Bloom: The podcast about innovation in Edmonton

Jun 20 2023 48 ep. 35 mins 11

Bloom: The podcast about innovation in Edmonton artwork

Bloom is a podcast about innovation in Edmonton. Learn about the opportunities available in the Edmonton region and hear from local innovators tackling some of the world's biggest challenges. Hosted by Karen Unland.

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Highlights from a trip to Upper Bound

Jun 20 2023 31 mins

Taproot reporters Shayne Giles and Ashley Lavallee-Koenig join Karen Unland to recap what they heard at Upper Bound, Edmonton's annual AI week, and share their thoughts on how artificial intelligence is changing their world.Here are the relevant links for this episode:Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii)Upper Bound ran from May 23 to 26, 2023What we saw and heard at Upper

Amii aims to bridge research and industry

Jan 26 2023 43 mins

Steph Enders of the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) joins Karen Unland to discuss collaborations with TELUS and other partners to harness the power of AI. They also discuss how ChatGPT has ignited an important conversation around ethics.

RUNWITHIT Synthetics dials forward into the future

Jan 19 2023 56 mins

Myrna Bittner of RUNWITHIT Synthetics tells Karen Unland visualizing the future, and guest co-host Lazina Mckenzie of ThresholdImpact Venture Mentoring Service offers insight on what has helped RUNWITHIT succeed.

Making connections and drawing attention with Gail Powley

Jan 12 2023 42 mins

Guest co-host Gail Powley of Technology Alberta joins Karen Unland to discuss what innovators need and what she does to provide it, in addition to catching up on news about Gummy Nutrition Lab, Nanoprecise Sci Corp, Deeleeo, and RUNWITHIT Synthetics.

Looking back at 2022 and ahead to 2023

Jan 05 2023 45 mins

Faaiza Ramji and Karen Unland are joined by Taproot co-founder Mack Male to look back at some of last year's innovation highlights and consider what's to come this year.

Shawn Kanungo goes boldly into the book business

Dec 15 2022 48 mins

Head into the holiday season with Faaiza Ramji's conversation with Shawn Kanungo, author of The Bold Ones. You'll also hear some other business book recommendations and catch up on a couple of innovation-oriented stories.

Accelerators put the pedal to the metal

Dec 08 2022 30 mins

After catching up on Plug and Play Alberta and the rest of the accelerators, Faaiza Ramji and Karen Unland spitball a new accelerator for consumer packaged goods before checking in on some other innovation and investment news.

Clavis Studio helps interior designers show their creativity

Dec 01 2022 43 mins

Abby Aiyeleye of Clavis Studio discusses the evolution of the all-in-one platform for interior designers and its collaboration showcasing Canadian art. Then Karen Unland and Faaiza Ramji discuss some news about DiveThru, 48Hour Discovery, and Startup TNT.

AltaML leader says ethical AI is good business

Nov 24 2022 48 mins

Nicole Janssen, co-founder and co-CEO of AltaML, tells Karen Unland about the business case for responsible AI and how non-technical team members can contribute. Guest host Katrina Ingram of Ethically Aligned AI adds her perspective and looks ahead.

Autism CanTech! helps companies tap talents of neurodivergent youth

Nov 17 2022 38 mins

We learn about Autism CanTech!, an award-winning program that helps young people with autism find meaningful employment. Plus we look at Technology Alberta, an organization that is developing tools to support the same mission.