Focused Forward

Join our very own, Adam van Schijndel, as he hosts a webinar exploring how Canadian supply chain leaders can stay resilient in a rapidly changing landscape.

Details:
How can Canadian supply chain leaders stay resilient amid advancing AI and evolving trade policies?

Join our upcoming webinar, Balancing Automation, AI, and Tariffs: Strategies for Canadian Supply Chain Leaders, to explore practical strategies for navigating technological change and shifting trade dynamics.
📅 March 25, 2026
🕛 12:00 PM CST

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7zow2S9QR_eBnrtRdbwkCw #/registration

Supply Chain Manitoba

𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗽 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗜

AI is transforming how organizations operate—but most leaders still have urgent questions:
❓ What exactly is AI?
❓ How does it work in a business setting?
❓ How do we use it responsibly and strategically?

That’s why Focused Forward Training is launching our first workshop:
𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗽 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗜 — 𝗔𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
A full-day, practical session designed to demystify AI and show how it can drive efficiency, creativity, and strategic advantage.

𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗜𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝘀

📈 12.2% of Canadian firms are already using AI for production and service delivery — double last year’s rate. (Conference Board of Canada)
📊 14.5% of businesses plan to adopt AI within the next 12 months. (Stats Canada)
⚠️ 93% of leaders say they “use AI,” but…
• Only 31% have integrated it into core operations
• Only 2% are seeing real ROI
(KPMG)

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀
AI adoption is accelerating fast.
We’ve moved from experimentation to real operational use.

The next wave of adoption is already here.
Tools like Copilot, ChatGPT, and embedded AI are becoming business essentials.

ROI is low because strategy is missing.
Most organizations have AI… but they don’t have a plan.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗴𝗮𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗲.
𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗜, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽:
• Where to start
• What use cases matter
• How to integrate AI safely
• How to measure value
• How to avoid risk

This is the moment for education, guided implementation, and clarity.

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹, 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀-𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽
𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗽 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗜: 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
🗓 November 27, 2025
⏰ 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM (Online via Microsoft Teams)
💲 $495 per participant
👥 Private group sessions available
📧 [email protected]
🌐 Learn more: 𝘄𝘄𝘄.𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱.𝗰𝗮/𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴

If you’ve been wondering how AI can help your organization — this workshop is the perfect place to start.

We’re proud to share that 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗷𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗹, President of 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱, has been appointed to the 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮 – 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹!

Adam’s leadership in 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗜 continues to inspire organizations across 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 to think smarter, move faster, and lead with purpose.

This appointment recognizes his ongoing commitment to building stronger, more innovative organizations — not just in supply chain, but across every sector shaping Canada’s future.

👏 Please join us in congratulating Adam on this well-deserved honour!

𝗜𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝗔𝗜) 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?

If you’ve been hearing the AI buzz and wondering whether it’s worth the hype — or the investment — you’re not alone.

In our latest blog, we break down:
🏁 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀
🏁 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗢𝗜 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁
🏁 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗱

Whether you're looking to streamline operations, improve customer experience, or just get a handle on your data — this post is your strategy-first guide.

➡️ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄: 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝘄𝘄𝘄.𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱.𝗰𝗮/𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁/𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹-𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗳𝗶𝘁

𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂—𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂?
Our newest blog breaks down the top ways Power BI can help you track performance, gain insights, and support business growth.

✔️ 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀
✔️ 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
✔️ 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀

If you use Power BI (𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩), don’t miss these best practices.

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲:
https://www.focusedforward.ca/post/maximizing-the-value-of-your-data

Power BI Best Practices for Data Visualization & Insights Power BI is a powerful business intelligence and data visualization tool developed by Microsoft. It allows organizations to analyze data, build interactive dashboards, and share insights across teams, applications, and platforms—all in real time. Whether you're managing operations, tracking sales ...

We had a fantastic day at the 𝗠𝗘𝗜𝗔 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗳 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗿 at Bridges Golf Course in support of the 𝗗𝗲𝗯 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱. ⛳☀️

This important initiative helps provide scholarships to environmental students studying right here in Manitoba—and 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Thank you to everyone who came out to mix, mingle, and make a difference. 💚

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗥𝗠 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄… 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁?

It’s a simple question, but an important one.
Because the truth is, most CRMs feel more like extra work than real support.

That’s why we built Dragonfly—a CRM designed to fit your workflow, not fight it.

✔️ 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀
✔️ 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
✔️ 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁-𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀
✔️ 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲
✔️ 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁

No fluff.
No clutter.
Just tools your team will actually want to use.

👉 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗥𝗠? 𝗪𝗲’𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼.

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