Are you in need of current information and knowledge to make informed decisions? Turn knowledge into action with our research! We produce a continuing flow of timely and practical research publications on topics such as corporate innovation performance and R&D policy. Many of our reports and periodicals are only distributed to corporate libraries and eligible individuals of our member organizations.
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The Conference Board of Canada presents a webinar that looks at the fundamentals of innovation. What is innovation? What is the difference between innovation and invention? Why does innovation matter? And what drives innovation? Dr. Gabriela Prada, Director of the Conference Board’s Health Innovation, Policy and Evaluation, will answer these questions and provide a definition of innovation. In addition, she will look at how to build a culture of innovation—what are the ingredients for building the conditions for innovation? Find out what leadership has to do with innovation and how HR practices can contribute to a culture of innovation.
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March 2012
Gabriela Prada
| The Conference Board of Canada
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Ginger Grant and The Conference Board of Canada present Developing an Innovation Culture, an interactive, 60-minute webinar that will provide new insights into how to effect change and drive performance. Ginger will suggest stages and steps of the journey.
In this session, you will gain tools that you need to design and implement an innovative corporate culture that maximizes the contribution of everyone within the organization. Through real world examples and practical techniques, you will have a toolkit for immediate execution. Topics to be explored include:
- Discovering and enhancing your corporate culture
- Establishing baseline measurements and ROI
- Targeting key measures—profitability, productivity, turnover, absenteeism, employee and customer satisfaction
- Avoiding common cultural pitfalls
- Aligning behaviour with organizational values and translating collective values into a learning organization
- Creating legends, visions and values to sustain organizational health
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March 2012
| The Conference Board of Canada
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After nearly three years of halting economic growth, incoming data—including The Conference Board Leading Economic Index®, Consumer Confidence Index®, The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™, and The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine®—signal that the U.S. economy is finally becoming fundamentally stronger.
Report
| 12 pages |
March 2012
Kathy Bostjancic
| The Conference Board, Inc.
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Increasing positive trends in the U.S. economy, but can they be sustained?
Report
| 10 pages |
February 2012
Kathy Bostjancic
| The Conference Board, Inc.
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This first release in a new series from The Conference Board focuses on intangible assets—why they matter, how they are measured, and their importance to both national economies and individual firms.
Periodical
| 11 pages |
February 2012
Conference Board Inc., New York
| The Conference Board, Inc.
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How do Canadian business leaders rate Canada’s innovation environment and factors shaping business strategies related to innovation? This briefing compares the views of Canadian business leaders with those of 16 international competitors.
Briefing
| 10 pages |
January 2012
Daniel Munro
| The Conference Board of Canada
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How do you activate innovation within your organization? Global innovation and design consultancy Continuum will speak about the challenges of building a culture of innovation, motivating individuals, creating capacity, and scaling innovation. In an interactive session, the Continuum team will present best practices and core principles that can help you consider the conditions for innovation and how you can work within your organization to develop them.
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November 2011
Conference Board Inc., New York
| The Conference Board, Inc.
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The Linked World: How ICT Is Transforming Societies, Cultures, and Economies is based on a two-year global research project with the Telefónica Foundation. It aggregates several studies on how information and communication technology (ICT) has affected societies, economies, cultural relationships, and human interaction.
Report
| 40 pages |
October 2011
Conference Board Inc., New York
| The Conference Board, Inc.
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The Linked World: How ICT Is Transforming Societies, Cultures, and Economies is based on a two-year global research project with the Telefónica Foundation. It aggregates several studies on how information and communication technology (ICT) has affected societies, economies, cultural relationships, and human interaction.
Executive Summary
| 4 pages |
October 2011
Conference Board Inc., New York
| The Conference Board, Inc.
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The implications of social media in the workplace—for product development, go-to-market strategies, customer relations, corporate branding, and recruiting—are enormous. Why then are so many senior executives reluctant to take the plunge?
Executive Action
| 7 pages |
October 2011
Rebecca L. Ray
| The Conference Board, Inc.
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Nous proposons dix analyses de « sujets brûlants » examinant certains enjeux clés touchant la performance économique, environnementale et sociale du Canada. Visitez How Canada Performs: Hot Topics pour en savoir plus.
Executive Summary
| 28 pages |
October 2011
| Le Conference Board du Canada
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Ten “hot topic” analyses that take a closer look at selected key issues related to Canada’s economic, environmental, and social performance. Visit How Canada Performs: Hot Topics for more details.
Executive Summary
| 28 pages |
September 2011
| The Conference Board of Canada
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Dans ce rapport, on examine l’utilisation stratégique des approvisionnement s comme moteur de l’innovation dans le système de santé public au R.-U., compare l’expérience de ce pays avec les pratiques et attitudes canadiennes, et propose des mesures pour aider le Canada à se servir de cet outil d’innovation.
Executive Summary
| 8 pages |
August 2011
Gabriela Prada
| Le Conference Board du Canada
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Dr. John Challis, President and CEO of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research focuses on the importance of partnerships between academia, government and industry in boosting health innovations and transforming health issues into problems that can be addressed.
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July 2011
| The Conference Board of Canada
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Dr. Ken McKenzie, Head of the Department of Economics at the University of Calgary presents options for fiscal policy reform that can help drive the development and commercialization of health innovations.
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July 2011
| The Conference Board of Canada
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Deborah Monk, Director of Innovation and Industry Policy, Medicines Australia presents the experience of the Pharmaceuticals Industry Strategy Group (PISG) and the struggle to drive Australia’s health industry innovation.
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July 2011
| The Conference Board of Canada
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This report examines the strategic use of procurement to drive innovation within the U.K.’s public health-care system, compares the U.K. experience with Canadian practices and attitudes, and suggests actions to help Canada use this innovation tool.
Executive Summary
| 8 pages |
July 2011
Gabriela Prada
| The Conference Board of Canada
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This report examines the strategic use of procurement to drive innovation within the U.K.’s public health-care system, compares the U.K. experience with Canadian practices and attitudes, and suggests actions to help Canada use this innovation tool.
Report
| 54 pages |
July 2011
Gabriela Prada
| The Conference Board of Canada
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The Conference Board of Canada is pleased to present an exclusive, 60-minute webinar featuring Don Tapscott. In this session, Don discusses the transparency trend that is hitting organizations and the new opportunities for value creation and increased performance. Find out about the dangers of being naked. What is your company’s transparency strategy? Learn about the role for executives involved in risk, marketing, finance, ethics and public affairs in making a company transparent, trusted and “buff”.
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May 2011
| The Conference Board of Canada
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The Conference Board of Canada is pleased to present a webinar on Innovative Intelligence with Dr. David Weiss. Innovation has emerged as a key source of competitive advantage in today’s knowledge economy—yet it is still quite elusive for many organizations. This webinar is a unique opportunity to find out how to close the innovation gap and make innovation happen. David Weiss will lead you through practical ideas, techniques and tools that have been road-tested for helping organizations close their innovation gap.
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May 2011
| The Conference Board of Canada
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