It’s 11:00 pm.  The OIC2009 48 hour competition has been underway for 4.5 hours. The halls of Prescott Residence are surprisingly quiet – the teams are focused, thinking.  Enter the dorm rooms and you find a different story in each.   Room 1 holds a classic scene.  The three team members sprawled around the room with laptops (and again, all surprisingly only on research sites) notes,...

I’ve been working with TalentBridge for a year now, in a couple of different capacities, and have been able to see a number TalentBridge initiatives through – none so swiftly or as efficiently as OIC.  Steve Robins and Will Armstrong, under the direction, assistance and support of Manu Sharma and with the assistance of Amanda Emmanuel, have been able in a very short period of time...

For those of you who have sat around and complained about the lack of business competitions in town – pay attention.  OIC is exactly what has been missing from the Ottawa business landscape. An intense, fast paced, business competition focused on innovation, applicability, and execution rather than primarily business plan writing (which is a valuable experience, it just tends to be a little...

For the capital of a nation such as Canada, Ottawa brings ‘big city’ caliber with a small-town, homely feel. Amongst its eclectic mix of high-tech, politics and Government driven population, business and innovation are domains that have a large following but are often not recognized or even associated with Ottawa. So how do we bring these hidden gems to the forefront? The Ottawa Innovation Challenge is...