On March 15, 2018 Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) and the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation’s RECODE initiative co‐hosted a workshop following-up on the October 2017 roundtable where twenty-four presidents and VPs from colleges and institutes had animated discussions on the role that their institutions play in addressing key issues of our time and considered opportunities to work together in ways that are deliberate and intentional to increase impact on communities.