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Building capacity for Innovation
March 23, 2010
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Thanks to our partners
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Why are we here?
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Next two days
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Ecosystem definede·co·sys·tem (ē'kō-sĭs'təm)
n. a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their environment.
Science Dictionary
A community of organisms together with their physical environment, viewed as a system of interacting and interdependent relationships and including such processes as the flow of energy through trophic levels and the cycling of chemical elements and compounds through living and nonliving components of the system.
Cultural Dictionary
A collection of living things and the environment in which they live. For example, a prairie ecosystem includes coyotes, the rabbits on which they feed, and the grasses that feed the rabbits.
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Ecosystemmmmm
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Traditional models have
failed!
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Not this….
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Or this….
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What’s this about ecosystems for building tech clusters?
• Relevance to developing a regional strategy
• Why is this a good approach?– A holistic view of community – Recognition of interdependence– Awareness of need to think & act
at all levels & with all constituents relevant to the growth & success of tech companies, and the sector overall
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a mash-up of informed linkages
Academic institutions
Research institutions
Sources of funding
Other enabling organizations
All levels of government
Technology companies at all levels of enterprise
Non-technology companies at all levels of enterprise
Every player matters!
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Knowledge Creation
Entrepreneurial Culture
Financing Expertise
Enabling organizations
Venture Services/EiRs
550Tech Firms
Professional Services
Firms
Government
FinancialInstitutions
PublicListing
Agencies
Entrepreneur The Company
Venture CapitalFirms
Angels
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What it means for Communitech• Catalyst for technology-focused economic
development in Waterloo Region.• We have a vested interest in every
organization with potential to impact the success of our companies. We need to know what they do and how they help.
• We take responsibility for community awareness of tech sector needs, and tech sector involvement in community needs.
• We remain firmly committed to the needs of tech companies at all levels, and to continually improving our capacity to deliver.
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Why now?
Because we’ve evolved
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Why now?
1997 – 2004 Trade association
2004 – 2007Information hub
2007 – 2009Enabling organization
2010+Enabling organization & ecosystem catalyst
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What’s next for
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Digital Media
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mobility
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mobility
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Successful ecosystems:1. Culture
– Risk-taking– Entrepreneurship
2. Connectedness– Uber-networks– Partnerships – usual and unusual
3. Capability– System-wide i.e. Tech talent and business talent
4. Capital– The right kind at the right time
5. Community– Identification with industry/ cluster as well as company
Building towards these objectives will make you successful
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How to make it work for you• Invest in an accurate understanding of what the
companies do, and what each other organization in the ecosystem does
• Blur the lines to become more intentionally involved in business success
• Understand where engagement is urgent and where it isn’t
• Embed yourself at the local, provincial and national levels
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Deployment 1011. Asset inventory – who’s in your universe?
– Partners– Technology capability– Existing players– companies
2. What’s missing?– What are the gaps?
3. Leadership– Step into the void – don’t wait for the stars to align
4. Engagement– Find a way to get everybody on the bus (process, structure and culture)– Win-wins, common enemies, and one team
5. Critical: Build a strong enabling organization
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What is an enabling org?
There’s no one model – they characterize themselves as:
• Business incubators• EcDev• Trade associations• Off-shoots of universities• Tech councils
Different, yes. But all follow the same principles.
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Core principles• It’s not about YOU• Put your companies/ customers first• Be focused & strategic
– Ensure your activities align with objectives
• Business-driven – it’s about making $$$, stupid!• Relevance (not just responsiveness) – know what your
companies don’t know yet• Business-led• Respond to company needs using a life-cycle model
– Programs for companies at every stage– Understand gaps / barriers along the way– Feed the whole system
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Place – building and belonging
(the right environment)Club house – real
estate as a strategy; engineering interactions
A sense of attachment /
identity/ belongingYour cluster in
context
What it takes to build the enabling org?
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What it takes to build the enabling org?• Programs – the right line card for each level of enterprise:
Small / Medium/ Large– Events; networking; capacity-building; relationship-engineering;
cultural– Govt relations; public relations– Peer learning– Venture support– Workforce development: recruitment/ training/ youth outreach– Export support
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What it takes to build the enabling org?
• Partners – the right relationships to help companies grow– Finding a way for all
players to participate – universities, government, professional service firms, sister orgs vs warring tribes
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What it takes cont’d
• Profile – the right awareness of the sector, its needs and its contributions– External: get the world to take notice– Give your companies a street address that
matters– Balancing act: building the brand of your org so
people know where to go vs. the brand of your cluster
– Company profile as brand driver for your cluster
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What it takes cont’d
• Pennies – the right governance, funding and organizational model– Diversity in your funding model– Sustainability plans– Cult or Culture?– Your customer service model– Your back-end enterprise model– Commitment to constantly reinventing
yourself
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What it takes cont’d
• People – the right staff and the right board– Skill sets; networks; experience;
credibility– Cult? Or culture?– Proof– the right measurement– - Varies by region and by
program area– - Set your bench marks, check in
regularly and report back
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On being strategic
What you do needs to line up to what you’re trying to achieve
Culture xx Capability Capital Community
Programs XX XX
Place xx
Profile XX
Partners XX
Pennies XX
People XX
Intersection of Org and Ecosystem…
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Ecosystemmmmm
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Building capacity for Innovation
March 23, 2010