CORPORATE INNOVATION

Making worlds collide at MaRS Discovery District

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.

How MaRS makes a little go a long way

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.

Deloitte explains: Strength in numbers

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.

Deloitte explains: Putting the “A” into STEM

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.

Deloitte explains: Using tech for good

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.

Three lessons Deloitte learned from startups

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.

Smart spaces: A peek inside Cisco’s innovation lab

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