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Allan Mackenzie
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Allan MacKenzie is an Assistant Professor of leadership and management at McMaster University W. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology. He is a seeker and sharer of workplace ecology dynamics and how these can inspire authentic and successful organizations. In conjunction with his academic role, Mr. MacKenzie is a Workplace Ecology Strategist at WorkScapeO2, a notion garage where the interplay of restorative workplace design, human well-being, and organizational enablers are explored. He advises and dialogues with progressive global business leaders and their teams to create workplace environments that foster more human engagement, health, and improved organizational capacity. Allan has 25+ years’ experience as an organizational development educator and practitioner, including faculty appointments at various universities and colleges; advisor specializing in emergent talent management intelligence for leading firms in the pharmaceutical and technology sectors; Managing Director for a human capital management consulting firm serving mid-market enterprises; VP Operations for a training and development firm serving over 100 different corporations and non-profit organizations; and a number of years in talent management in the retail and adventure tourism sectors. He has worked with leading organizations, such as Xerox Canada, BlackBerry, Connaught Labs, Novartis, Nortel, Hydro One, Cyanamid Canada, RCMP, SC Johnson Canada, Petro-Canada, Intrawest, Sportchek, and Mountain Equipment Coop; as well as numerous entrepreneurial and mid-sized companies. He has led dozens of workshops and seminars in organizational development, restorative workplace design, strategy, and leadership. He is known for his right-brain thinking combined with a pragmatism that guided organizations in articulating and implementing strategies which achieve results. In his spare time, Allan has a great passion for the outdoors and is an avid cyclist, wilderness canoe tripper, and mountaineer. He and his spouse are currently hiking the 46 high peaks of the Adirondacks Mountains in upper New York State, USA to raise donations and awareness for water.org—a non-profit organization helping to provide access to safe drinking water and sanitation to communities in Africa, South Asia, and Central America.
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14 publications.
Integrating LinkedIn Learning through librarian–faculty collaboration: Case studies from a Canadian university
Mackenzie A, An J, Bhatnagar N
Pedagogical innovation in strategic management education : A case study of course redesign for virtual-hybrid delivery
Mackenzie A
Redesigning a Project-Based Learning Course for Successful Hybrid Online Delivery
MacKenzie A
From Lecture Hall to Learning Hub: A Case Study of Online Course Redesign in Management Principles
MacKenzie A
Nudging Lifelong Learning and Metacognition Tendencies in Engineering Management Undergraduates Utilizing the LinkedIn Learning Platform
MacKenzie A
Nudging Lifelong Learning and Reflective Thinking in Engineering Students Utilizing LinkedIn Learning
MacKenzie A
Student Perceptions of Screencast Video Feedback for Summative Project Assessment Tasks in an Engineering Technology Management Course
MacKenzie A
REVELATIONS OF A COLLABORATIVE MIDTERM IN AN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT COURSE
MacKenzie A
TEACHING TEAMWORK TO ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS: THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF-REFLECTION AND ACKNOWLEDGING DIVERSITY IN TEAMS
Long J, Rajabzadeh A, MacKenzie A
ENHANCING CO-OP AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES THROUGH A STUDENT-DRIVEN MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
MacKenzie A, Geng F
Courses taught
11- Graduate
Entrepreneurial Thinking & Innovation
SEP 6EP3 · last taught 2026
- Graduate
Engineering Innovation Project - 2
SEP 794 · last taught 2023
- Undergraduate
Entrepreneurial Thinking and Innovation
GENTECH 4EP3 · last taught 2026
- Undergraduate
Strategic Management
GENTECH 4SF3 · last taught 2026
- Undergraduate
Strategic Management
SFGNTECH 4SF3 · last taught 2026
- Undergraduate
Entrepreneurial Thinking and Innovation
GENTECH 4EN3 · last taught 2025
- Undergraduate
Strategic Management
GENTECH 4FT3 · last taught 2025
- Undergraduate
Entrepreneurial Thinking and Innovation
SFGNTECH 4EN3 · last taught 2025
- Undergraduate
Entrepreneurial Thinking and Innovation
GENTECH 3EN3 · last taught 2022
- Undergraduate
Management Principles
GENTECH 2MP3 · last taught 2021
Frequent collaborators
3Researchers with similar interests
Lucian Balan
School of Engineering Technology
Experimental Learning in Engineering, Engineering Education and Curriculum Development
Robert Fleisig
Walter G. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology
Engineering Education and Curriculum Development, Biomedical and Engineering Education
Harry Mahler
Walter G. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology
Engineering Education and Curriculum Development, Biomedical and Engineering Education
Dan Centea
School of Engineering Technology
Experimental Learning in Engineering, Biomedical and Engineering Education
Shelir Ebrahimi
Chemical Engineering
Engineering Education and Curriculum Development
Moein Mehrtash
School of Engineering Technology
Experimental Learning in Engineering
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