10 th annual

Rebalancing Society as a Model?

LECTURER Henry Mintzberg

Fri Nov 9 2012 7 pm River Run Centre

Literary guest Eleanor Wachtel

music

Sarah Neufeld EVENT PRESENTER OF & presents

welcome Karen Farbridge, Mayor of the City of emcee Andrew McPherson literary presentation Eleanor Wachtel musical performance

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But other powers, not controlled by the West, are also getting A Decade of Ideas into this new, great game of imperial dynamics. China, Russia and Iran are attempting to reduce American control of the sea lanes. And since no one is interested in changing the root cause s I was writing this column, a month before tonight’s of the problem, warships have a perpetual job, perhaps an 10th Guelph Lecture — On Being Canadian, a message unspoken goal. popped up on my screen from Eramosa Institute A But, as The Guelph Lecture — On Being Canadian has President Valerie Hall, telling me that The National was on, demonstrated, the fields of politics and economy are not the featuring one of the Lecture’s previous guests. Well, two really, only ones that give birth to issues and ideas. The arts speak since Peter Mansbridge made a cameo appearance on stage to many of us. Music, literature, film, as Alexandre well in 2006. In a segment by Wendy Mesley, Alexandre Trudeau knows, all present us with ideas that we connect to our own (guest, 2004) was being interviewed on his new documentary, experiences, often seeing them in new called The New Great Game about shipping lanes in the Persian To watch The New ways. Guy Maddin’s (2008) films tease Gulf. It was timely to watch the footage and ponder a global Great Game, visit out seemingly forgotten memories and cbc.ca/thenational/ issue that is far from our consciousness here in the West, at traumas that influence the present, blog/2012/10/the- least among the general population. colliding in bizarre ways that jar us out new-great-game.html Out of an exposé on shipping lanes, filmed fromThe Progress, of our linear thinking; Rawi Hage’s or search online for a 228-metre-long oil super-tanker, a much larger set of ideas (2008) and M.G. Vassanji’s (2007) podcasts of The National on October 12, 14 and 15. arise. Since Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest oil producer, novels powerfully present us with the those who control the sea lanes for transport of this oil, control experience of immigrants to Canada and life in their countries the “game of empires.” Five US military bases are key to safe of birth; Martha Henry (2006) is a powerhouse on stage, passage. Add to this that 90 percent of the goods in the world demonstrating emotions, evoking the human condition; and are transported by sea, and the size of the issue comes into Oni the Haitian Sensation (2010) uses slam poetry to treat focus. issues particularly aimed at youth. But the longest coast in Africa is owned by Somalia, a failed Although The Lecture occurs only once a year, I frequently find state driven to desperation by drought. As Alexandre interviews that these guests and many others I have not mentioned have young Somali men, you can see the lack of choice in their eyes: all provided filters through which I view the happenings of my “If you have a gun you can make a living.” These young men life and the issues of the day. I want to attend other community climb into small skiffs to float about for weeks on end and are conversations at events like Maddin’s retrospective in Paris surprisingly successful at piracy. Once launched, “there is no at the Centre Pompidou, or the award ceremonies for M.G. going back.” Vassanji, or Martha Henry’s new performance in Winnipeg.

The Guelph Lecture 10th Anniversary On Being Canadian 6 7 November 9, 2012 Keynote Speaker Literary Presentation Dr. Henry Mintzberg Eleanor Wachtel I also read with heightened awareness provided by a variety Cleghorn Professor of Management Eleanor Wachtel is the host of of perspectives. For example, sitting on my desk is a recent Studies at McGill University, Dr. CBC Radio’s Writers & Company, Globe and Mail article about the Museum of Civilization. I will Henry Mintzberg has been teaching which last year celebrated its 20th ponder it more but, thanks to John Ralston Saul (2009), who since 1968. The author of more than anniversary and won the New York 15 books on Festival Award, reminded us of Canada’s past, lest we buy into newer versions the subject of and Wachtel of the story that exclude key players, I am amazed that our management, on the Arts. federal government is set to meddle in the museum’s offerings he is regularly Having lived and name, in order to give greater emphasis to the monarchy hailed as the in the U.S. and world’s premier Kenya, Wachtel and military achievements. management continues to I’ve decided the Guelph Lecture — On Being Canadian is more thinker, vthis develop an year named exceptional relevant and necessary than ever before; I hope you agree. as one of four understanding Joy Roberts, Ph.D. Canadians on the Top 50 Business of the international verve surrounding Thinkers in the world. Mintzberg Canadian identities. Developing Director, Director, is also the recipient of a number of travelogues and engaging authors Musagetes Foundation Eramosa Institute honours, including an Officer of the both nationally and globally, Wachtel Order of Canada, l’Ordre national du exposes the worlds behind stories musagetes.ca eramosa.org , and two McKinsey prizes for and their tellers. A recipient of eight [email protected] articles in the Harvard Business Review. honorary degrees and the Order of Just as importantly, Henry Mintzberg Canada, Wachtel has developed her is a public intellectual with the ability own profound authorial sensibility to observe, analyze and communicate and literature. Writers & Company can The Bookshelf & Café Philosophique present in a variety of fields, effectively linking be heard Sundays at 3 pm on CBC his perceptive analysis to larger social Radio 1. Visit Eleanor Wachtel at 2012 Massey Lecturer issues. Mintzberg’s living thesis is an cbc.ca/writersandcompany, where assertion that managing is a practice the array of her prodigious musings, NEIL TUROK that doesn’t change, regardless of the experiments and investigations can be Director of The Perimeter Institute of Theoretical Physics sector; management is about being sourced and sounded. with special guest interrupted and keeping your head DONALD BRUCE Dean, College of Arts University of Guelph above water. He also advocates for the elimination of CEO bonuses and the MONDAY NOVEMBER 26TH, 7PM corporate culture of heroic leadership. Tickets $8 ($6 Senior/Stud) available at The Bookshelf Mintzberg speculates that their interference with management is at 41 Quebec St. Guelph, ON www.bookshelf.ca 519.821.3311 the heart of the global financial crisis.

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The Guelph Lecture 10th Anniversary On Being Canadian 14 15 November 9, 2012 In Classical Mythology, Musagetes is the name given to the Sarah Neufeld is best known god Apollo in his role as protector and as a member of the indie rock promoter of the Muses. It’s an apt phenomenon, Arcade Fire, and name for a philanthropic entity that instrumental post-rock ensemble, Bell strives to embed the arts in the centre Orchestre. We are thrilled to welcome of our societies and communities. her to the stage. Her extensive Ideas are made manifest by artists, contributions to the Canadian music sometimes as a gesture of protest, scene have led to the receipt of sometimes as an insight into the five Juno awards, two Brit awards, complex workings of human life. Canada’s Polaris Prize and a Grammy Award for Album of the Year through Musagetes is pleased to support the her collaborations. 10th annual Guelph Lecture – On Being Canadian with Dr. Henry We’re delighted that Guelph’s very Mintzberg as the keynote speaker. own Andrew McPherson has As an investigator of lateral returned to our stage, this time as thinking, Dr. Mintzberg proposes our guest emcee. Since his musical “communityship” as a way to move project, Eccodek, appeared here beyond the unequal distribution of in 2007, Andrew has continued his power and economics to collective stellar music career as composer, action. producer, remixer, DJ and general music impresario. Musagetes also welcomes author Eleanor Wachtel as our literary As ever, we applaud the many guest. As host of CBC’s Writers and volunteers and our fellow sponsors Company with extensive experience who have made the evening possible in the literary world, Wachtel adds to and who are constantly spreading the list of illustrious writers who have the word about Guelph and its read at this event in previous years. opportunities to far-flung places. Thank you all for your many cultural contributions and for demonstrating some of the many ways that arts are central to a healthy society.

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