Technology in Human Services

Technology in Human Services


Latest Episodes

TiHS Episode 25: Anesh Daya – innovation in ESL
April 25, 2021

Welcome to Episode 25 of the Technology in Human Services Podcast. In this episode I'm chatting with Anesh Daya, Edupreneur, ESL Disruptor, and Chief Innovation Officer of On the Spot Language, an Exp

TiHS Episode 24: How do I know my transition to virtual service delivery is effective?
February 28, 2021

Welcome to Episode 24 of the technology and Human Services podcast. This episode is recording of a panel I moderated recently focused on measuring virtual service delivery for the newcomer Strategy Gr

TiHS Episode 23: Carrie Moody & Dave Montague – 211, the essential service you don’t know enough about
November 20, 2020

Welcome to episode 23 of the Technology in Human Services podcast. In this conversation I'm speaking with Dave Montague and Carrie Moody from Findhelp Information Services in Toronto. Among other things, they manage the 211 service in the Greater Toron...

TiHS Episode 22: Abby David – collaboration during a pandemic
September 21, 2020

Earlier this Summer I learned that the New Brunswick Multicultural Council (NBMC) had been doing some innovative coordinating work with member agencies after everyone pivoted to remote work. I was curious about their work with member agencies to develo...

TiHS Episode 21: Laura Mannix – innovation is in our sector’s DNA
August 18, 2020

Laura Mannix is the Director of Community Development at DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society. I spoke with Laura to talk about her work bringing social innovation culture into her organization, as well as how DIVERSECity has been able to pivot remo...

TiHS Episode 20: Hope Nestor – data-driven community services and inclusion
July 28, 2020

Welcome to episode 20 of the Technology in Human Services Podcast. Be data driven. Make your decisions based on data. We've all heard the platitudes. And data is something that the immigrant and refugee-serving sector has huge amounts of,

TiHS Episode 19: Victoria Esses – innovation & resilience in the immigrant and refugee-serving sector
July 15, 2020

Welcome to episode 19 of the Technology in Human Services podcast. In this episode, I chat with Victoria Esses.

TiHS Episode 18: Lawrence Murphy – the future of online counselling is now
June 17, 2020

In this episode, I’m so excited to welcome Lawrence Murphy back to the podcast. Lawrence is a pioneer in cyber counselling in Canada.

TiHS Episode 17: Chris Friesen – the future of settlement work is now
May 21, 2020

In this interview, I surface conversations I've been having with Chris Friesen of ISSofBC. We talk at what settlement work looks like now, during a pandemic. What are the opportunities the sector needs to seize?

TiHS Episode 16: Nadia Caidi – understanding the information seeking practices of newcomers
April 16, 2020

It’s useful to understand how your clients look for, find, assess and act on information. In this interview, U of T Professor Nadia Caidi provides an overview of newcomer information seeking behaviour and practice.