Using innovation and digital storytelling to both foster inclusivity and break down silos between the arts and business communities appears to have been the key message to emerge from a recent joint effort
Published on: November 30th, 2016
Gary Hilson
@itbusinessca
TORONTO – The federal government does not have a monopoly on good ideas. That was the first message delivered by Navdeep Bains, Canada’s minister of innovation, science, and economic development at Google Canada’s
Published on: November 3rd, 2016
Eric Emin Wood
@ericewood
Just days before students head back to class, Navdeep Bains sat down Wednesday for a lesson on how many Canadian schools are failing to foster innovation. The new federal minister of innovation, science,
The federal government has done its diagnostic on the state of Canada’s economy and now it’s beginning the investments it believes will spark innovation going forward. That’s the message Minister of Finance Bill
Calling all Canadian innovators! The Astellas Oncology C3 prize is offering $100,000 USD in grants for cutting-edge non-medical approaches to helping cancer patients. “We’re really trying to get people who have a passion
Published on: April 29th, 2016
Jackie Atkins
@jackiea333
A tech-driven farming startup and an industry-hopping supply-chain management firm are among the winners of this year's Vision to Reality (V2R): Innovator of the Year Awards, consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Canada announced this evening.
Published on: April 14th, 2016
Eric Emin Wood
@ericewood
An online investment service, a retail management platform, the IT department of Ontario's Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, and one of Canada's leading banks are among the tech-oriented nominees being recognized for
Published on: April 4th, 2016
Eric Emin Wood
@ericewood
We need startups more than ever. That’s my conclusion after listening to David Watters’ talk on Canada’s innovation ecosystem. When I say startups, I mean new companies that scale to enterprise-size fast. Why
Published on: January 22nd, 2016
Geoff Foulds
@itbusinessca
In some ways, Craig Haney's new job as the director of corporate innovation at Waterloo, Ont.-based Communitech isn't all that different from his old job as manager of Canadian Tire Innovations - he
For the second time in our country, The Canadian Global Impact Competition will take place next month. This is a global competition designed to find innovative methods of improving peoples' lives through the use
Published on: March 11th, 2015
Jonathon Shore
@ventureLAB_
In 2015, the face of retail in Canada will drastically change into showroom style boutiques and branded ecosystems - creating new opportunities for brands, distributors and retailers to engage consumers in-person and virtually
Published on: December 16th, 2014
Ashley Huffman
@chicktech
While technological developments make life easier and more efficient, they often contribute to the demise of industries that rely on the old ways of life. Perhaps the most dangerous belief in business is
Published on: November 18th, 2014
Ayelet Baron
@ayeletb
The most important skill we need to develop for the 21st century is our ability to build strong partnerships. At the core of this is our relationships. Industry lines are blurring. We no
Published on: September 15th, 2014
Ayelet Baron
@ayeletb
Lately I have been questioning the right and wrong I was brought up to believe. As I get older, I find that some of the notions that were instilled in me and labeled
Published on: August 1st, 2014
Ayelet Baron
@ayeletb
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