When an organization closes, where does all its knowledge go?

As back-to-school season approaches, there has been endless debate around the concerns for children, including the risk they might spread COVID-19, their mental health, access to technology — and perhaps more significantly, how they not lose their pace in learning and keep up their knowledge to prepare them for workplaces and for society. 

I am a parent, and I too obsess over my child’s right to health and knowledge. I am also worried about another kind of knowledge that hangs in the balance right now. 

Let me ask you: If you could put a price on it, how much is all the knowledge in your organization worth? 

Now what about all the knowledge in all of Canada’s social impact organizations combined?

Many of us are worried about the loss of knowledge our children have experienced due to COVID-19 disruptions — is anyone concerned about the los