Brigitte Lavoie

An academic perspective A university-industry collaboration manager is skilled in the art of matchmaking for scientific impact. The premise is simple: either the academic is looking for industry partners to translate fundamental research or industry is seeking academic partners to further their R&D. The problem is to find ways to meet the right people. Continue reading →

  A whole lot of post it notes or a journey through the three thirds of your mind   I’m not a scholar on creativity.  However, whether I’m in the lab or managing collaborations or learning a new music score, I use creativity every day to solve problems.  I’ve always done so and we all do it without thinking about it.  There are loads of books on creativity and ways to harness our creative potentials so I’m not going to discuss creativity. Continue reading →