By Rahim Rezaie, David Watters and Payal Arya L to R above: Rahim Rezaie, PhD, is Executive Director; David B. Watters is President and Founder; and Payal Arya, PhD, is Health Strategy Analyst – all at the Ottawa-based Institute for Collaborative Innovation. When Canadians hear the word “defence” most of us think of soldiers, ships, fighter jets and border security. These matter enormously.