Hi, I’m M.J.

I started this company in 2013 mostly by accident.

At the time, I was working at the University of Guelph library, and I was co-creating a staff training program related to innovation. Everyone wants to be more innovative right?

Honestly, we didn’t know what we were doing, but our senior leadership team believed in us and gave us $400 to experiment.

Not all experiments work out, but this one did. Before long, nearby libraries were inviting us to take their staff through similar workshops related to innovation, design thinking, and creative problem solving.

When other libraries started asking me for invoices, I figured it was time to start a company.

After almost 20 years of working in academic libraries, I decided to do this facilitation and training thing full-time. I love designing and delivering new curriculum and helping organizations have better conversations (onsite and online).

Will this experiment work? Time will tell.

I am glad you stopped by. If you want to discuss what it might look like to work together, drop me an email. I’d love to connect.

M.J. D’Elia (he/him)

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Thirdway Think is based in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Syilx (Okanagan) peoples. We are grateful for their stewardship of the beautiful Okanagan Valley.