- November 10, 12:00 pm PST
- Webinar
Burnout and turnover in the workplace continue to rise despite increased wellness benefits and programs – because the real gap lies in the areas the scaffolding can’t reach: connection. This session shares awethentIQ@work™, Ode to Wonder’s research-informed workplace framework created by Paula Toledo (MAPP), founder of Ode to Wonder Consulting, to combat burnout, loneliness, and the “quiet cracking” crisis in modern organizations.
To build psychologically healthy, socially connected workplaces, Paula will share how teams can adopt a strengths-based approach that sparks awe and wonder, fostering greater belonging and mattering. You’ll leave with practical tools you can implement immediately in your workplace, plus the research explaining why they work.
Our presenter
Paula Toledo is a science of well-being consultant and strategist, TEDx speaker, and artist. In 2025, she received a Changemaker award from the Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing (CISP) for her work as the Lead Well-being Consultant at the Vancouver Art Gallery’s ‘Art of Wellbeing Lab’, where she co-designed a nature and art collaboration with BC Parks Foundation’s PaRx nature prescription program. She works across healthcare, art and culture, education, and workplaces as the founder and facilitator of Ode to Wonder Gatherings™, whereby she builds cultures of well-being and belonging.
Paula has a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. In her role as a Canadian Mental Health Advisor for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace and a former international judge of the Canadian Workplace Well-being Awards, Paula partners with leaders to transform workplace environments into cultures of connection that deepen social health and well-being and fuel innovation.
She currently serves on a National Community Advisory Group for a research project: “Bridging the Gap Between Health and Parks: Building a Community-Led Nature Prescribing Agenda in Canada”, led by research teams at the University of Toronto, in collaboration with Park People and the Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing.
