To me, climate change is at present the greatest failure of our highest institutions. It represents an inflection point that could very well ring out as a knell for our species. As an existential challenge, it is clearly a deeply global issue and has demonstrated unique failures of humankind. I choose to view this as a unique set of challenges that if we can prevail will push us forward collectively, as a species.

With regards to my own work, I am committed to standing up a novel tech sector within Alberta, with an expressed goal of creating job opportunities that are orthogonal to the energy sector. I seek to support the development of interdisciplinary tech talent that can foster innovation across an array of fields. More broadly, I am working to shake up the technology innovation landscape by popularizing a radical talent-first approach, a methodology that can be readily translated to many other disciplines.

When planning your angle of attack on an issue related to sustainable development, I implore you to consider deeply the origins of your motivation(s) as well as the 2nd- and 3rd- order effects of your intervention. Over the past decade, capitalist forces have co-opted large swaths of the liberal agenda by appealing to 1st-order thinking and have in effect collapsed mainstream dialogue on virtually every issue, contributing greatly to the current polarization across Western society. I highly recommend actively seeking out individuals with opposing points of view to engage in good-faith discussions.