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We\u2019ve got great speakers, sessions and spaces lined up for the Community Knowledge Exchange Summit next month. More than 200 people have already registered to attend and we\u2019d love for you to be a part of what we\u2019re building together. To help make your decision (or your manager\u2019s!) easier, we\u2019ve come up with 7 great reasons why\u00a0you should register\u00a0for CKX:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"\"<\/a>1. To learn about the complexities of systems change.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If systems change was easy, we wouldn\u2019t be spending all of this time and energy building CKX, right? Sometimes we need to step back and explore how our work fits into the bigger picture \u2013 which is the point of the\u00a0CKX Solutions Lab<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2. To hear inspired new thinking on the Open City \"\"<\/a>
\nby Don Tap<\/strong>scott.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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You\u2019ll be among the first to hear the breakthrough concept from best-selling author, strategist and disruptive thinker Don Tapscott (@dtapscott<\/a>) on how institutions, companies and governments can unlock data, knowledge and ideas to create truly vibrant and open communities and cities.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>3. To make catalytic connections.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Creating catalytic connections between participants is our top priority at CKX and we\u2019ve designed the sessions and spaces to allow you to make the most out of our most valuable resource: each other. Whether it\u2019s at the CKX Opener,\u00a0our extended lunch on Thursday, at the HUB@CKX\u00a0(pictured left), or while you\u2019re playing hooky during a session block, there will be plenty of time, people (and whiteboards) available for you to connect with others.<\/p>\n

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4. To build your own custom CKX experience.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019re busting out of the hotel ballrooms and taking over inspired spaces at the\u00a0TIFF Bell Lightbox and the CBC Broadcast Centre. We\u2019re giving you the freedom and flexibility to eat what and where you want for lunch on Thursday \u2013 including the PwC 150 Networking Lunch at LUMA, or you check out restaurants, pubs and food carts in the neighbourhood. Whether you use our online and mobile-friendly\u00a0CKX Sched App<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0or are going to mark up an old-school paper itinerary, you\u2019ll be in charge of curating and building your own unique CKX experience.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>5. To enjoy good coffee.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And tea. And snacks too. \u201cBad coffee!\u201d is one comment we don\u2019t want to hear on the CKX participant feedback survey. Whether you\u2019re attending sessions or hanging out\u00a0at the CBC Broadcast Centre or TIFF Bell Lightbox, we\u2019ll be sure to keep plenty of delicious coffee, tea and snacks from\u00a0Oliver & Bonacini<\/a>\u00a0on hand to keep you refreshed and energized throughout CKX.<\/p>\n

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6. To\u00a0help explore action and work to carry forward\u00a0beyond the Summit.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some have defined\u00a0what we\u2019re up to with CKX as field-building. Others as place or space-making. Whatever you want to call it, it\u2019s clear that the CKX Summit in November isn\u2019t a destination. It\u2019s a starting point for new collaborations and partnerships, or a mile-marker for existing ones as we explore action and work related to our four thematic questions:<\/p>\n