CORPORATE INNOVATION

Big companies moving fast

How MaRS helps innovators change the world

Jackie Gill - November 18, 2019

With 1.5 million sq. ft. of space in downtown Toronto, MaRS is North America’s largest innovation hub where ideas from health, cleantech, fintech and enterprise collide.

Jon Worren, senior director of venture and corporate programs at MaRS Discovery District, makes worlds collide between corporations and startups

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Making worlds collide at MaRS Discovery District

Jackie Gill - Oct 25, 2019

Jon Worren and his team mix startups, researchers, investors and big corporations across health, fintech, cleantech and enterprise businesses to get ideas flowing and make sparks fly.

Jon Worren, who runs venture and corporate programming at MaRS Discovery District, solves the problem of delivering high-value programming to startups across industry and size

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How MaRS makes a little go a long way

Jackie Gill - Oct 11, 2019

When you support 17 regional innovation centres and with 6,000 startups registered in Ontario, designing programs everyone can use is an everyday challenge, says MaRS’s Jon Worren.

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Deloitte masters the “art of the possible”

Jackie Gill - October 2, 2019

There’s something about being able to see, touch and feel technology, says Terry Stuart, Deloitte Canada’s Chief Innovation Officer. That’s what brings it to life at their Toronto Greenhouse.

Terry Stuart, Chief Innovation Officer at Deloitte Canada, has the resources in-house to make innovation happen - and he knows who to reach out to if he needs outside help

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Deloitte explains: Strength in numbers

Jackie Gill - Sep 16, 2019

Deloitte's ranks might be huge - they count almost 300,000 employees worldwide - but that puts them in a unique position to lead the charge on innovation, says Terry Stuart, Chief Innovation Officer at Deloitte Canada.

Terry Stuart, Chief Innovation Officer, hires artists, storytellers and more in addition to the traditional STEM fields

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Deloitte explains: Putting the “A” into STEM

Jackie Gill - Sep 16, 2019

It's not enough to hire engineers and computer scientists to build tech, says Terry Stuart, Chief Innovation Officer at Deloitte Canada. That's why he and his team hire artists, storytellers, psychologists and more.

Terry Stuart, Chief Innovation Officer at Deloitte Canada, works with his team to make sure the tech they develop is used for positive impact

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Deloitte explains: Using tech for good

Jackie Gill - Sep 16, 2019

Deloitte's Greenhouse has its hands on a huge amount of tech, from robotics and AI to IoT and wearables. How do they make sure it's used for good? Chief Innovation Officer Terry Stuart explains.

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The status quo is dangerous so don’t get comfortable, says Deloitte

Jackie Gill - August 23, 2019

Terry Stuart, Chief Innovation Officer, believes that companies need to not only embrace new technology, but understand what it really means for their business and society as a whole – even if it makes them uncomfortable.

Deloitte's chief information officer Terry Stuart leads Deloitte Greenhouse, the innovation lab where they solve problems from mining to mental health

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Three lessons Deloitte learned from startups

Jackie Gill - Aug 14, 2019

Terry Stuart, Deloitte's chief innovation officer, learned these lessons while working alongside the up-and-comers: move quickly and collaborate, watch for new tech and co-create with customers from the beginning.

Bill MacGowan (Director of Smart Building Digitization) demonstrates Cisco's customer experience centre innovations in Toronto

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Smart spaces: A peek inside Cisco’s innovation lab

Jackie Gill - Aug 7, 2019

Cisco's Bill MacGowan leads a team of innovators dedicated to making our buildings smarter with leading-edge technology designed to solve big problems.