At PDC, we use social innovation as a tool to address some of society’s most pressing challenges. We help our partners and clients to develop an inclusive workforce, invigorate civic innovation and create more just economic systems.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>NouLAB<\/h5><\/div>Using social innovation processes and tools, we introduce new approaches to long-standing problems.<\/strong> Working in collaboration with multisectoral participants, we explore and develop promising interventions together.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>Advisory Services<\/h5><\/div>Through key partnerships regionally and nationally, we provide top-tier support to social entrepreneurs and founders to launch, grow and scale<\/strong> their organizations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>Events<\/h5><\/div>Our signature events provide opportunities for networking and co-creation<\/strong>. Visit our events page<\/a> to find out about our upcoming events.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Accelerating collaboration and systems change for place-based, inclusive prosperity<\/span><\/h2>\nAt the Pond-Deshpande Centre, we accelerate collaboration and systems change to drive inclusive, place-based prosperity for people and communities across New Brunswick. As part of the University of New Brunswick, we convene partners, mobilize evidence and lived experience, and turn ideas into action on complex challenges.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Our latest work<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>Rapid Innovation Challenges<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>Green Horizons<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>Social Enterprise New Brunswick<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>ECE Lab<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Driving Insights:\nWhy Early Childhood Education Is a Cornerstone of Inclusive Prosperity<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>ECE as Learders<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>EPE en tant que professionnels<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>EPE en tant qu\u2019innovateurs<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>How ECEs Power the Economy<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>We’re building change with<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Using social innovation processes and tools, we introduce new approaches to long-standing problems.<\/strong> Working in collaboration with multisectoral participants, we explore and develop promising interventions together.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>Advisory Services<\/h5><\/div>Through key partnerships regionally and nationally, we provide top-tier support to social entrepreneurs and founders to launch, grow and scale<\/strong> their organizations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>Events<\/h5><\/div>Our signature events provide opportunities for networking and co-creation<\/strong>. Visit our events page<\/a> to find out about our upcoming events.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Accelerating collaboration and systems change for place-based, inclusive prosperity<\/span><\/h2>\nAt the Pond-Deshpande Centre, we accelerate collaboration and systems change to drive inclusive, place-based prosperity for people and communities across New Brunswick. As part of the University of New Brunswick, we convene partners, mobilize evidence and lived experience, and turn ideas into action on complex challenges.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Our latest work<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>Rapid Innovation Challenges<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>Green Horizons<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>Social Enterprise New Brunswick<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>ECE Lab<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Driving Insights:\nWhy Early Childhood Education Is a Cornerstone of Inclusive Prosperity<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>ECE as Learders<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>EPE en tant que professionnels<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>EPE en tant qu\u2019innovateurs<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>How ECEs Power the Economy<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>We’re building change with<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Through key partnerships regionally and nationally, we provide top-tier support to social entrepreneurs and founders to launch, grow and scale<\/strong> their organizations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i>Events<\/h5><\/div>Our signature events provide opportunities for networking and co-creation<\/strong>. Visit our events page<\/a> to find out about our upcoming events.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Accelerating collaboration and systems change for place-based, inclusive prosperity<\/span><\/h2>\nAt the Pond-Deshpande Centre, we accelerate collaboration and systems change to drive inclusive, place-based prosperity for people and communities across New Brunswick. As part of the University of New Brunswick, we convene partners, mobilize evidence and lived experience, and turn ideas into action on complex challenges.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Our latest work<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>Rapid Innovation Challenges<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>Green Horizons<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>Social Enterprise New Brunswick<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>ECE Lab<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Driving Insights:\nWhy Early Childhood Education Is a Cornerstone of Inclusive Prosperity<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>ECE as Learders<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>EPE en tant que professionnels<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>EPE en tant qu\u2019innovateurs<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>How ECEs Power the Economy<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>We’re building change with<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Our signature events provide opportunities for networking and co-creation<\/strong>. Visit our events page<\/a> to find out about our upcoming events.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Accelerating collaboration and systems change for place-based, inclusive prosperity<\/span><\/h2>\nAt the Pond-Deshpande Centre, we accelerate collaboration and systems change to drive inclusive, place-based prosperity for people and communities across New Brunswick. As part of the University of New Brunswick, we convene partners, mobilize evidence and lived experience, and turn ideas into action on complex challenges.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Our latest work<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>Rapid Innovation Challenges<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>Green Horizons<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>Social Enterprise New Brunswick<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>ECE Lab<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Driving Insights:\nWhy Early Childhood Education Is a Cornerstone of Inclusive Prosperity<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>ECE as Learders<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>EPE en tant que professionnels<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>EPE en tant qu\u2019innovateurs<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>How ECEs Power the Economy<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>We’re building change with<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
At the Pond-Deshpande Centre, we accelerate collaboration and systems change to drive inclusive, place-based prosperity for people and communities across New Brunswick. As part of the University of New Brunswick, we convene partners, mobilize evidence and lived experience, and turn ideas into action on complex challenges.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Our latest work<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>Rapid Innovation Challenges<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>Green Horizons<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>Social Enterprise New Brunswick<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>ECE Lab<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Driving Insights:\nWhy Early Childhood Education Is a Cornerstone of Inclusive Prosperity<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>ECE as Learders<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>EPE en tant que professionnels<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>EPE en tant qu\u2019innovateurs<\/h5><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/a><\/span>How ECEs Power the Economy<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>We’re building change with<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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