Dr. Grant is Dean of Research and Innovation at Humber College. She is a 'pracademic' who leads community-based action research projects for innovation management and analytics through data storytelling. A former management consultant, she applies her 20-plus years of business experience to crafting, operating and strategically planning complex programs resulting in talent development in public and private sectors. Dr. Grant is an optimistic collaborator and problem solver who builds successful partnerships by leveraging a significant network.
She is an effective communicator with multidisciplinary stakeholders from government, post-secondary and the private sector. A motivating leader of high-performance teams, she exceeds corporate targets, especially during challenging transitions. Dr. Grant works closely with industry and governments on assessing and building individual and organizational innovativeness. She provides leadership in engaging faculty departments in collaborative long-term planning for applied research projects. As a Visiting Professor at the Copenhagen Business School, she teaches Leading Innovation and Innovation Analytics to approximately 200 PhD students per year. She is the only Canadian in the consulting team for the Stanford ‘Creativity in Business’ program and is a member of the National Innovation and Commercialization Council for the Conference Board of Canada.
Associate Deans
Emma Smith, Associate Dean, Research & Development
Tania Massa - Associate Dean, Applied Research & Innovation
Refereed Publications
McIntyre, S. and Grant, G. (2024). Inclusive Innovation Education: Engaging “The Unserved 80%. Annals of Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy. Vol6: Part III.
Grant, G. and Staples, J. (2024). Measuring the Impact of 21st Century Skills Experiential Learning on Internationally Trained Professionals (ITPs) Workplace Readiness in Canada. International Technology, Education and Development Conference Proceedings. INTED 2024: Sharing the Passion for Learning. Valencia, Spain.
Grant, G. (2023). ReVisioning the Way We Work: Organizational Creative Capacity and Expanded Cultures of Care. In: Marques, J. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Fulfillment, Wellness, and Personal Growth at Work. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35494-6_26
--- (2023). Finding Your Creative Core, 3rd Edition. Humber Press.
--- (2022). In Marques, J. (ed). Nurturing Creativity in a Culture of Care. Innovative Leadership in Times of Compelling Changes: Strategies, Reflections and Tools. Berlin: SpringerMeteorAG.
Grant, G. and De Ciantis, C. (2022). In Marques, J. (ed). Inclusive Leadership in a Creatively Compelling World. Innovative Leadership in Times of Compelling Changes: Strategies, Reflections and Tools. Berlin: SpringerMeteorAG.
Roodt, J. H., Henry, S., Iskov, T., Montes de Oca, L., Grant, G., & Kakkar, A. (2022). Learner agency: Exploring perspectives from New Zealand, Denmark and Canada. Scope Work-Based Learning, Vol 3, 59–68.
Grant, G. and De Ciantis, C. (2020). In Marques, J. (ed). What Pepper Can’t Do and Why You Should Care. The Routledge Companion Guide to Inclusive Leadership. New York: Routledge.
De Ciantis, C. and Grant, G. (2019). Joan Marques, Editor. Awakening Leadership: The outer reaches of inner space. The Routledge Companion Guide to Management and Workplace Spirituality. New York: Routledge.
Longmore, A.-L., Grant, G., & Golnaraghi, G. (2018). Closing the 21st-Century Knowledge Gap: Reconceptualizing Teaching and Learning to Transform Business Education. Journal of Transformative Education, Vol 16(3), pp. 197-219.
Grant, G. (2017). Judi Neal, Editor. The Untapped Power of Imagination in the Workplace. Handbook of Personal and Organizational Transformation. Berlin: SpringerMeteor AG.
--- (2014). Finding Your Creative Core, 2nd Edition. Tucson: Integral Publishers.
Grant, G. (2014). ReVisioning the Heroes Journey: Something Old, Something New. Integral Leadership Review, Tucson, AZ.
Bennington, A. and Grant, G. (2013). Is lobbying a moral choice or are managers simply using expectancy theory? Journal of Organizational Moral Psychology, Vol. 2, Issue 2.
--- (2009). Finding Your Creative Core. Bloomington: Trafford Publishing.
--- (2009). Creative Due Diligence. In T.V. Menzies (Ed.), University-Based Entrepreneurship Centres in Canada: Strategies and Best Practices (pp.147-155). St. Catharines: Brock University.
--- (2005). Re-Visioning The Way We Work, Bloomington: Trafford Publishing.
Conference Presentations
Grant, G. and Staples, J. (2024). Measuring the Impact of 21st Century Skills Experiential Learning on Internationally Trained Professionals (ITPs) Workplace Readiness in Canada. International Technology, Education and Development Conference. INTED 2024: Sharing the Passion for Learning. Valencia, Spain.
McIntyre, S. and Grant, G. (2023). Effectuation as a Basis for Inclusive Research Education. Effectuation 2023- Building the Effectual Global Classroom. Gdansk, Poland.
Grant, G. and Staples, J. (2023). Measuring the Impact of 21st Century Skills Experiential Learning on Internationally Trained Professionals (ITPs). Pathways to Prosperity National Conference. Montreal, PQ.
Grant, G. (2023). Inclusive Research and Innovation. International Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSoTL). Utrecht, Netherlands.
Grant, G. and Charlbois, T. (2023). Building and Maintaining Strong Industry Partnerships. CiCan World Congress 2023 – Collective Intelligence. Montreal, PQ.
Grant, G. and McIntyre, S. (2023). Bringing Your Whole Self to an Academic or Institutional Research Practice – Exploring the Framework and Findings of an Inclusive Research Curriculum Pilot Program, Academy of Management Teaching and Learning Conference. Boston, MA.
Grant, G., Henry, S., Iskov, T., Roodt, J.H. and Tange, N. (2023). Student-centered learning and student agency in unprecedented times. Academy of Management Panel Symposium, Boston, MA.
Grant, G. (2023). Innovation Management and Praxis. Black Belt Summit, Innovation 360 Group. Stockholm, Sweden.
Dhiman, S., Grant, G., Marques, J., Mitroff, I., Nandram, S. (2022). Sharing Inspirational Stories to Create a Better World. Academy of Management Professional Development Workshop.
Dent, E., Dhiman, S., Grant, G., Handa, M., Marques, J., Mayer, C., Roberts, G., (2021). Turning Post-Covid-19 Institutions into Enduring Organizations: Building Agility and Growth through Great Managers. Academy of Management Symposium (Online).
Dhiman, S., Grant, G., Marques, J., Mitroff, I., Nandram, S., Suojanen, I. (2021). Where Social Justice Meets Spirituality: Managerial Reflections. Academy of Management Professional Development Workshop (Online).
Grant, G. (2016). Making Meaning: Mythopoesis in Business. Academy of Management (AoM) Teaching and Learning Conference, Anaheim, CA.
--- (2015). A Phenomenological Inquiry of Experiential Learning within Leadership and Creativity. Policy Research Symposium, Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, Toronto, ON.
--- (2015). Creativity in Business: An Update on the Journey. The Program, the Process and the People. Spirituality and Creativity in Management World Congress. Barcelona, Spain.
--- (2014). Vocation as Psyche’s Call: Exploring Jungian Perspectives on Career Development. International Conference in Guidance and Career Development. Quebec City, QC.
Grant, G. and Golnaraghi, G. (2014) The Power of Transformational Learning through Critical Reflection and Social Dialogue in On-Line Virtual Learning Environments. Academy of Management (AoM) Teaching and Learning Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Golnaraghi, G. Grant, G. and Longmore, A.L. (2014) The Outer Reaches of Inner Space: Creating Transformational Learning Cultures in Business Education. Studies in Teaching and Learning Conference. London, ON.
Grant, G. (2013). Business Transformation through Storytelling. QScience Conference Proceedings: Vol. 2013, Global Innovators Conference 2013, 6. Doha, Qatar.
--- (2012). Jung’s Drive Theory: Ideas to Action. International C.G. Jung Conference, New Orleans, LA.
--- (2012). Phronetics from the Field. Academy of Marketing Science Global Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Grant, G. and Holmes, W.R. (2010). Effective Storytelling in Business School Ethics Curriculum. 2nd International Business Conference, MacEwen School of Business, Edmonton, AB.
Holmes, W.R. and Grant, G. (2010). Evolution of Business Schools Curriculum. 2nd International Business Conference, MacEwan School of Business, Edmonton, AB.