Vision

"Manitoba is the place where innovation flourishes, ideas grow and people prosper."

Mission

We build the capacity for Manitobans to prosper through innovation by:

• Creating strategic partnerships;
• Encouraging investment;
• Enabling equitable access to the right tools;
• Promoting awareness and knowledge; and
• Championing critical policy development.

Values

STEM's leadership is committed to fostering the following values in our approach to work:

      Targets for a shared working culture:

• The people of Manitoba are at the centre of our vision.
• We seek and embrace opportunities that arise from positive change.
• Collaboration is the cornerstone of our philosophy and sets the groundwork for our actions, as we interact with our stakeholders to help them achieve their goals.
• We value resilient, flexible thinking and actions, remaining unsatisfied with the status quo and with organizational barriers.
• As facilitators, we add value by enabling the exploration of new ideas and knowledge in our strategic priority areas.
• We challenge each other to find better solutions and use innovation as the thread to implement them creatively, employing a long-term, sustainable and strategic view.
• We expect and support risk-taking to achieve our goals.
• Government processes and policies guide us and preserve accountability to citizens, while keeping us focused on government goals.

      Our expectations of our Leaders - that they work to:

• Establish a safe and respectful work environment that nurtures creativity, innovation, organization and productivity;
• Celebrate the achievements of our employees;
• Demonstrate respect for all people and appreciate the diversity of our employees;
• Cultivate an environment that encourages open communication and the exchange of ideas and concerns;
• Provide learning and development opportunities to achieve people development goals.