Canada’s innovation economy has the potential to expediate and strengthen the vaccination rollout across the country. Currently, many businesses remain an untapped resource, who’s services could be utilized to hasten the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines There are simple but impactful enhancements that could be made to different regions’ rollout strategies. This change starts with a […]
Thought Leaders
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Keeping Seniors Safe From Online Threats
For the past year, Canadians have worried about the health and safety of their loved ones. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the way people live their lives, we must continue to protect our most vulnerable – the senior population. With strict isolation measures in place for many months now, seniors have largely been […]
Pandemic Reveals The Need For Virtual Medical Training Tools
With elective procedures on hold in many jurisdictions during the pandemic, surgeons and nurses have been discovering the benefits of virtual interactive tools to keep their skills sharp and to learn new techniques, and two Vancouver-based tech companies behind such tools are getting greater attention as a result. When elective surgeries such as hip and […]
Agility In A Time Of Crisis: Why Rapid Response Is The New Normal
It’s now been close to a year since the world changed in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. One might remember when you didn’t have to worry about your kids appearing in the backdrop of an important work meeting, or when vacations to exotic destinations were a thing people did – often. In fact, to […]
Cybercrime: Hospitals In The Crosshairs
Attacks against healthcare organizations have dramatically risen globally since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Canada has seen a 250% increase in the last few months. Criminals are mainly targeting the theft of personal data, health data and ransom money. The coronavirus pandemic has affected every aspect of our lives, and the cyber-security landscape has […]
Telecom Redefined: 5 Essential Omnichannel Strategies for Telecom Retailers
Omnichannel is the ability to connect with and sell to customers across multiple purchasing channels in a consistent and unified way. The phrase “omnichannel strategy” can mean a lot of things but, for telecom retailers, it means staying competitive in a rapidly evolving industry. Now more than ever, particularly with the COVID-19 pandemic changing customer […]
A Note To Canada’s Remote Workforce: It’s Time To Marie Kondo Your Digital Workspace
If there’s an opportunity to create content, there’s an opportunity to collect clutter. And nowhere is more prone to clutter than the virtual workspace. We’re all content creators in some respect whether we realize it or not, we store ideas in our notes app, add to-do’s to a task list, keep a running tab(s) of […]
Prediction: 2021 Is Going to Be The Year of the Innovator
Any good entrepreneur will tell you they have a solid 1/3/5 and sometimes 10-year strategic vision, however, the COVID-19 pandemic has rendered many of those plans obsolete before they could even get started. As a result, it’s safe to say 2020 was a year like no other. For many of us, COVID-19 was like a […]
Democratizing Bay Street With Data-Backed Charting, Analysis, and Discussion
The events surrounding Reddit’s r/wallstreetbets community have completely turned Wall Street upside down. However, this shift to the power of the retail investor has been brewing long before Monday, January 25th, 2021. Since COVID-19 hit in March 2020, Canadians have faced a difficult job market, economic instability and a low interest rate environment, and many […]
It’s Time To Stop Being Surprised By The Okanagan’s Tech Prowess
When Kelowna was named the most entrepreneurial city in Canada by the Financial Post in 2016, many Canadians expressed surprise. When the Canadian Federation of Small Business called it the best city in B.C. to open a small business two years later, the same thing happened. Whenever I share the fact that the Okanagan region […]