From Creative Chaos to Strategic Clarity with Glen Lowry

Most institutions do not struggle because of funding.

They struggle because creativity and strategy stop talking to each other.

And when that happens, innovation stalls before anyone notices.

If you are leading a team, building a program, or navigating your own career, today’s conversation is about how to build bridges before silos harden.

My guest is Dr. Glen Lowry, senior academic leader, former Associate Vice President at Centennial College, Executive Director of Partnerships and Research at OCAD University, and long serving academic leader at Emily Carr University of Art and Design.

But here is why this matters.

Glen has built institutions at the intersection of creativity, research, industry, and community without losing the storyteller inside him.

• Today we are breaking down:
• Why partnerships fail before they even start
• What colleges must change right now to stay relevant

and

• The leadership signal most people miss under pressure