Hi, I'm Benjamin Parry

I'm originally from London 🇬🇧, went to university in Philadelphia 🇺🇸, lived for 6 months in 佛山 🇨🇳, and am now based in Toronto 🇨🇦.

I write Skillful Notes, a newsletter about how people, organizations, countries, and civilizations build competence

In Spring of 2025 I am going to be running a seminar on the philosophical and theological origins of progress. Here is the full syllabus.

My broader career has been in strategy and operations. Recently I took the Tim Hortons ☕️ loyalty program, data science practice, and Tims Financial from 0 to 1. I now work with companies to help them clarify and tell their story to investors, employees, and customers. If you're interested in working together please reach out.

I'm influenced by Christopher Alexander, James J. Gibson, Michael Polanyi, Charles Taylor, Matthew Crawford, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Michael Pollon, Thich Nhat Hanh, and C.S. Lewis if you're likewise interested in any of their work I'd love to talk.

另外，我每天说和读中文。我的目标是有一天能够读写跟我的英语水平差不多一样。如果您想跟我交谈，请告诉我！

You can reach me at ben@benparry.ca.

P.S. don't drain