Collaboration and Innovation Team

Access to Innovation

• Creative problem solvers
• Technology and business subject matter experts
• Synergistic ecosystem of partners

Collaboration Environment

• Digital Sandbox and tools
  • Facilitates rapid experimentation, rapid learning, and decision-making
• Collaboration space for unified working experience across multiple remote locations

Curated Experiences

• Customized experience for the needs of each session.
  • Strategic Planning and Digital Transformation
  • Internet of Things (IoT) and Data Analytics
  • Art of the Possible

Innovation for Complex Problems

• Phased Approach
  We define small iterative experiments to validate assumptions and prove value.
• End-user
  We work with end-users to make sure everything we do meets their needs.
• Solve Business Problems
  We uncover opportunities that solve business problems without an end-solution in mind. We create a solution path that makes sense for you with either SaskTel services or through a partner.
• Come Innovate with Us
  
Meet, collaborate, and be inspired with us. We can help you solve a problem that generates rapid feedback on ROI using a framework appropriate for your domain. Participate in one of our events today.

Many businesses simply do not have the assets, budget or expertise needed to connect, consolidate and analyze their data to optimize their performance. By packaging SaskTel's communication networks, data centres, devices/sensors, cyber security and other assets with Mera's expertise in data management and analytics, we can provide cost-effective, enterprise-grade solutions to organizations of all sizes throughout the province. Businesses, municipalities and First Nations communities now have improved access to the tools and expertise they need to compete and succeed as they evolve with customer expectations and economic opportunities.

Improved agility through data-driven decision making — With effective data and analysis, organizations can gain new insights and make informed, data-driven decisions which can help them optimize their operations in a number of ways including:

• Closely monitor important resources and utilities, such as water, to improve billing and proactively address potential resource losses.
• Track assets to reduce loss, improve safety, security and operational performance.
• Leverage technology to better manage teams and other resources by streamlining workflows.

Support from experienced data specialists — Providing managed services to help build, train and implement solutions focused on specific needs to address knowledge management and succession planning.

Access to enterprise-grade software — Allowing organizations to consolidate multiple data sets from different resources into a single view.

Integration of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions — Providing network connectivity options, sensors and security to support the deployment of IoT solutions.

The Collaboration Centre is our investment in the community and was built with the customer in mind. Located at 1855 Lorne Street in Regina, Saskatchewan, the Collaboration Centre inspires collaboration and innovation.

Every event hosted at the Collaboration Centre is a customized experience focused on the type of session being held. We have hosted hundreds of events, including:

• Innovation and Joint Creation – We work with the various economic development, incubators, and entrepreneurs in our community.
• Innovation and Ideation - We have experience in various approaches for rapid innovation such as OpenSpace Technology and 5x5x5 Innovation.
• Strategic Planning - Whether you have your own facilitators or would like to leverage our expertise and approach, the Collaboration Centre is a great space for planning your future.
• Innovation and Education - We regularly host sessions focused on innovation, collaboration, and development.

Amenities
Our dynamic space can be customized for your needs and features the following:

• Boardroom that seats 16 people
• Ability to open and close the collapsible wall to the boardroom
• A bistro for food and beverages
• Four Cisco WebEx Teams smart boards
• Writable wall space
• Moveable tables to run multiple breakouts

Contact us to be on the invitation list for upcoming public sessions or we can setup a private session just for you and your team.

These labs are purposefully designed and equipped to provide local businesses, university students, researchers, and other innovators with the tools and facilities needed to unlock the full potential of 5G technology and develop innovative solutions that will shape the future of communication and connectivity across Saskatchewan.

Lab users will have access to mobile test devices within the lab and can work with radio frequency parameters. Users will benefit by being able to access workstations and RAN software tools and operational measurement data from the lab site. Allowing users to see how devices interact with the network and parameters looked at when evaluating the performance of a cell site.

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