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Conduct a minimum of 30 interest holder and expert interviews (businesses, post-secondary, investors, tech workers, startup founders, and non-profit) to identify and confirm critical elements of a local innovation ecosystem
City of Maple Ridge Corporate Plan

Description

Insights from interviews with key interest holders will help shape the City’s Innovation Ecosystem Action Plan by clarifying local strengths, gaps, partnership opportunities, and priority actions for fostering the development of an innovation ecosystem, which is an important contributor to innovation-driven economic growth. The City will conduct at least 30 interviews with key interest holders—including businesses, post-secondary institutions, investors, tech workers, startup founders, and non-profit organizations—to identify and validate the critical components of Maple Ridge’s emerging (and future growing) innovation ecosystem.

KR End Date

6/30/26

Complete?

No

Completed Date

N/A

KR Public Update

Progress on this key result is well underway.  The City has hosted a focus group with entrepreneurs and organizers of local AI meetup events in late 2025 and will continue to host additional such engagements following the City's various startup and innovation ecosystem events.  The combination of startup/innovation events, which aim to surface prospective entrepreneurs and other ecosystem participants, along with direct engagement via focus groups, will allow the City to effectively assess and understand the opportunity to build a vibrant ecosystem and support an innovation-based economy.  Through this two-pronged approach, along with one-on-one discussions with businesses and entrepreneurs, the City will gather a fulsome view of the needs and opportunities within the community.