Jamie Bell works at the intersection of creative and media arts, systems change, and organizational transformation. With nearly 30 years of experience in arts, media, and strategic communications, Jamie helps teams rethink how they connect, collaborate, and evolve—especially in complex, multi-stakeholder environments. His practice is grounded in cultural responsiveness and driven by experimentation, whether through participatory filmmaking, design-driven research, or emergent AI tools. He works across Canada, including Winnipeg, Ottawa, Northwestern Ontario, Manitoba and beyond.
Jamie has co-founded several initiatives that model community-first innovation, including Digital Salvage, Art Borups Corners and the Winnipeg Arts Collective. His early work with the Arviat Film Society and Arviat Television helped establish one of Canada’s most dynamic youth-led media hubs, grounded in Inuit self-expression and co-designed with Isuma TV’s Digital Indigenous Democracy Project.
Jamie’s portfolio spans research networks, not-for-profit governance, and arts-based consulting in both public and private sectors. Projects like the Nanisiniq Arviat History Project (SSHRC) and Inclusion in Northern Research (ArcticNet) have informed national policy conversations on decolonization, inclusion, and youth leadership. He works with organizations to build internal capacity through creative methodologies—using art not as a product, but as a diagnostic, relational, and strategic tool.
Jamie’s ideas and work have been featured in TIME, CPAC, The Globe and Mail, Nunatsiaq News, and CBC North.
His facilitation and speaking work spans themes of dignity, systems leadership, and emergent innovation—recent engagements include:
- Global Dignity Day (2020–2022)
- National Kindness Week (2022–2023)
- ArcticNet Scientific Meeting (2021)
- Arctic Science Summit Week (Portugal, 2021; Austria, 2023)
- Arctic Congress 2024 – Co-convenor of a special session on food systems, circular economies, and arts-based entrepreneurship
Currently supported by the OpenAI Researcher Access Program, Jamie’s 2024–2025 focus explores how artificial intelligence can be ethically integrated into community-led design, collaborative research processes, and capacity-building in remote or equity-seeking contexts.
What Jamie Brings to Partnerships
- Organizational transformation through arts-based strategy
- Equity-focused facilitation and cross-cultural dialogue
- Participatory research and community storytelling
- Creative use of AI in ethics, engagement, and knowledge sharing
- Systems mapping and non-linear collaboration tools
- Strategic advising for non-profits and creative tech pilots
Let’s Connect
Jamie collaborates with changemakers, institutions, and innovators working at the edge of culture, equity, and transformation. He’s available for project advising, team workshops, speaking engagements, and cross-sectoral R&D partnerships.
