John Ruffolo - Canada's new economy

<p>In this episode, I chat with John Ruffolo, Founder, OMERS Ventures and Co-Founder - Council of Canadian Innovators.</p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joruffolo/">John Ruffolo</a> name is synonymous with possibilities and the new economy. I first met John when I moderated a panel in support of our mutual friend <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/chitraanand/">Chitra Anand</a> and her incredible book the Greenhouse Approach</p> <p>John was the CEO of <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/company/omers-ventures/">OMERS Ventures</a>. Today John is the co-founder and Vice-Chair of the <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/company/council-of-canadian-innovators/">Council of Canadian Innovators | Conseil Canadien des Innovateurs</a>, on the Board of Communitech, <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/company/ontario-centres-of-excellence/">Ontario Centres of Excellence</a> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-next-big-thing--/">The Next Big Thing</a> and Vice-Chair of the David Suzuki Foundation. John's opinions are sought across the for-profit, and public sectors.</p> <p>I am a massive fan of John's brain, his passion for Canada, and the fact that he pulls no punches. He tells it like it is.</p> <p>In this ten minute chat, John and I talk about a Post-COVID economy and who will be the winners, education, innovation, and what will it take to set this incredible country Canada, up for future success.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Will this finally be the time that Canada is defined by a new economy?  (00:40)</strong></span></p> <ul> <li>John believes that COVID’s impact is doing two fundamental things to the Canadian economy</li> <li>One, it’s exposing the vulnerabilities in our economy and how we interact with one, another</li> <li>Two, we see a rapid acceleration in the adoption of innovation and trends</li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Status quo or back to the old days?  (01:33)</strong></span></p> <ul> <li>Flexibility is going to be absolutely