Issue 25: Celebrating Impact
This issue of Disruption Magazine celebrates impactful innovation across industries, spotlighting changemakers redefining possibilities. Highlights include Wendy Cukier's insights on AI-driven equity, Protein Industries Canada's advancements in sustainable food innovation, and Calgary’s emergence as a startup hub through OCIF. It features inspiring stories of leaders like Mona Sabet and Sunny Schwartz, winners of the Mitacs Innovation Awards, and EdTech breakthroughs empowering learners. Packed with transformative ideas, this issue inspires readers to drive meaningful change and build a better future.
Building Connection: From The Publisher, Joanne Fedeyko
Innovation shapes the future through impactful ideas, technology, and leadership. This issue highlights changemakers redefining possibilities across industries.
Plugging Into Potential: How Calgary’s Startup Scene is Powering Up
Calgary's startup ecosystem is thriving, driven by global connections, collaboration, and support from initiatives like OCIF and Plug and Play.
Technology Adoption Strategy Is Key To Making An Impact
Canada excels in AI research but lags in adoption. Wendy Cukier emphasizes responsible implementation and bridging the digital divide for meaningful innovation.
Startups to Watch
Discover 11 innovative startups transforming industries—from healthcare and education to sustainability and digital identity.
Women Making A Difference: Sunny Schwartz
Sunny Schwartz redefines justice, blending empathy and accountability to transform prisons into spaces of healing and rehabilitation through restorative justice.
Women Making A Difference: Mona Sabet
Mona Sabet’s HiPower empowers women executives by fostering community, collaboration, and authority-building for impactful leadership beyond titles.
Honouring Canada’s Changemakers in Research and Innovation
The Mitacs Innovation Awards 2024 honored eight Canadian changemakers for breakthroughs in AI, healthcare, sustainability, and groundbreaking technologies.
Fueling Growth: How Innovation Investments Are Shaping Canada's Protein Future
Protein Industries Canada accelerates sustainable innovation, supporting companies like Liven Proteins and Lovingly Made to redefine Canada’s protein future.
Women Founders Bay: Empowering Women Founders in Tech
Women Founders Bay empowers over 500 women-led startups through workshops, networking, and funding connections, driving inclusivity in the Bay Area tech industry.
The Next Frontier in EdTech
EdTech innovation thrives in transition spaces, reshaping education and fostering collaboration to create seamless learning journeys for students and professionals.
The Last Word - Building Impact: Why Sustainable Growth Beats Forced Scale
Sustainable growth, clear strategies, and patience are key to long-term success, argues Jory Des Jardins, emphasizing impactful, intentional scaling over forced expansion.