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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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Made In Malawi (audio version)
Podcast: Malawi University of Science and Technology is emerging as an innovation wellspring, vaulting a nation of determined, talented people into the…
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Made In Malawi
Malawi University of Science and Technology is emerging as an innovation wellspring, vaulting a nation of determined, talented people into the knowledge…
Strategic Leap: Kingston's Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Economic Development
Laying the groundwork for Kingston's next 'eureka' moment.
Kamloops: At The Confluence of Small Cities, Technology, and Opportunity
Where the future of small city innovation meets the forces of global technological change lies enormous social and economic potential.
The New Brunswick of Tomorrow: Steering Research and Innovation at UNB
Encompassing the University of New Brunswick's four grand challenges and spanning multiple disciplines, managing research and innovation partnerships at…
Flipping the Script: Nigeria the Startup State
Nigeria faces next-level challenges building culture and infrastructure to support innovation. But innovation ecosystems promise an extraordinary level…
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.
Innovation Ecosystem Leaders Share Their Key Concerns
Senior university and private sector personnel, all engaged in the commercialization of research projects, experience a common set of innovation…
“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)
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.
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