Stories of Innovation
INNOVATE® Georgia
CGI
Human-centered and strategic
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world. We are insights-driven and outcomes-based to help accelerate returns on your investments. Across 21 industry sectors in 400 locations worldwide, our 90,000 professionals provide comprehensive, scalable, and sustainable IT and business consulting services...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
MOUNTX
Making Real Estate Investments Accessible To Everyone
At MountX we build a safe and simple marketplace that eliminates the inaccessibility and bureaucracy of traditional investments by making real estate investments accessible to everyone, without a large financial investment or previous experience. MountX Real Estate Capital Corp. is creating the next generation of digital financial products to...
INNOVATE™ Botswana Vol.1
ECOHUB (PTY) LTD
“ONE MAN’S WASTE, ANOTHER MAN’S SUSTAINABLE ECO BUILDING”
July 2017 I left my 9-5 job of being a full time Lecturer, and founded Ecohub (Pty) Ltd, a startup that innovatively uses plastic waste combined with other additives to produce affordable, architect designed flat pack ecobricks to build ecohouses. As the only Founder, I took a risk and sold...
INNOVATE® Seattle
Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship
UW’S BUERK CENTER IS IN THE BUSINESS OF IDEAS
Inside the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business is a small office dedicated to helping big entrepreneurial ideas take shape. The Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship offers academic programs and real-world experiences for undergraduate and graduate students interested in the startup process. By empowering early-stage founders to embrace a sense...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
ADELAIDE OVAL-PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES
HOW ADELAIDE OVAL CONTINUES TO REDEFINE THE STADIUM EXPERIENCE AND EMBRACE ITS POTENTIAL
Ask almost any sports fan about Adelaide Oval, and you’ll likely hear a common response – that this storied venue is among the most picturesque anywhere on the planet. And yet its beauty goes much further than skin deep. In a world where stadiums are often monolithic and imposing, Adelaide...
INNOVATE® Maryland
ALEJANDRO ALVAREZ-PRATS
ADVANCING LIFE SCIENCES FROM THE BENCH TO THE WORLD
At the beating heart of one of the most influential biomedical institutions in the world—the National Institutes of Health (NIH)—you’ll find a dedicated scientist quietly shaping the future of human health: Dr. Alejandro Alvarez-Prats. Based at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) on...
INNOVATE™ Montréal
AIR CANADA
AT THE FOREFRONT OF THIS BURGEONING TECHNOLOGY
Air Canada has made it clear that the development and implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) will play a key part of the airline’s future, and it has already established several initiatives within various branches that will have long-term benefits. In the current climate brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
GENLOGS
THEY USED TO TRACK TERRORISTS… NOW THEY TRACK TRUCKS
Like many on September 11th 2001, Ryan Joyce stared in disbelief at the television screens as he watched the second plane hit the World Trade Center in New York City. But it was the next image on the screen that made his heart sink further: the gaping hole and ensuing...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
TFTAK
PIONEERING FOOD INNOVATION
The Center of Food and Fermentation Technologies (TFTAK), a multidisciplinary CRO based in Estonia, has been a driving force in the advancement of food science and biotechnology since its establishment in 2004. With a mission to support companies in refining bio processes and developing groundbreaking food products, TFTAK has established...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
Mintwood Strategies
THE INNOVATORS OF UNOFFICIAL WASHINGTON
There is official Washington you see on TV, which features the National Mall, Congress, and the White House, and there is unofficial Washington, which is home to 700,000 citizens who are denied the ability to electorally participate in official Washington. Mintwood Strategies has carved out a niche in the media...
INNOVATE® Milwaukee
AUGUST BROWN
TRANSFORMING INNOVATION INTO MARKET SUCCESS
INSIGHT. INNOVATE. IMPROVE. August Brown has established itself as a trailblazer in Milwaukee’s innovation ecosystem, bridging the often-daunting gap between research and market execution. Founded by Dr. Gordon Nameni and Erik Vickstrom, this boutique agency has become synonymous with strategic excellence and groundbreaking impact. “It all really started in 2018,”...
INNOVATION Quebec
CDCQ
CCTT EN DÉVELOPPEMENT DE COMPOSITES
Fondé en 1989, le Centre de développement des composites du Québec (CDCQ) est un centre de recherche appliquée affilié et intégré au Cégep de Saint-Jérôme, le seul collège au Québec à offrir le programme de formation technique en Génie des matériaux composites. Adjacent au cégep, le CDCQ possède des infrastructures...
INNOVATE® Milwaukee
MKE TECH HUB
A LEGACY OF INNOVATION DRIVING A FUTURE OF IMPACT
Shaped by a rich industrial legacy, Milwaukee is evolving into a beacon of modern innovation. With biohealth, AI, water, energy technology, smart manufacturing, and financial services leading the way, Milwaukee’s dynamic ecosystem is not only thriving, but attracting attention from investors, entrepreneurs, and innovators worldwide. Here, tradition meets technology, and...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
ABEXUS
BIG DATA IS WHAT WE DO
ABEXUS Analytics is a tech company which specializes in Extracting, Analyzing and Visualizing data. Even though this process is either somewhat automated within large firms, or totally neglected within small and medium companies, there remains a gap which ABEXUS is ready to fill. That is, not all numbers are created...
Global Innovation Spotlight
Shaping Tomorrow's Workforce:
4 Tools For Productivity And Innovation
Employees are undeniably the lifeblood of any organization, as they bring energy (a pulse) that beats through every project, idea, and achievement, so a thriving workforce isn’t just a strategic necessity but the secret to success in business. Your business depends on a strong workforce, now and in the future,...
Global Innovation Spotlight
More Than Play:
How an AI Companion Can Turn Screen Time Into Growth Time
“Screen time.”Two simple words — and a thousand questions for parents. Is my child spending too much time with a tablet?What are they watching?Is it just entertainment — or something more?And most of all: Is this helping them grow, or slowly replacing real connection? It’s a real and valid concern.Research continues...
INNOVATION Quebec
UNITÉ DE SOUTIEN(SSA) QUÉBEC
Working together for a Learning Health System
We cannot do the same thing repeatedly and expect a different result. That is why we need to rethink our health system and innovate to make it a learning system. The collective challenge of continuously improving Quebec’s health care system is significant. How can we achieve the necessary change? By...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
APXIUM
THE “SAAS+FINTECH” PLAYBOOK TAKING ON THE BANKS AND GOING GLOBAL
From joint manager of the world’s largest gold hedging book – to precious metals trader of a global commodities group in the U.K. – Jeremy Coombe is not your typical tech startup Founder. So, how does one break the mould of the “institutionalised mindset” that is the very cause of...
INNOVATE® Austin Volume 2
TROY JESSEE CONSTRUCTION
CARE BY DESIGN
“An emphasis on long-term relationships, coupled with an ethic that treats everyone with the highest degree of respect, has created beautiful construction and bonds that enrich the community.” How much architecture can you fit in a building? That’s a line as old as the construction industry itself – and one...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
Enduvo’s
No-Code Platform Enables Anyone With the Power to Create and Share Immersive Content Within Their Organizations and the Metaverse
Enduvo was born at the University of Illinois and initially funded through a Jump Applied Research for Community Health through Engineering and Simulation (ARCHES) grant. These grants support collaborative research and development between OSF Healthcare and the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria. Dr. Matt Bramlet, Justin Drawz,...
INNOVATE® Blockchain
TECH LIT
IS A STARTUP LOCATED IN THE MIAMI AREA, FOUNDED BY BLOCKCHAIN VETERAN AND QTUM COO MIGUEL PALENCIA IN SEPTEMBER 2021. TECH LIT IS BASED IN MIAMI AND SPECIALIZES IN BLOCKCHAIN GAMING AND THE METAVERSE
THE GROWING METAVERSEThe metaverse future is coming faster than anyone has ever anticipated. The growth of the NFT ecosystem and the pandemic enforced work-from-home scenarios have had an indelible impact on how we interact with our digital selves in the future. The very fact that a giant trillion-dollar company like...
INNOVATE® Milwaukee
CODEBABY
AI THAT ENHANCES HUMAN CAPACITY
As AI reshapes industries, CodeBaby leads in emotionally intelligent, human-centric AI. Specializing in real-time, 3D animated avatars, CodeBaby bridges the gap between automation and authentic interaction—enhancing, rather than replacing, human capacity. Founded to improve communication and accessibility, CodeBaby redefines engagement in education, healthcare, customer service and workforce training. By merging...
INNOVATE™ Botswana Vol.1
HOLLARD
A BUSINESS WITH A HEAD AND A HEART
Hollard has had purpose at its core from its inception as a family business 41 years ago. The Enthoven family had a vision to build a company with a head and a heart – one that would be as conscious of its impact on society as it was about its...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
M&C SAATCHI ABEL
SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE M&C SAATCHI ABEL STORY IS ONE OF AUDACITY, TENACITY AND AN UNWAVERING BELIEF THAT ALL PROBLEMS CAN BE SOLVED WITH HOT CREATIVITY
What began as an unfurnished open space on the fourth floor of The Hudson Building in De Waterkant, Cape Town, with 13 people in 2010, is today a growing agency with over 250 talented, creative and diverse people, across a Cape Town and Johannesburg campus, and an agency that has...
INNOVATE® Georgia
CGI
Human-centered and strategic
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world. We are insights-driven and outcomes-based to help accelerate returns on your investments. Across 21 industry sectors in 400 locations worldwide, our 90,000 professionals provide comprehensive, scalable, and sustainable IT and business consulting services...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
MOUNTX
Making Real Estate Investments Accessible To Everyone
At MountX we build a safe and simple marketplace that eliminates the inaccessibility and bureaucracy of traditional investments by making real estate investments accessible to everyone, without a large financial investment or previous experience. MountX Real Estate Capital Corp. is creating the next generation of digital financial products to...
INNOVATE™ Botswana Vol.1
ECOHUB (PTY) LTD
“ONE MAN’S WASTE, ANOTHER MAN’S SUSTAINABLE ECO BUILDING”
July 2017 I left my 9-5 job of being a full time Lecturer, and founded Ecohub (Pty) Ltd, a startup that innovatively uses plastic waste combined with other additives to produce affordable, architect designed flat pack ecobricks to build ecohouses. As the only Founder, I took a risk and sold...
INNOVATE® Seattle
Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship
UW’S BUERK CENTER IS IN THE BUSINESS OF IDEAS
Inside the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business is a small office dedicated to helping big entrepreneurial ideas take shape. The Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship offers academic programs and real-world experiences for undergraduate and graduate students interested in the startup process. By empowering early-stage founders to embrace a sense...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
ADELAIDE OVAL-PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES
HOW ADELAIDE OVAL CONTINUES TO REDEFINE THE STADIUM EXPERIENCE AND EMBRACE ITS POTENTIAL
Ask almost any sports fan about Adelaide Oval, and you’ll likely hear a common response – that this storied venue is among the most picturesque anywhere on the planet. And yet its beauty goes much further than skin deep. In a world where stadiums are often monolithic and imposing, Adelaide...
INNOVATE® Maryland
ALEJANDRO ALVAREZ-PRATS
ADVANCING LIFE SCIENCES FROM THE BENCH TO THE WORLD
At the beating heart of one of the most influential biomedical institutions in the world—the National Institutes of Health (NIH)—you’ll find a dedicated scientist quietly shaping the future of human health: Dr. Alejandro Alvarez-Prats. Based at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) on...
INNOVATE™ Montréal
AIR CANADA
AT THE FOREFRONT OF THIS BURGEONING TECHNOLOGY
Air Canada has made it clear that the development and implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) will play a key part of the airline’s future, and it has already established several initiatives within various branches that will have long-term benefits. In the current climate brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
GENLOGS
THEY USED TO TRACK TERRORISTS… NOW THEY TRACK TRUCKS
Like many on September 11th 2001, Ryan Joyce stared in disbelief at the television screens as he watched the second plane hit the World Trade Center in New York City. But it was the next image on the screen that made his heart sink further: the gaping hole and ensuing...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
TFTAK
PIONEERING FOOD INNOVATION
The Center of Food and Fermentation Technologies (TFTAK), a multidisciplinary CRO based in Estonia, has been a driving force in the advancement of food science and biotechnology since its establishment in 2004. With a mission to support companies in refining bio processes and developing groundbreaking food products, TFTAK has established...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
Mintwood Strategies
THE INNOVATORS OF UNOFFICIAL WASHINGTON
There is official Washington you see on TV, which features the National Mall, Congress, and the White House, and there is unofficial Washington, which is home to 700,000 citizens who are denied the ability to electorally participate in official Washington. Mintwood Strategies has carved out a niche in the media...
INNOVATE® Milwaukee
AUGUST BROWN
TRANSFORMING INNOVATION INTO MARKET SUCCESS
INSIGHT. INNOVATE. IMPROVE. August Brown has established itself as a trailblazer in Milwaukee’s innovation ecosystem, bridging the often-daunting gap between research and market execution. Founded by Dr. Gordon Nameni and Erik Vickstrom, this boutique agency has become synonymous with strategic excellence and groundbreaking impact. “It all really started in 2018,”...
INNOVATION Quebec
CDCQ
CCTT EN DÉVELOPPEMENT DE COMPOSITES
Fondé en 1989, le Centre de développement des composites du Québec (CDCQ) est un centre de recherche appliquée affilié et intégré au Cégep de Saint-Jérôme, le seul collège au Québec à offrir le programme de formation technique en Génie des matériaux composites. Adjacent au cégep, le CDCQ possède des infrastructures...
INNOVATE® Milwaukee
MKE TECH HUB
A LEGACY OF INNOVATION DRIVING A FUTURE OF IMPACT
Shaped by a rich industrial legacy, Milwaukee is evolving into a beacon of modern innovation. With biohealth, AI, water, energy technology, smart manufacturing, and financial services leading the way, Milwaukee’s dynamic ecosystem is not only thriving, but attracting attention from investors, entrepreneurs, and innovators worldwide. Here, tradition meets technology, and...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
ABEXUS
BIG DATA IS WHAT WE DO
ABEXUS Analytics is a tech company which specializes in Extracting, Analyzing and Visualizing data. Even though this process is either somewhat automated within large firms, or totally neglected within small and medium companies, there remains a gap which ABEXUS is ready to fill. That is, not all numbers are created...
Global Innovation Spotlight
Shaping Tomorrow's Workforce:
4 Tools For Productivity And Innovation
Employees are undeniably the lifeblood of any organization, as they bring energy (a pulse) that beats through every project, idea, and achievement, so a thriving workforce isn’t just a strategic necessity but the secret to success in business. Your business depends on a strong workforce, now and in the future,...
Global Innovation Spotlight
More Than Play:
How an AI Companion Can Turn Screen Time Into Growth Time
“Screen time.”Two simple words — and a thousand questions for parents. Is my child spending too much time with a tablet?What are they watching?Is it just entertainment — or something more?And most of all: Is this helping them grow, or slowly replacing real connection? It’s a real and valid concern.Research continues...
INNOVATION Quebec
UNITÉ DE SOUTIEN(SSA) QUÉBEC
Working together for a Learning Health System
We cannot do the same thing repeatedly and expect a different result. That is why we need to rethink our health system and innovate to make it a learning system. The collective challenge of continuously improving Quebec’s health care system is significant. How can we achieve the necessary change? By...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
APXIUM
THE “SAAS+FINTECH” PLAYBOOK TAKING ON THE BANKS AND GOING GLOBAL
From joint manager of the world’s largest gold hedging book – to precious metals trader of a global commodities group in the U.K. – Jeremy Coombe is not your typical tech startup Founder. So, how does one break the mould of the “institutionalised mindset” that is the very cause of...
INNOVATE® Austin Volume 2
TROY JESSEE CONSTRUCTION
CARE BY DESIGN
“An emphasis on long-term relationships, coupled with an ethic that treats everyone with the highest degree of respect, has created beautiful construction and bonds that enrich the community.” How much architecture can you fit in a building? That’s a line as old as the construction industry itself – and one...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
Enduvo’s
No-Code Platform Enables Anyone With the Power to Create and Share Immersive Content Within Their Organizations and the Metaverse
Enduvo was born at the University of Illinois and initially funded through a Jump Applied Research for Community Health through Engineering and Simulation (ARCHES) grant. These grants support collaborative research and development between OSF Healthcare and the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria. Dr. Matt Bramlet, Justin Drawz,...
INNOVATE® Blockchain
TECH LIT
IS A STARTUP LOCATED IN THE MIAMI AREA, FOUNDED BY BLOCKCHAIN VETERAN AND QTUM COO MIGUEL PALENCIA IN SEPTEMBER 2021. TECH LIT IS BASED IN MIAMI AND SPECIALIZES IN BLOCKCHAIN GAMING AND THE METAVERSE
THE GROWING METAVERSEThe metaverse future is coming faster than anyone has ever anticipated. The growth of the NFT ecosystem and the pandemic enforced work-from-home scenarios have had an indelible impact on how we interact with our digital selves in the future. The very fact that a giant trillion-dollar company like...
INNOVATE® Milwaukee
CODEBABY
AI THAT ENHANCES HUMAN CAPACITY
As AI reshapes industries, CodeBaby leads in emotionally intelligent, human-centric AI. Specializing in real-time, 3D animated avatars, CodeBaby bridges the gap between automation and authentic interaction—enhancing, rather than replacing, human capacity. Founded to improve communication and accessibility, CodeBaby redefines engagement in education, healthcare, customer service and workforce training. By merging...
INNOVATE™ Botswana Vol.1
HOLLARD
A BUSINESS WITH A HEAD AND A HEART
Hollard has had purpose at its core from its inception as a family business 41 years ago. The Enthoven family had a vision to build a company with a head and a heart – one that would be as conscious of its impact on society as it was about its...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
M&C SAATCHI ABEL
SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE M&C SAATCHI ABEL STORY IS ONE OF AUDACITY, TENACITY AND AN UNWAVERING BELIEF THAT ALL PROBLEMS CAN BE SOLVED WITH HOT CREATIVITY
What began as an unfurnished open space on the fourth floor of The Hudson Building in De Waterkant, Cape Town, with 13 people in 2010, is today a growing agency with over 250 talented, creative and diverse people, across a Cape Town and Johannesburg campus, and an agency that has...