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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…
11:50
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…
7:53
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…
5:45
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.
2:41
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…
14:51
From Zero to a Billion In 10 Years
Nebraska taps into its culture of innovation, venture capital floods in.
Strategic Leap: Kingston's Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Economic Development
Laying the groundwork for Kingston's next 'eureka' moment.
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.
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.
“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)
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.
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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