Best-Selling Author & Community Builder

13 Ways to Kill Your Community

Doug Griffiths has helped improve over 500 communities across North  America. After retiring from politics in 2015, he founded 13 Ways, a company dedicated to helping communities grow and thrive through speaking, consulting, rebranding as part of an overall community growth strategy. In his best-selling book, 13 Ways to Kill Your Community, Doug weaves data, personal experience and anecdotes with humour to explain the common challenges communities face around North America and to understand their paths to success. 

“My mission is to push communities to face their challenges and find their  unique path to success.”

11:05 p.m.

Keynote to EDSS Student Body

Doug will focus on youth in the community and the importance of participation in any community they live in through engaging storytelling.

6:00 p.m.

Community Services Showcase

Community groups and services will showcase opportunities for participants to join or find more information about local services. Booths and free swag will be located in the main gym.

7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Keynote to Community

Doug will address the community based on 13 Ways to Kill Your Community. The anecdotes are delivered with both wit and wisdom, and in a way that ensures audience members are inspired and confident in their role to make their community successful. Our goal is to find you a renewed sense of ownership and responsibility toward the community you live in.

8:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. : Question Period

A Q&A session for interested audience members will take place following the keynote. Snacks available in the lobby.

8:30 a.m. - Arrive for a coffee and snack to start

9:00 a.m. : Facilitated Workshop: Things are about to change.

There's more on the horizon for communities that will disrupt our municipalities and "things are about to change" says Doug Griffiths. Hear about some of the future challenges facing municipalities and how we as a community can prepare for them.

10:30 a.m. : Break - Snack - Chat

Coffee, drinks and a light snack will be provided.

10:45 a.m. : Let's talk about Woolwich.

What are we looking for in our community and how do we achieve that goal? Doug will take participants through a visioning process and a pathway to achieve our collective goals.

11:45 noon

Workshop Over, WHC Pitch.

Woolwich Healthy Communities wants to make a pitch to participants about a community-wide initiative that is going to take community-wide effort. Join us to learn more.