Sarah Doyle

Sarah Doyle is director of policy and research at the Brookfield Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Previously she worked at the Centre for Impact Investing at the MaRS Discovery District and for the Privy Council Office. She holds a master of science in international relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Articles by this author

An inclusive, innovation economy requires the right skills

Much of the debate about automation has been polarized between two camps: one fears the advent of robots that will take our jobs, and the other sees technological change as a constant through history that …

Canada’s investments in innovation need to be bolder

The federal government’s $950-million supercluster initiative — a key plank of Canada’s Innovation and Skills Plan — has been slow to get off the ground. However, a new suite of supercluster projects was announced in …

Look to existing models to prepare workers for the future

Headlines about the changing nature of work, automation, and the threat of worker displacement have become hackneyed, and the underlying challenges they point to risk being buried in hype. But, as demonstrated by General Motors …

The role of data and evidence in Canada’s economic recovery

Swift and large-scale investments are being made to restart Canada’s economy in a context of disruption and uncertainty about the future. To ensure these investments have a real impact on people’s lives, on businesses and …