Category: Business Strategy
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Canada’s Possibility Crisis
Canada Has a Possibility Crisis An upside-down flag is a universal distress signal – let’s start there. Canada is shrinking—not in size, but in ambition. We used to dream big. Now, we manage decline. Everyone keeps saying Canada has a productivity problem. That we need to work harder, be more efficient, and squeeze out a few extra GDP… Read more
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Don’t Talk, Make – My Empowered Economics
Thinking Big is Easy—Delivering is the Real Challenge There’s no shortage of big ideas in business. Bold visions, sweeping strategies, and ambitious concepts fill meeting rooms, conferences, and articles. I’ve put my own thought forward on this website, but unless those ideas translate into real-world action—measurable outcomes that move the needle—they’re just noise. So here… Read more
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Innovation Needs Marketers
Innovation is the heartbeat of prosperity. When new ideas transform into practical tools, economic possibilities are born. However, success is determined not just by what you create but how people recognize its value. This is where marketing becomes essential. Marketing is the toolkit that builds awareness and communicates usefulness, ensuring that innovation becomes part of… Read more
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Canada: The Research Colony
We Fund Innovation, Others Take the Profits Imagine if Canada spent billions mining gold, only to hand it over to foreign companies for free. Imagine if we developed world-changing technologies, only for them to be owned and monetized by other nations. Now stop imagining—it’s happening right now.” Imagine a country that pours billions into research,… Read more
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Supercharging SME’s with AI
Ability is Advantage Canada has faced persistent productivity challenges, which have contributed to slower GDP growth compared to other advanced economies. Despite its rich natural resources and well-educated workforce, Canadian firms have been slower to adopt new technologies and scale up innovative practices, leading to a productivity gap. SMEs, in particular, struggle with limited resources… Read more
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Canada’s Productivity Crisis in an Age of AI
Enhancing Small Business Productivity with Knowledge. We are standing at the crossroads of a profound shift in the global economy, and the stakes for Canada are incredibly high. Our productivity has been stagnating for years, and as AI technologies rapidly transform industries, we face an even greater risk of being left behind. But here’s the… Read more
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Small is the New Big
The article Small is the New Big by Brady Gilchrist challenges the conventional view of small businesses as a monolithic category and argues for a more nuanced understanding of their diverse needs. While small businesses are often celebrated as the backbone of the Canadian economy, the article highlights how their challenges vary significantly based on size, resources,… Read more