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Author Geoffrey Moore on Canada's 'cloak of invisibility'
19 April 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
Noted author, and venture capitalist Geoffrey Moore says that Waterloo Region's secret weapon is being a Canadian tech centre and being distinct from the United States. Read more
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The Nimble Hippo: Tech Leadership 2017 Basecamp
18 April 2017 | By Craig Haney in: Enterprise, Featured, News, Opinion, The Nimble Hippo
Communitech's 2017 Tech Leadership Conference hosts Patty McCord, Ali Asaria, and Jamie Woodruff, drawing participants from Waterloo Region and around the world. Read more
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The nimble hippo: Reward the behaviour, not the outcome
27 March 2017 | By Craig Haney in: Enterprise, Featured, Opinion, The Nimble Hippo
In order to empower employees we must reward the the behaviour, not the outcome to foster an innovation mindset. Read more
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The Nimble Hippo: Crossing the chasm, Part 2. Permission to question
20 March 2017 | By Craig Haney in: Featured, The Nimble Hippo
Innovation should not be thought of as just new, world-changing technologies. Continuous improvement within existing organizations to lower costs and improve efficiency are just as valuable to innovation. Read more
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The Nimble Hippo: Crossing the innovation chasm
13 March 2017 | By Craig Haney in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured, The Nimble Hippo
Messaging and product positioning must be different for early adopters than it is for the early majority, and by understanding these differences we can "cross the chasm." This is important for technology-based… Read more
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The Nimble Hippo: Intentional action drives innovation
27 February 2017 | By Craig Haney in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured, Opinion, Small to Mid Size, Startups, The Nimble Hippo
The Fierce Founders Bootcamp, hosted by Communitech, is for female-founded startup companies who get to pitch for $100,000 in cash. The event is an effort to diversify the tech ecosystem. Read more
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Nimble Hippo: A trip to Scandinavia for innovation inspiration
13 February 2017 | By Craig Haney in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured, Small to Mid Size, Startups, The Nimble Hippo
Communitech plans its next innovation tour - this time around the Nordic countries. The trip focuses on how they are using innovation and leveraging their ecosystem to enhance their efforts. Read more
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Stanford professor Huggy Rao on the secrets of scaling up
01 February 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Huggy Rao delivers a humorous presentation providing unique tips to help a company when attempting to scale up. Read more
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The Nimble Hippo: Boosting diversity in the workplace
30 January 2017 | By Craig Haney in: Enterprise, Featured, The Nimble Hippo
Communitech's Craig Haney discusses the many different types of diversity and how to improve diversity in corporate innovation programs. Read more
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Tech Jam: How a Syrian developer found happiness — and a job — in Waterloo Region
25 January 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Events, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Mahfouz Al-Sheikh was able to tap into the Waterloo Region tech community thanks to Communitech and the Tech Jam event. Read more