110-joshua-gansOn June 1st, Canada’s Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity released a new, large report on Canada’s Innovation Imperative. The report came from a task force led by Rotman School of Management Dean and HBR contributor Roger Martin. It paints a worrying picture of Canadian innovation. As Martin wrote, “This comes from a poor innovation record. For a variety of reasons, we are not leading the world in creating innovative products, services, and processes in our businesses and workplaces.” As a consequence, the report is a call for the Canadian government to address Canada’s productivity gap by encouraging innovation and human capital investments.