Why Is Innovation Important for Society?

Why Is Innovation Important for Society?

This Thanksgiving, I’m travelling to work on an innovation project with the Israeli government. (For readers outside of Canada, Thanksgiving Day is the first Monday of October.) As I’m landing in Tel Aviv, the Thanksgiving turkey, mashed potatoes and...
What Is the Global Innovation Index?

What Is the Global Innovation Index?

This week, on July 10, the 2018 Global Innovation Index was released. You may ask, “What is the Global Innovation Index?” The Global Innovation Index (GII) report is a leading indicator of a country’s ability to innovate, and is based on the premise that innovation is...
The Trouble with Canada’s Innovation Policy

The Trouble with Canada’s Innovation Policy

In October 2017, in my capacity as Chair to the Conference Board of Canada Council on Innovation and Commercialization, I participated in a Council meeting held in Montreal. During this meeting we examined how innovation performance is measured in Canada and how...