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What works in Waterloo

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5
evaluated practices
59/100
average quality score
0%
strong evidence, of 5 assessed
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Evidence snapshot for Waterloo

The Waterloo region has developed a significant startup and innovation ecosystem anchored by two major institutions. Velocity, the University of Waterloo's startup incubator founded in 2008, has supported 400+ companies that have raised $4.3 billion and created 5,000+ jobs by 2023, while Communitech, established in 1997, has supported 1,400+ technology companies and operates a 120,000 sq ft innovation campus—with Waterloo Region ranked as having the world's 2nd-highest startup density. More recent Communitech data shows 1,164 member companies that have collectively raised CAD $400.78 million. However, Communitech itself acknowledges it does not publish audited data on revenue or jobs generated by supported companies, and the ecosystem's success is partly attributable to unique local factors (University of Waterloo's co-op programme, proximity to Toronto and US markets) that may not be easily transferable elsewhere.

Drawn from: Velocity — University of Waterloo's Startup Incubator · Communitech — Waterloo Region's Tech Innovation Hub · Prodigy Education — AI-adaptive math game with ESSA Tier 3 evidence, developed in Canada · Communitech · Crowdmark — Canadian AI-Assisted Grading Platform Scaled Campus-Wide at the University of Waterloo

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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers

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Strengths

Scalability & sustainability +21 pts 87 here · 66 average

Evidence of learning impact +20 pts 50 here · 30 average

Evidence of impact / measured results +18 pts 78 here · 60 average

Teacher capability & pedagogy +11 pts 50 here · 39 average

Multi-stakeholder collaboration +10 pts 89 here · 78 average

Weaknesses

Innovation -9 pts 56 here · 64 average

Transparency, ethics & data protection -17 pts 33 here · 50 average

Inclusiveness / equity -19 pts 22 here · 41 average

Equity & inclusion -37 pts 17 here · 54 average

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Score profile vs peers

Scalability & sustainability
87 · 66
Evidence of learning impact
50 · 30
Evidence of impact / measured results
78 · 60
Teacher capability & pedagogy
50 · 39
Multi-stakeholder collaboration
89 · 78
Sustainability / continuity
78 · 80
Transferability / demonstrated replication
56 · 59
Innovation
56 · 64
Transparency, ethics & data protection
33 · 50
Inclusiveness / equity
22 · 41
Equity & inclusion
17 · 54

Coloured bar: Waterloo. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.

Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more

Top good practices here

Velocity — University of Waterloo's Startup Incubator · 71

Communitech — Waterloo Region's Tech Innovation Hub · 71

Prodigy Education — AI-adaptive math game with ESSA Tier 3 evidence, developed in Canada · 53

Communitech · 52

Crowdmark — Canadian AI-Assisted Grading Platform Scaled Campus-Wide at the University of Waterloo · 47

Each number is the practice's overall 0–100 quality score against its catalogue's rubric. Know more

Recommended to adopt or replicate

Transferable practices from elsewhere that address this place's gaps.

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Digital Green — Video-Mediated Agricultural Extension · fit 100/100

  • Backed by strong evidence
  • Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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Kartu Prakerja – National Digital Skills and Financial Inclusion Programme · fit 100/100

  • Backed by strong evidence
  • Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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Copenhagen Business Hub (Erhvervshus Hovedstaden) · fit 90/100

  • Rated highly transferable
  • Backed by strong evidence
  • Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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Smart City Wien Framework Strategy · fit 82/100

  • Rated highly transferable
  • Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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Ciudad Mujer — El Salvador's Integrated Women's Services Programme · fit 100/100

  • Rated highly transferable
  • Backed by strong evidence
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SASA! Community Mobilisation Programme against Intimate Partner Violence — Uganda · fit 100/100

  • Rated highly transferable
  • Backed by strong evidence
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Rwanda's Land Tenure Regularization Programme — Titling Land in Women's Names · fit 90/100

  • Rated highly transferable
  • Backed by strong evidence
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Sweden's Barnahus (Children's House) — Multidisciplinary One-Stop Centres for Child Victims of Sexual Abuse and Violence · fit 90/100

  • Rated highly transferable
  • Backed by strong evidence

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