Local Innovation and Community Engagement

[Watch] Media Scrum: Mapping Local Innovation in the Age of AI
Lethbridge County Director Trevor Lewington on why generic AI fails local economies and how real human data changes the equation, replacing six-figure…
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“No one knows your market better than the people living and working and operating businesses in it.”
“You'd pay 10s of thousands, if not 100s of thousands of dollars to reach conclusions that this software can give me much faster and powered by feedback…
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Media Coverage: The Groundbreakers Partnership with Lethbridge County
Expert Lethbridge County respondents to our structured diagnostic helped uncover useful, practical recommendations.
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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The Edmonton Equation: How a City's Radical Repositioning is Driving Billions in Investment
Competing on the global stage--where hundreds of communities worldwide are after the same things--requires radical repositioning and relentless pursuit…
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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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Lansing, Michigan: Understand Your Moment
LEAP's Bob Tresize on how Lansing's unique local characteristics create local economic advantages and benefits. Plus: Innovation--the game in which…
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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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Redefining The Art of the Possible: Research and Innovation at McMaster University
Driven by the imperative to shift from an industrial to a knowledge-based economy, a partnership-based, multi-sector innovation ecosystem establishes…
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…
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