I had the great fortune to graphically record the keynotes from an incredible line-up of speakers at The Art of Leadership in Toronto. This was an inspiring day, with knowledge nuggets being dropped from the stage continuously by world-renowned authors, speakers, and researchers, as well as from executives leading the charge on navigating change in their own organizations.

Leadership is changing rapidly. Organizations are trying to shift cultures developed in the “command-and-control” model to become more collaborative, more responsive, and more engaging to meet the evolving needs and priorities of their marketplace. Even in society in general, this last year has seen a rise in public activism, in people speaking up for what they feel is important and right instead of sitting back to let elected leaders dominate public policy and discourse.

There’s something wonderfully inspiring about spending a day with almost 2,000 women leaders from all different kinds of professions listening to the wisdom and insight of some powerhouse women. That’s what I had the chance to do at The Art of Leadership for Women at the Metro Convention Centre. It was an honour to graphically capture the key insights and experience from a diverse and talented line-up of keynote speakers who shared their experience, research and insights on women and leadership.

Leadership is a topic on the minds of most organizations – corporate, public sector, non-profit, entrepreneurial. The volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity that characterize the world we live in even has its own acronym now to provide a shorthand way of talking about it. How do you lead and succeed in a VUCA world?