a more connected future. Mohammed's Five Good Ideas: Embrace difficult conversations Get offline and re-ignite in-person connection Online life is a reality: Trust humans, fact-check content Replenish your dopamine (and your feed) with people who build for better If you don’t like it, join the work to fix it For Mohammed's full bio and resources, visit the session page.

People in this episode

Host: Elizabeth McIsaac

Guest: Mohammed Hashim

Topics covered

• positive change
• community resilience
• dialogue
• grassroots action
• uncertain times

Keywords

• positive change
• community resilience
• dialogue
• grassroots action
• difficult conversations
• in-person connection
• fact-checking

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canadian Race Relations Foundation, Maytree Foundation

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