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Wayne Karpoff, CEO of Willowglen Systems
rider experience. In addition, as new technologies to say ‘we’ve always done it like this’. Willowglen
emerge, they can be better deployed on a single competes with technologies from all over the world,
system than the original multiple systems. So, there so it’s incumbent upon their teams to innovate
are immediate benefits and an impact that extends continuously, in order to remain competitive.
for decades into the future. “It’s pretty hard not to Canadian companies often look at the billion-dollar
be proud of that.” competitors in their industries and decide that
they can’t compete. But most innovation comes
The greatest challenge for any technology from smaller and more nimble organizations that
company is inertia. No matter how revolutionary can react to market forces, adapt and launch new
your product when it’s launched, human nature is products much more quickly than the giants can.
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