Disruptors

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Disruptors Revisited: Youth Mental Health in the Age of Covid Aug 31, 2021

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To learn more about the organizations mentioned in this episode, and the important work they’re doing, you can visit their websites: The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Homewood Research Institute, Frayme: Youth Mental Health Resources.

You can also check out these three articles from RBC’s nine-part Resilience 101 series that profile youth mental health leaders and organizations from across the country: How Going Virtual Helps You Access Services and Support, Creating New Life Lines for Youth in Rural Communities, and Taking a Small Town Approach to Youth Mental Health in B.C. For more on RBC’s partnership with HRI to study the effectiveness of mental health apps, click here.

And for those interested, try the Resiliency Quiz to learn more about how resilient you are today and the strategies you can adopt that will enhance your life-long resiliency. This quiz has been developed by Strong Minds Strong Kids, Psychology Canada with support from RBC Future Launch.

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Disruptors Revisited: Three Companies Redefining Resilience in 2021 Aug 17, 2021

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For more on how the Stratford Festival has embraced a hybrid future—including limited live performances through September, and digital offerings via StratFest@Home—visit their website. To check out Halifax’s Cyclesmith and their online shop, as well as details on its “click and collect” service, click here.

And to read Benevity’s The State of Corporate Purpose Report—and how companies are evolving in their approach to charitable giving—follow this link.

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Disruptors Revisited: How 5G Will Transform the Canadian Economy Aug 03, 2021

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In this episode, two reports from RBC’s Thought Leadership group are mentioned. Click the links to read Farmer 4.0: How the Coming Skills Revolution Can Transform Agriculture, and Paging Dr. Data: How the Coming Skills Revolution Can Transform Healthcare.

For details on the City of Hamilton’s digital transformation, visit their website. To learn more about IBI Group’s work in building the cities of tomorrow, click here. For the latest on Bell Mobility’s rollout of 5G services, go to Bell.ca—and for the very latest on the Government of Canada’s spectrum auction, follow this link.

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Land of Unicorns - Canada’s New Bounty of Billion-Dollar Tech Companies Jul 27, 2021

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To learn about Clearco and its financing model for entrepreneurs, follow this link.

If you want to understand more about the record VC year for Canadian tech startups—and how that looks in the global context—check out CB Insights’ State of Venture Q2’21 Report via this link (registration required).

In this episode, John also mentions a new report from the RBC Economics and Thought Leadership Team called

The Coming Creativity Boom: How human ingenuity will power the 2020s. To read it, go to RBC.com/creativity.

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Leaders of Tomorrow: How Indigenous Youth Can Seize the Digital Day Jul 13, 2021

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To learn more about the Centre for Indigenous Innovation and Technology, click here. And to find out more about EntrepreNorth, follow this link. (The work of EntrepreNorth is supported, in part, by the RBC Foundation.)

In his segment, Jarret referenced a photo series he was a part of titled “Concrete Indians”; to see the photos, check out his website. Benjamin, in his segment, mentioned a new podcast that EntrepreNorth has launched called Venture Out. You can listen to it here or wherever you get your podcasts.

The report referenced from the RBC Economics and Thought Leadership Team— Building Bandwidth: Preparing Indigenous youth for a digital future—will be made available at thoughtleadership.rbc.com

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Rethinking Biotech: How big, long-term bets are paying off Jun 22, 2021

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To learn more about AbCellera and its antibody discovery platform, follow this link.

Canada’s biotech sector was in the spotlight during Covid. To learn more about how it responded—and how the national industry association BIOTECanada views the future of its ecosystem—check out the October 2020 report, Canadian Biotechnology: Solving for today. Building for tomorrow.

In his intro, John talks about some of Canada’s supply-chain challenges coming out of the pandemic. For more on the topic from the RBC Economics and Thought Leadership Team, read our recently released report,Trading Places: Canada’s place in a changing global economy, by following this link.

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Good Medicine: Is the future of healthcare digital? Jun 01, 2021

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To learn more about the companies mentioned in the show and the services they offer, follow the links for Maple, Well Health, and Dialogue.

Last December, the CD Howe Institute published a report on how technology is transforming healthcare called Canada’s Virtual Care Revolution: A Framework for Success. You can read it here.

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New Frontiers: How Canadian Tech is Shaking Up Space May 11, 2021

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To learn about NASA’s Lunar Gateway project — an outpost that supports a return to the lunar surface as well as deep-space exploration — click here. To see how MDA’s AI-powered Canadarm3 will work on the lunar outpost, watch this video.

Curious about what satellites the size of a grilled cheese sandwich can actually do? Follow this link to learn more about Swarm’s tiny two-way communications technology. Sara also mentioned NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative — which provides access to space for small satellites to conduct research. Find out more here.

In this podcast, Theresa also mentioned new research from the RBC Economics and Thought Leadership team on creativity and its role as an emerging power skill. If you’d like to learn more, please click here.

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The Creativity Economy Part 2: From the Classroom to the Boardroom Apr 27, 2021

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To learn more about the companies and institutions who participated in this podcast, visit their websites: I-Think, Sheridan College, Shopify, Lululemon, and Ubisoft Montreal. Richard Florida can be contacted through the strategy firm he founded, the Creative Class Group, and you can also follow him on Twitter; @Richard_Florida. Click the following link to listen to the first episode in this series; The Creativity Economy Part 1: A (New) Power Skill for the 2020s. John also referenced a previous Disruptors episode about gaming and esports, which you can find HERE. You can access RBC’s full research hub on creativity at RBC.com/thoughtleadership.

*Brittany Forsyth has announced she will be stepping down from her role at Shopify effective June, 2021.

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BONUS: Why Blockchain Holds the Key to a Greener Planet Apr 22, 2021

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RBC Tech for Nature is RBC’s multi-year commitment to preserving our natural ecosystem and works with partners to leverage technology and innovation capabilities to solve pressing environmental challenges. Learn more here. To read RBC’s Climate Blueprint, click here.

For details on Blockchain for Climate—and how Joseph and his team are using the BITMO platform to issue and exchange climate credits—click here. For more on EcoTrust Canada, which partners with Blockchain for Climate to implement its blockchain project, click here. Joseph also talks about “Article 6” from the Paris Agreement; if you want to do a deep dive into that seminal international agreement, click here.

For more information on what Datastream is doing to ensure cleaner waters, click here. Carolyn cites a study from WWF-Canada, and how little is known about the quality of watershed health in Canada; more about that study can be discovered here.

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