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b'Peter Beaudoin discussed with Liz Nilsen how Strategic Doing can be used to support the Alberta innovation ecosystem\\nFor the transcription of this episode please visit: https://www.rainforestab.ca/yyc-blog/podcast-episode-145-transcription\\nThank you for listening to the Leaders, Innovators and Big Ideas podcast, supported by\\xa0Rainforest Alberta. The podcast that highlights those people who are contributing to and/or supporting the innovation ecosystem in Alberta.Host: Peter Beaudoin\\xa0Peter manages strategy and partnerships for an innovative alliance of energy companies committed to reducing environmental impacts through collaborative R&D efforts. Peter worked for more than 20 years in Asia building and investing in a variety of businesses. His most recent role outside of Canada was with the World Wildlife Fund, where he was the Chief Executive Officer of WWF China, based in Beijing. Prior to that, Peter lived in Hong Kong for 15 years working in the technology industry.\\nGuest: Liz Nilsen is associate director at the Agile Strategy Lab at the University of North Alabama. She guides the growth of Strategic Doing, managing the network of affiliate colleges and universities that are teaching Strategic Doing in undergraduate, graduate, and executive education programs. She also leads the development of new offerings and oversees the training sequence used with faculty and Strategic Doing practitioners worldwide. Formerly in the Purdue Agile Strategy Lab, she has led work in the transformation of engineering education, as well as work with NASA. Prior to coming to Purdue, Liz was part of an initiative to embed innovation and entrepreneurship in undergraduate engineering education. Under Liz\\u2019s guidance, 50 university teams from around the United States learned Strategic Doing and used the discipline to launch more than 500 collaborative efforts in under three years. Liz has an extensive university background and began her career in nonprofit management.\\nPlease be sure to share this episode with everyone you know. If you are interested in being either a host, a guest, or a sponsor of the show, please reach out. We are published in Google Podcasts\\xa0and the\\xa0iTunes store for Apple Podcasts We would be grateful if you could give us a rating as it helps spread the word about the show.\\nShow Quotes:\\n"So the university is in, what\'s called the Shoals area of Alabama, which is best known for music, actually Aretha Franklin and Rolling Stones and all those other people recorded there."\\n"So the first question is what could we do? So what could we do with the assets we already have at our disposal?\\xa0We try to get rid of those questions that say, oh, if only we had a million dollars, oh, if only we had, you know, a bunch more people, what can we do with what we already have? That\'s the first question."\\nCredits...This Episode Sponsored By:\\xa0Community Now! MagazineEpisode Music:\\xa0Tony Del DeganCreator & Producer:\\xa0Al Del Degan'