Research and Reports
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CityXLab Reports
The CityXLab is an interdisciplinary research lab facilitated by Mount Royal University’s Institute for Community Prosperity. It conducts rigorous research on city-building issues by blending the insights and expertise of Calgary-based scholars and professionals from diverse disciplines. The Lab is led by Dr. David Finch of Mount Royal University.
To maximize the impact of our work, CityXLab is committed to the principle of open learning resources. Therefore, we endeavour to ensure that all our work is free and accessible. Below are reports and studies developed by CityXLab and our partners.
Policy Reports
Learning System Reform
Calgary’s Skills Development Framework
Calgary on the Precipice Report 1
Calgary on the Precipice Report 2
Calgary on the Precipice Executive Summary
Youth Mobility
Alberta Youth Mobility Segmentation Study
Alberta Youth Mobility. Work to Live
Alberta Youth Mobility. The Places You Could Go
Alberta Youth Mobility. The New Alberta Talent Advantage
Why Calgary? Starting a Discussion
Why Calgary? The Reputation - Reality Gap
Pilot Projects
Community Embedded Learning Study
Apprenticeship Accelerator YYC Proposal
In the Media
Reinventing how we learn: A report card (Calgary Herald)
Alberta’s Economy is Diversifying, but it Still has Some Challenges to Overcome (Globe & Mail)
Thinking bigger as a city means thinking differently (Calgary Herald)
Why Calgary is no longer an Olympic city (The Conversation)
Calgary 2026 - What we learned from the Olympic-sized errors of the 2026 bid (Calgary Herald)
Calgary 2026 - Four inconvenient truths in Olympic rhetoric (Calgary Herald)
Calgary 2026 - How to face the complexity of a Calgary 2026 decision
Calgary has a secret weapon to keep its best and brightest (Calgary Herald)
Open Learning Lab Opens in Bow Valley Square
Why You Should Let Your Kid Be the Next BlackBerry (Huffington Post)
Don't Let Yourself (Or Your Kid) Be The Next BlackBerry (Huffington Post)
When sponsors face off with the NHL, the empowered fan wins (Globe & Mail)
LearningCITY Insight Briefs
Research Studies
Labour Market Research
A Dynamic Capabilities View of Career Adaptation: An Exploratory Study
An Entrepreneurial View of Universal Work-Integrated Learning
What makes a Product Manager? A Dynamic Capabilities View of Product Management
So You Want to Work in Sports? An Exploratory Study of Sport Business Employability
A Dynamic Capabilities View of Talent Acquisition: Resource Verification and Risk Management
An Exploratory Study of Factors Affecting Undergraduate Employability
Education Policy
The Business School Scorecard: Examining the Systematic Sources of Business School Value
Institutional Biography and Knowledge Dissemination: An Analysis of Canadian Business School Faculty
Active Economy
A social capital view of an Olympic and Paralympic Games bid exploration process
Implications and Impacts of eSports on Business and Society: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Creative Economy
CreativeCITY: Prosperity through the Creative Economy Strategic Guidebook.
CreativeCITY: Prosperity through the Creative Economy
Exploring Calgary’s Creative Economy
The Experience Economy
Sample Experiential Learning Projects
Sector Downtown Visits Strategy
(MRU Student Project)
Career Navigation
(MRU Student Project)
Community Mapping Final Reports
(MRU Student Project)