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Yes, the word is used very often. However, embracing and welcoming innovation into your business is a critical strategy to staying relevant in an ever changing world.  Innovation is typically defined as new ideas that satisfy customer’s needs.  If you are simply throwing the word around and not conducting real measurable activities to develop new ideas, then yes, it may be a buzzword in your world. 

Why your business should Innovate:

It wasn’t too long ago that businesses controlled employee internet use.   Today, the web and social media is accessible more than ever.   Even if staff are not creating the odd post and tweet at work on the company internet connection should you care?   The answer is yes.  

By: Scott Butcher, Meaglow

Congrats on surviving 54 hours of Startup Weekend! For those wondering what exactly does 54 hours of Startup Weekend entail, let me fill you in (with a Coles notes version of course!)

 Closed captioning: a requirement in Ontario for online video content

During my 16 years with the Centre I have worked through – 2 managers, 1 name change, 2 moves, several staff turnovers, completed more projects and claims than I can count, and found time to learn to play the bagpipes.  I have worked with people who can remember where they were when Elvis died and those who think John Wayne was a country singer.  A famous saying at the Innovation Centre has always been that “we will get to that when things slow down around here.”  Well it has finally come to that for me.

Hi everyone, it's James! At the Innovation Centre I get asked to assist with logos from time to time. It's often an interesting process filled with confusion, vagueness, many changes, frustration, and at the end of it all... a nice pretty logo. This is a fun depiction of that entire process through a story called 'Sally Needs a Logo'. Enjoy!