Idea Incubation Cohort Learning Program Info Session

730 Commonwealth Avenue,Boston MA 02215

07 September, 2021

Description

Come to this Info Session to learn about our new Idea Incubation Fall Cohort Learning Program! Come learn about our new Idea Incubation Fall Cohort Learning Program and how it fits into our lineup of programs that help you develop ideas and turn them into real ventures (for-profit or non-profit) or impactful projects! This info session also includes a Q&A time for you to ask any questions you may have about the program. The Idea Incubation Fall Cohort Learning Program is a new, 7-week program that we are launching this Fall! Through this program you will learn the foundational topics—design thinking, customer discovery, market research, business model development, and market sizing —for developing high-potential innovation ideas with a cohort of like-minded peers. These concepts and skills are greatly valued in various career paths! This program will include: • four learning evenings • working on an idea in-between sessions (you decide whether to continue working on the idea after the program) • a short final presentation during the last learning evening At the end of the program, you will get to compete for seed grants and a best demonstrated learning prize that are each worth $500. You will also receive a Customer Discovery Practitioner Badge (micro-credential you could display on your LinkedIn profile)! Program application opens on 9/1 (Wednesday) and will close on 9/19 (Sunday). The size of the cohort is capped at 30. Applicants will be notified on acceptance into the program by 9/21. You don’t need to have an idea to join this program! Innovate@BU is a University-wide initiative to enable all BU Terriers to become drivers of innovation in their own lives, careers, and communities. Innovate@BU's physical home, the BUild Lab IDG Capital Student Innovation Center, hosts experiential learning programs that foster an entrepreneurial mindset and help students develop innovation, communication, and collaboration skills. Check out more Innovate@BU events! Innovate@BU is a University-wide initiative to enable all BU Terriers to become drivers of innovation in their own lives, careers, and communities. Its physical home, the BUild Lab IDG Capital Student Innovation Center, hosts experiential learning programs that foster an entrepreneurial mindset by teaching innovation, communication, and collaboration skills.