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How to make partnerships your company's superpower
11 March 2020 | By Ian McDonald in: Opinion, The Disruptor
Partnerships can be an innovative solution with strong opportunities. It can also bring a series of challenges and hit a wall. Companies that can successfully partner can receive exponential returns. The… Read more
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The evolution of tech scouting for strategic advantage
29 November 2019 | By Ian McDonald in: Opinion, The Disruptor
Iain McDonald talks about his scouting approach to finding startup partners and leveraging opportunities on his recent visit to Israel as part of the Communitech global innovation tour. Read more
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Sonova embarks on a transformation
08 November 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Enterprise, Featured, News
Swiss based Sonova specializes in hearing-care solutions for the local corporate innovation fold. They recently launched an innovation lab at Communitech to foster innovation within their large corporation,… Read more
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The changing face of corporate-startup partnerships
07 November 2019 | By Ian McDonald in: Enterprise, Featured, Opinion, The Disruptor
In the past the relationship between corporations and startups could be adversary or at least arms-length as corporations feared the threat of disruption posed by startups, today however corporate organizations… Read more
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Growth spurs graduation for Deloitte DSpace lab
06 November 2019 | By Bill Bean in: Enterprise, Featured, News
Deloitte's Dpace lab has recently graduated from its home in the Communitech Hub to a new home across the street, in 2015 it opened the innovation lab in Communitech with a handful of staff however now… Read more
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All-in for agile change at Manulife
11 October 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Enterprise, Featured, News
Manulife has rolled out a new public-facing banking app that was built in-house with foundational contributions from the team at Manulife's corporate innovation lab in the Tannery at Communitech. Read more
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OpenText CEO issues call for corporate social responsibility
15 July 2019 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Enterprise, Featured, News
OpenText CEO Mark Barrenechea spoke about corporate social responsibility in reference to climate change at company's Enterprise World conference. Read more
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The Nimble Hippo: Setting the right expectations
29 January 2019 | By Craig Haney in: Enterprise, Opinion, The Nimble Hippo
In this issue of the Nimble Hippo we talk about innovation labs and what they should be doing and focusing on. Read more
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On a corporate innovation quest in London
26 September 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Enterprise, Featured, News
What kinds of innovation drive the most impact and what are key processes that support collaborative innovation? For three days 19 individuals with 11 Canadian based organizations traveled about London… Read more
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OpenText: Made in Canada, proud of it
10 July 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Enterprise, Featured, News
With 2017 revenues of US$2.3 billion and 10,000 employees in 40 countries, OpenText is now one of the most important, influential and global software companies in the world. But OpenText will remain a… Read more