It might be the quietest St. Patrick's Day in history thanks to the Covid-related reduction of public gatherings, but we can reflect upon a different side of the Irish, besides "luck" today.

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The spread of panic is more out of control than the virus itself. But we can all help curb this with a little more discretion of what we share.

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Getting through the Covid 19 pandemic will be slow and difficult. However, it is already spawning new collaborative thinking and community building.

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While the only thoughts we might have about travel today, amid Covid-19, have to do with getting money back for cancelled flights, we're confident our wanderlust will return. Today we celebrate the need for new perspectives through change of scenery.

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The competency of problem solving relies on an end result of a decision being made. But in living in a world where decisions are so often based upon never-ending mounds of data, we can often get stuck.

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The competency of creativity usually emphasizes "new" thinking. Biomimicry is a relatively new design concept, but it is staked in the belief that ancient natural evolution can spur new ways of using very old things.

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The character competency is difficult to teach. You don't know how much you have in the tank until your life hits a wall. Crystal Phillips, Calgary-based world-class speed-skater encountered her defining moment when her Olympic dreams were burst, triggering a pivot which changed her life and those of many others.

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Students are pretty good at remembering things teachers have committed to, which is a good thing, as recollection is an important component of critical thinking.

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Getting people to do something unfamiliar to them usually involves more than compelling words. One way of lessening their unfamiliarity is to give them a taste (literal or otherwise) of what you'd like them to try and adopt. This sampling method often leads to a sense of obligation to reciprocate.

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Tulsi Gabbard is no more a household name than was Shirley Chisolm 48 years ago. But they are both women, of colour, who went against the odds to win the Democratic Leaderhsip race in the US. Ms. Gabbard hangs on the brink of dropping out of this year's race, but refuses to let go. Her resolve should be a powerful message to us all, as we celebrate International Women's Day today.

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