David B Watters

Put simply, Canada is facing a period of unprecedented challenges with a weak hand: declining productivity and erosion of our standard of living arising in large measure from the steady worsening of our innovation performance.

Source: Unsplash In his October 20, 2025 opinion piece for The Hill Times , "Innovation for a public purpose", Institute for Collaborative Innovation President David Watters argues that all federal support for innovation should be designed to serve a clear public purpose. He writes that since public money is used by governments to support innovation, its effectiveness must be measured by the public benefits it provides to citizens to improve their quality of life. David also points out that...

We are pleased to announce that David Watters, President of ICI Canada, has been featured in the inaugural launch of GA Lens, a new strategic insights series by Global Advantage Consulting Group.