Sylvie Plante is a researcher-practitioner in social innovation, organizational development and leadership. As Doctor of Social Sciences (Royal Roads University), Sylvie researches the creation and use of social capital and boundary-spanning practices to facilitate innovation in cross-sector partnerships, as well as the crafting of scholar-practitioner identities in academic institutions. Her writing has received awards from the International Leadership Association and the Center for Creative Leadership. She contributes to the Élisabeth Bruyère School of Social Innovation as a part-time professor, and is also an entrepreneur, running a consulting practice serving the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.