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Adaptability and Resilience in Innovation

Lansing: How This 'Big Small City' Is Beating Global Economic Uncertainty
Where else will you find a 15-minute drive to a world-leading particle accelerator while living in the country? Plus, how a proud manufacturing heritage…
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How St. John’s is Forging Its Own Innovation Destiny
Innovation thrives in interconnected ecosystems built on collaboration, unique local strengths, and unwavering resilience. Learn how St. John's puts…
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St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador: North Atlantic Powerhouse
"When we see and hear resiliency, we think Newfoundland and Labrador because as a population, as a province, we've had to be resilient over the last…
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Let's Talk: Tariffs, Trade Wars and Local Innovation Countermeasures.
Economic uncertainty is the enemy of prosperity. Let's talk about how to manage it.
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Listen Now | Strategic Localization: The Power of Differentiation in Lethbridge's Economic Development
TGB Audio | Southern Alberta's economic hub is building a distinct innovation ecosystem based on the region's unique characteristics and investment in…
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From Zero to a Billion In 10 Years
Nebraska taps into its culture of innovation, venture capital floods in.
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Strategic Leap: Kingston's Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Economic Development
Laying the groundwork for Kingston's next 'eureka' moment.
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Incubating Innovation: a University President's Leadership Lessons
Students are behind the success of the #1 university-based tech incubator in the world, but Sheldon Levy is its ultimate champion.
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Easy to Stay, Hard to Leave: Municipal Design Using Platform Strategies and Specialization
Thinking about municipalities as platforms opens a new line of thinking about how any place, big or small, can thrive.
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“If You Want to be a Leader in This Space You Have to Lead in What the World Looks Like"
KNOWLEDGE PARK IS A LEADING EXAMPLE OF INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT (part 3 of the Knowledge Park case study)
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Seeing Where the Puck is Going
Part 2 of 3 of the Knowledge Park case study: How Knowledge Park and New Brunswick got ahead of the game.
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Making This Place One of Those Places
Part 1 of 3 of the Knowledge Park case study: Knowledge Park and the revival of New Brunswick's economic fortunes
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What Nation Builders Know: Four Foundational Concepts and the Critical Link to Innovation
Building a country from scratch turns out to be among the most complex of human endeavours.
Innovation Ecosystems: Turning Creative Destruction Into Economic Gold
Creative destruction is happening worldwide and no one is unaffected, from university to city to country.
The Destination is the Improvement of Our Society. (P2)
Nigeria remains one of the world's most fragile nations. Local innovation ecosystem leaders are working hard to help researchers and entrepreneurs…
Hope: The Ultimate Political Renewable
A socioeconomic force without equal, hope is the ultimate political renewable.
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