The mother of invention: Skills for innovation in the post-pandemic world

<p dir="ltr">Much has been made of the negative effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the economy, and the disruption, upheaval and chaos created among the workforce when the world was forced to shut down en masse. But the pandemic has also fueled a surge in innovation, as necessity forced businesses, governments and individuals to find ways to adapt. Not only has it driven the creation of new technologies, it has driven the development of new products and services, changes in processes, the development of new business models, and even shifts in the approach to work itself.</p><p dir="ltr">Yet much still needs to be done to ensure that Canada can keep pace with the accelerating rates of…