Toronto Delivers

I have to learn how to speak like a local instead as a jaded New Yorker. So I had to grab books on the subject.

Asking some locals where the museums are is like watching a Jay Leno "Jaywalking" episode. So what's the opposite of MOMA? I met Ash at Lettieri and he pointed me AGO (apparently not pronounced 'ago' but A-G-O). Where's the MET version? It's ROM (I was told it was pronounced like the city not like walking-about aimlessly).

Let me tell you about this experience next time.

Edward and I came up with this rating system. I develop business, management, OD, HRD, and training models and honoured to have them published in academic journals (blog rubric for example) so whenever we see or experience something in the city, we compare it with our experiences with living in New York and prior to that San Francisco. We've also lived in Los Angeles and Frankfurt so through the years we've developed an automatic thumbs up or down system that we're now calling our "World Class City Rating System." Being a World Class City has many facets - economic, social, cultural, etc. and this blog will discuss each of these aspects of the definition of a "world class city." We'll share our perspectives on Toronto tourist attractions, local hot spots, every nook and alley we find ourselves in and see if you agree or not. Let's discuss! Let's see how Toronto stacks up with the rest of the world's main cities; and being landed immigrants and now Torontoans - see how we can be of assistance in ensuring that it does.

The World Class Rating (WCR) System has four parts. This is called the "Lessen Something" Rating. Whenever you see this on a discussion, we think that the experience needed something to be lessened. Maybe a loud speaker, a shocking curtain color, too many gaudy wall decorations, or whatever that something that needs to be lessened.

The World Class Rating (WCR) System has four parts. This is called the "Not World Class" Rating. This is the lowest rating in the four rating scale. Whenever you see this on a discussion, we think that the experience was bad... sometimes really bad. Sometimes there is just a need to revamp the product or the service to get it up to par to world class level. Maybe the place is a total wreck, maybe the cooling system is falling off the ceiling, maybe there are little critters on the kitchen counter, maybe its just in a despicable state or the experience was just horrible. We'll let you know and you decide if our assessment was correct.