The NSF I-Corps program at the University of Iowa, led by the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (JPEC), helps researchers, innovators, and early-stage startups explore the commercial potential of their work and make a real impact in the world. Through hands-on customer discovery and the Lean Startup approach, participants learn how to test assumptions, refine their […]
This I-Corps course provides a set of skills and entrepreneurial knowledge that can be applied to any career path. It uses the Lean LaunchPad method to give participants a working knowledge of how to think about their innovation ideas from a business and customer perspective, as well as how to conduct customer discovery interviews; the […]
About the Workshop This Platform Technology Assessment Workshop is designed for innovators who have developed breakthrough and/or early-stage technologies that could be developed for multiple market applications, and who now need to determine a starting point and trajectory to achieve their vision. You will: Refine your understanding of the unique, differentiating […]
Are you interested in taking your innovative idea, technology, or process commercial? Entrepreneurially minded graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, staff, alumni, and local community teams are invited to join the next Michigan Tech I-Corps cohort. The program offered through Michigan Tech is structured around the lean startup teaching methods and principles used by NSF's […]
Workshop Description This engaging webinar is designed for university-affiliated individuals eager to explore and better understand the world of technology commercialization. Targeted toward graduate students, researchers, faculty, and technology transfer professionals, “Pathways to Impact Technology Commercialization Pathways” offers a comprehensive overview of the diverse routes available to bring innovative research to the marketplace. Learning […]
Course Description Nebraska I-Corps - Introduction to Customer Discovery will help you explore the commercial viability of your innovation or business idea. I-Corps uses the Lean LaunchPad approach (also called Lean Startup), and it will help you systematically test key assumptions about your innovation and the customer problems it might be able to solve […]
This free webinar explores project management skills and how they can help you in your academic and professional career. Topics Covered What is Project Management? Project Life Cycle Project Roles & Stakeholders Managing Participation, Teamwork, and Conflict Basic Project Planning Tools & Techniques Recommended Resources Learning Objectives Project management concepts, techniques, and tools to facilitate […]
Do you want to translate your research into impactful real-world applications? Join UW-Madison’s Technology Entrepreneurship Office (TEO) for the I-Corps program! This free, six-week, non-credit, virtual workshop uses evidence-based strategies for achieving entrepreneurial success and is open to research faculty, staff, and students at any higher education institution. With help from NSF I-Corps trained instructors […]
Course Description I-Corps Jumpstart will help you explore the commercial viability of your STEM-based innovation idea. I-Corps uses the Lean LaunchPad approach (also called Lean Startup), and it will help you systematically test key assumptions about your technology and the customer problems it might be able to solve better than current alternatives. This assessment […]
Course Description I-Corps Medical Jumpstart will help you explore the commercial viability of your Medical-based innovation idea. I-Corps uses the Lean LaunchPad approach (also called Lean Startup), and it will help you systematically test key assumptions about your technology and the customer problems it might be able to solve better than current alternatives. This assessment […]
Course Description Turn your ideas into reality with UIC I-Corps! The NSF I-Corps program gives participants an introduction to the Lean Launchpad methodology and familiarize them with the Business Model Canvas and customer discovery. At the conclusion of the program, participants are encouraged to apply for the national level with the NSF I-Corps program […]
Course Description The ISU I-Corps program is a training ground for faculty, postdoctoral, graduate and undergraduate students to learn how to increase the impact of their research by exploring the commercial potential of their research and technology. The five-week curriculum focuses on customer discovery to support the transition of ideas, devices, processes, or intellectual […]
NSF I-CORPS HUB: GREAT LAKES REGION
The NSF I-Corps Hub: Great Lakes Region aims to spur innovation, collaboration, and economic impact in the region. Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, this regional alliance is a network of educational institutions and other partners that educate, support, and connect academic researchers to the entrepreneurial ecosystem across the region.