MaRS reports
White papers on emerging market trends in science, technology and social innovation. Areas of strategic strength also examined.
Cleantech reports
Startups and the Smart Grid
The close proximity to such unparalleled freshwater resources and the will to protect them has nurtured a strong research and development (R&D) culture in Ontario. It's led to the development and commercialization of many of our own clean water technologies throughout the world.
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More cleantech reports:
- Clean Water for Life: Ontario's water asset map
- Critical Factors and Opportunities in Solar Power Electronics
- A bright green future: Ontario's cleantech asset map
- Feed-in tariffs: Accelerating renewable energy project development in Ontario
- Financing Renewable Energy - Accelerating Ontario’s Green Energy Industry
- Rooftop Solar: Best Practices
IT, communications and entertainment reports
Merchants of Social: Exploring the use of social technologies to drive commerce
Founders are told time and time again to treat their talent as an investment, not a commodity, as investors often care more about the founding team than the product itself. Yet startups are daunted by the task of finding, hiring and retaining the right talent for their budding companies. What lies behind this? A shortage of developers and designers? Or a surplus of founders?
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More ICE reports:
- Talent for Tech: Recruiting the right people for your tech startup
- SaaSy Start-ups
- K–12 Education: Opportunities and Strategies for Ontario Entrepreneurs
- Mod Media Makers
- E-health report: Consumer digital health
- Enterprise Software Applications: Opportunities for Ontario's software start-ups
- The Business of Social Networking: A MaRS market snapshot
Life sciences and health care reports
Business of Aging: Wellness solutions for our aging workforce
This report presents the case for employers to take action on employee wellness, and provides them with a showcase of Canadian innovations to help their employees prevent or manage chronic disease, and balance caregiving responsibilities, thereby keeping them healthy and effective throughout their careers. A proactive approach to managing an aging workforce produces an unrivaled return on investment, providing a compelling case for investment.
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Social innovation reports
Social enterprise in Canada: Structural options
This report examines the Lab’s roots in complexity, networked collaboration and design thinking. It shows how Labs focus on problem-solving in a highly experimental fashion within a neutral space. The paper offers a review of several Lab models in action around the world, highlighting the Lab’s role in addressing the complex challenges we collectively face in the 21st century.
More social innovation reports:
- Labs: Designing the Future
- Mobilizing Private Capital for Public Good: Measuring Progress During Year One
- K–12 Education: Opportunities and Strategies for Ontario Entrepreneurs
- Canada’s opportunity: Mobilizing private capital for public good
- Social Entrepreneurship: Legislative innovations
- Social Entrepreneurship: Social impact metrics
- Social Entrepreneurship: Social venture finance
- Social Finance Census 2010
