External Environment

We will use two tools to understand the external environment for your organisation, PESTLE and Porters Five Forces. The first looks at the broad external forces that might impact your organisation. Once you understand these broad factors, you can then look more closely at your industry and consider these broad forces while you analyse that. …

The Impact of Covid-19

Covid-19 has had a dramatic impact on the world.  That impact would have been significantly more severe without information technology. It has enabled social distancing to be more easily and tolerably maintained – people are working and learning at home, ordering more food and other products, accessing healthcare, being entertained etc. due to the capabilities …

Introduction

Information technology is enabling people to transform organisations and society today. Organisations are seeing changes in the products and services that they and / or their competitors offer and the ways that they are developed and produced. The communications capabilities of technology are radically changing relationships with customers, supply chains and employees. The data available …

Canadian Technology Innovation – An Interview With Alex Norman

Alex Norman is a key contributor to the success of the Canadian tech sector, encouraging investment, enabling connection and the formation of networks, and supporting tech entrepreneurs. He is the founder of Tech Toronto and the Canadian partner for N49P and the Angelist investors. He describes the Canadian tech sector and considers how it compares …

The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Canada’s Technology Triangle

Introduction Social disruption, strongly influenced by technological change is a serious concern in most countries today. Job loss as a result of automation is affecting many and will accelerate in the near future. Entrepreneurship is understood to be an essential element of the response that communities and nations can make in dealing with the challenges …

Interview with Jon Worren of Mars on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Jon Worren, Director of Venture and Corporate Programs for Mars in Toronto discusses innovation and entrepreneurship with Peter Carr. Jon argues that entrepreneurship and innovation are important in all countries today and describes why organisations often struggle with them. He provides advice on what organisations should do to become more innovative, including developing their culture, …

Interview with Charles Plant: Canadian Tech Tortoises

Charles Plant, Senior Fellow in the Impact Centre at The University of Toronto, discusses his recent paper focussed on increasing the success of Canadian technology startups in raising funding. The interview is conducted by Peter Carr, Director of the Technology Entrepreneurship Certificate at the University of Waterloo.

Peace Through Entrepreneurship – Interview With Steven Koltai

The roles that entrepreneurship has in economic and social development is discussed in this interview. In his recent book "Peace Through Entrepreneurship" Steven Koltai, former Senior Advisor for Entrepreneurship at the US Department of State where he created and managed the Global Entrepreneurship Program (GEP), argues that entrepreneurship has an important role in establishing peace, …

Developing Your Business Idea

There are many techniques that are used to stimulate innovative new business ideas. Some technology entrepreneurs have a clear vision of what they want to do, while others need help to turn a vague concept into an idea that can form the basis for a business. The MaRs organisation lists 7 ways to generate business …

What is Technical Entrepreneurship?

Technical entrepreneurship has many myths associated with it. It is often thought to rely on exceptional individuals and only take place in startups. It has a critical role in today's developed economies, both in private and public organisations and in the pursuit of public good, as this post argues. Technical Entrepreneurship is Collaborative Technology entrepreneurs …