Information session

Join us and learn how our distinct innovation ecosystem is designed differently, and why this difference is the reason we are home to top creators, explorers, and ground-breakers worldwide.

Whether you are a recent math or science graduate, a working professional in operations, business intelligence, or marketing and communications, or simply
interested in advancing your career, this info session will empower you to explore the in-demand field of big data.

Whether you are a recent math or science graduate, a working professional in operations, business intelligence, or marketing and communications, or simply
interested in advancing your career, this info session will empower you to explore the in-demand field of big data.

Come join us on June 20th to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day! We will have a ceremonial fire and Knowledge Keeper Myeengun Henry will be providing a teaching on the Eagle Feather and it’s significance. We will then restore our ceremonial grounds by laying gravel; to follow we will be planting Tobacco.

The Problem Lab presents an information session on the concept of the triple bottom line. A panel of speakers and subject matter experts will speak about the importance of social and environmental considerations that companies can build into their organizations.

A user-centric approach will ensure you build a product that your customers will love. In this session, hosted by Matt Neill (a Concept Coach and Product Designer at Faire), you will learn how to translate user insights into actionable steps that solve problems for your customers!

Stakeholder/customer interviews, when done properly, can help you learn insights that you would not otherwise know. In this workshop, Lynn Haddrall, Journalism Instructor at Conestoga College, will discuss the mentality and technique of conducting effective stakeholder interviews. You will learn how to approach and get the most out of stakeholders and customers through better interviews.

In this workshop, we’ll focus on researching your ideas. After this session, you’ll be able to: articulate research questions about your problem space, identify key library resources and freely available sources that will help with your market and industry research and articulate remaining gaps in your research.

Cornerstone will take participants through a term-long journey and provide extensive guidance to help with customer discovery and validation. Deadline to apply is May 15.

In this must-see workshop, the legendary Professor Larry Smith will discuss what makes an important problem, why pursuing important problems is advantageous for start-up founders and business owners, and how students can uncover important problems.