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Assunta Krehl

Samsung and the Economy - The Agenda - February 2, 2010 - 0 views

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MaRS Cleantech Energy Tom Rand Advisors Green Energy Act Economy Samsung

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  • Cathy Bogaart on 08 Feb 10
     
    Watch MaRS cleantech advisor and practice lead, Tom Rand, as he appears on a panel on TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin. The issue: the Samsung deal - good for Ontarians or not? Other panelists on the Feb 2, 2010, show include: Randall Denley from the Ottawa Citizen; Kristopher Stevens from the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association; and Norm Rubin from Energy Probe.
  • Assunta Krehl on 12 Feb 10
     
    With Steve Pakin host of The Agenda, Norm Rubin, Director of Nuclear Research, Randall Denley, Columnist with the Ottawa Citizen, Tom Rand, Cleantech Lead at the MaRS Discovery District, and Kristopher Stevens, Executive Director of the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association discuss the harnessing nature to boost Ontario's economy--what the Samsung deal means for Ontario.
Tim T

The Year in Innovation - BusinessWeek - 0 views

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Innovation

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  • Among fresh or fringe approaches that became mainstream tools in 2009: trickle-up innovation, design thinking, and open innovation
  • forced companies to break some bad habits—such as wantonly pursuing every new idea—which could help them roll out new money-making products and services as the recession eases
  • Design thinking
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  • Executives at all levels would be more innovative and therefore successful if they approached problems the way designers do
  • understanding a problem or need from the consumer's point of view and then coming up with the best good or service for the job
Cathy Bogaart

Building Canada's Culture of Entrepreneurship: Sure-bet to Startup Survival, Lisa Torjm... - 0 views

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canada entrepreneurship

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  • Canada is well stocked in technological know-how and has solid skills and traditions in the research and development (R&D) sector.
  • our ability to grow Canada’s R&D-intensive sectors that proves weak
  • Canada’s science and tech expertise is among the world’s best and have in fact competed over talent coming out of Canadian universities. However, due to the lack of commercial skills among Canadian graduates, CEOs were instead relying upon American and other foreign nationals for executive talent.
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  • promotion of role models and success stories more opportunities for mentorship better learning opportunities in educational and public policy realms higher levels of entrepreneurship literacy and access to training
  • 23% of the respondents had marketing and sales as the biggest challenge for entrepreneurs.
  • Access to talent was the second most common challenge
  • Following access to talent was mentoring
  • Strategic partners
  • lack of government financing and support, and protection for intellectual property.
  • Cathy Bogaart on 01 Feb 10
     
    An article in OSBR by Lisa Torjman, Associate, SiG@MaRS and Jon Worren, Advisor, MaRS. The article talks about the factors contributing to the weak culture of entrepreneurship in Canada.
Assunta Krehl

Women's Executive Network announces Canada's Most Powerful Women in 2009 - Canada Newswire - 0 views

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Ilse Treurnicht leadership board members

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  • Assunta Krehl on 30 Nov 09
     
    Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of MaRS Discovery District is one of the recipients of the prestigious 2009 Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100(TM) Awards. Nov 30, 2009
Assunta Krehl

A different pace to leadership - The Globe and Mail - 0 views

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Board Members Ilse Treurnicht leadership

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  • Assunta Krehl on 30 Nov 09
     
    Ilse Treurnicht, CEO, MaRS Discovery District is one of the award winners of The Women's Executive Network (WXN)(TM) prestigious 2009 Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100(TM) Awards. MaRS Discovery District is a non-profit innovation centre that brings science and technology entrepreneurs together with business leaders. Nov 30, 2009
Miri Katz

WAMC: Non-profits share concerns on bond-funded social programs (2011-06-27) - 0 views

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social finace social impact bonds SIB

shared by Miri Katz on 28 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • Non-profits share concerns on bond-funded social program
  • Under the funding model, also known as "pay for success," organizations would receive the money of private investors or investment groups who purchase bonds from the government that are linked to specific program benchmarks.
  • Joe Kriesberg, executive director of the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations, said the bonds could be an appropriate way for governments to fund prevention programs, but that there will be several challenges going forward in any type of SIB funding structure.
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  • "I'd be really concerned about corporate ideals taking precedence over a non-profit's mission, and I would be equally concerned about the stigma of government money sometimes really limiting what you can do. How can you promote the real, true essence of a non-profit's mission with the restrictions that a corporation or a government might put on that?"
  • Bryan Ayers, CEO of Great Barrington-based Community Health Programs, said the bonds would offer a new way to fund long-term community-based prevention and health programs, but that to be truly effective investment groups must be willing to wait for results.
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