Ben Weinlick
Ben Weinlick
Ben is the Executive Director of Skills Society and was instrumental in developing their social enterprise systems change consultancy called Action Lab. Skills Society is one of the largest and longest serving disability rights and service organizations in Edmonton, Alberta within Treaty 6 territory. Skills Society has a long history of creating innovative social service culture that support marginalized communities to thrive. Ben has been deeply involved in systems change work through stewarding think tanks and social innovation for the last 15 years. He is also the founder of a creativity and innovation consultancy network called Think Jar Collective, and co-founder of a tangible social innovation called MyCompass Planning that is scaling across North America. Ben is passionate about helping people, organizations and systems to get better at navigating complex challenges together. Ben first sparked the idea for the Future of Labs in 2024.