Gord Tulloch

Gord's bearded face is shaded by a wide-brimmed hat. He wears a red backpack over a black tshirt, and looks up at the camera against a panoramic backdrop in the Alps

Meet Gord, a philosopher among administrators, embedded in a large disability service organization.

Current Title: Director of Innovation, posAbilities

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Gord has spent more than three decades exploring how social services can better foster belonging, meaning, and human flourishing. As Director of Innovation at posAbilities, he leads efforts to reimagine supports and strengthen community connections through social R&D, partnerships, and creative experimentation. With a background spanning philosophy, social services, and systems design, Gord’s practice blends curiosity with pragmatism — convening diverse collaborators to navigate complexity and co-create more inclusive futures. A wanderer at heart, his work moves fluidly between ideas and action, helping others see and shape the patterns that hold potential for change.

Two men paste hand written labels on a 2 by 2 chart — At a partners’ gathering Gord and Richard parse what’s challenging about different pieces of work.

“It’s complicated.”

Gord’s Strengths

Sparking and nurturing opportunities
Building partnerships and collaborations
Thinking across scales — from big picture to fine detail
Lifelong (un)learner and reflective practitioner

Gord’s Background

Director of Innovation and former Program Director at posAbilities
30+ years in community living services (10+ in partnership with InWithForward)
Co-author of The Trampoline Effect: Redesigning Our Social Safety Nets
Policy analyst, accreditation surveyor, and post-secondary instructor