Innovation isn't a place.It's a state of mind. Rainforest Alberta is an informal organization of people working together to improve Alberta's innovation ecosystem.We want Albertans to know that they don't have to move away to invent, prosper, and move their ideas forward. To that end, our goal is grow the same invisible infrastructure that underlies successful tech communities like Silicon Valley, right here in Alberta.WHY "RAINFOREST"?You might think that a farm or factory would be a better metaphor for generating consistent results — and you're right. Those are two environments where control and proven methods are used to force and perfect the expected result. But, there's no control in innovation. That's why we see it more like a rainforest: a wild, untamed place where the conditions are conducive to healthy new things emerging, growing, and evolving all on their own. CULTURE > MONEYInvestment dollars and big acquisitions make for great headlines. But would you have guessed that a healthier CULTURE of innovation is more essential to Alberta's innovation ecosystem than a new influx of money? Without the right attitude, ideas don't get off the ground. Without trust, team members leave and companies crumble. You can find money, but you have to create culture.