District 3 Innovation Hub


District 3, Concordia's centre for innovation and entrepreneurship, connects Concordia students from all disciplines with mentors, industry, and faculty members to develop the skills of "innovation citizenship," improving the world as change agents and leaders in technology entrepreneurship.

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If you’re looking to develop any kind of project, understanding how to talk and empathize with your audience is an essential ability. This session will provide you with the opportunity to practice asking good questions and harnessing your curiosity to bring the highest quality information to your interviews and conversations. Not only will it directly improve your decision-making abilities, but it also will help you form meaningful relationships and deeper understandings.

 

The entrepreneurial skill of interviews – both formal and informal – is key to many aspects of both start-up and professional life. By learning how to ask questions and truly listen for answers, you will learn how to extract powerful insights that can propel your ideas forward and bring them to life.

  • 04 October
  • 14:00 - 16:00
  • Sir George Williams

Do you have entrepreneurship on your mind? Come learn about entrepreneurial mindsets and approaches that can help you implement an entrepreneurship frame of mind to your work life, school life, and every day. Join us to discover what a problem-oriented approach is, how it saves you time, and how it will help you to build confidence in the projects and products that you develop.

 

This workshop is for you whether you’re just curious about entrepreneurship, or you already have an idea that you’re looking to launch into the world – come learn with us in the innovative space of District3!

  • 25 January
  • 13:00 - 15:00
  • Sir George Williams

Do you have entrepreneurship on your mind? Come learn about entrepreneurial mindsets and approaches that can help you implement an entrepreneurship frame of mind to your work life, school life, and every day. Join us to discover what a problem-oriented approach is, how it saves you time, and how it will help you to build confidence in the projects and products that you develop.

 

This workshop is for you whether you’re just curious about entrepreneurship, or you already have an idea that you’re looking to launch into the world – come learn with us in the innovative space of District3!

  • 25 January
  • 13:30 - 15:30
  • Online

Do you have entrepreneurship on your mind? Come learn about entrepreneurial mindsets and approaches that can help you implement an entrepreneurship frame of mind to your work life, school life, and every day. Join us to discover what a problem-oriented approach is, how it saves you time, and how it will help you to build confidence in the projects and products that you develop.

 

This workshop is for you whether you’re just curious about entrepreneurship, or you already have an idea that you’re looking to launch into the world – come learn with us in the innovative space of District3!

  • 27 September
  • 14:00 - 16:00
  • Sir George Williams

Do you have entrepreneurship on your mind? Come learn about entrepreneurial mindsets and approaches that can help you implement an entrepreneurship frame of mind to your work life, school life, and every day. Join us to discover what a problem-oriented approach is, how it saves you time, and how it will help you to build confidence in the projects and products that you develop.

 

This workshop is for you whether you’re just curious about entrepreneurship, or you already have an idea that you’re looking to launch into the world – come learn with us in the innovative space of District3!

  • 23 September
  • 14:00 - 16:00
  • Online

Are you a perfectionist? An over-thinker? Stickler for the details?

 

In this workshop, you will live through the uncomfortable experience of jumping into prototyping – an iterative process that takes ideas and makes them tangible for testing - without having all the information.

 

What can we gain from this practice? Join us to see what insights you can learn from immediately trying something out, so that you can move forward with a project and break out of the cycle of endless planning.

  • 15 February
  • 13:00 - 15:00
  • Sir George Williams
Do you have an idea that you would like to explore and test in order to have a plan for a viable startup? Do you wish to enhance your employability skills for the startup world and beyond? Or do you want to simply further your understanding of what it takes to be innovative and entrepreneurial?

District 3 (D3) will guide you to the successful completion of Udacity’s “How to Build a Startup: The Lean LaunchPad course” through a hybrid of self-directed online learning and in-person group discussions over four weeks. See: https://www.udacity.com/course/how-to-build-a-startup--ep245.

This facilitated learning experience will provide you with a proven framework for building a startup concept and help you produce a comprehensive plan for its next steps. Weekly interactive sessions will be facilitated by experienced D3 facilitators, who will keep you inspired and on track to take your ideas and skills further, following completion of the course.
 
  • 28 October - 18 November
  • 14:00 - 15:30
  • Sir George Williams

If you’re looking to develop any kind of project, understanding how to talk and empathize with your audience is an essential ability. This session will provide you with the opportunity to practice asking good questions and harnessing your curiosity to bring the highest quality information to your interviews and conversations. Not only will it directly improve your decision-making abilities, but it also will help you form meaningful relationships and deeper understandings.

 

The entrepreneurial skill of interviews – both formal and informal – is key to many aspects of both start-up and professional life. By learning how to ask questions and truly listen for answers, you will learn how to extract powerful insights that can propel your ideas forward and bring them to life.

  • 01 February
  • 13:00 - 15:00
  • Sir George Williams
Design Thinking is a method that helps people with any background become more effective at brainstorming and iterating quickly during projects. In this session, we will experience the steps and methods involved in Design Thinking and apply them right away within tight timeframes. Through practice and discussion, we will learn what it means to use Design Thinking, when it’s most effective, and how it can be used in your own projects.
 
  • 21 March
  • 13:00 - 15:00
  • Sir George Williams
Design Thinking is a method that helps people with any background become more effective at brainstorming and iterating quickly during projects. In this session, we will experience the steps and methods involved in Design Thinking and apply them right away within tight timeframes. Through practice and discussion, we will learn what it means to use Design Thinking, when it’s most effective, and how it can be used in your own projects.
 
  • 23 February
  • 13:30 - 15:30
  • Sir George Williams
Design Thinking is a method that helps people with any background become more effective at brainstorming and iterating quickly during projects. In this session, we will experience the steps and methods involved in Design Thinking and apply them right away within tight timeframes. Through practice and discussion, we will learn what it means to use Design Thinking, when it’s most effective, and how it can be used in your own projects.
 
  • 01 November
  • 14:00 - 16:00
  • Sir George Williams
Design Thinking is a method that helps people with any background become more effective at brainstorming and iterating quickly during projects. In this session, we will experience the steps and methods involved in Design Thinking and apply them right away within tight timeframes. Through practice and discussion, we will learn what it means to use Design Thinking, when it’s most effective, and how it can be used in your own projects.
 
  • 21 October
  • 14:00 - 16:00
  • Sir George Williams

If you’re looking to develop any kind of project, understanding how to talk and empathize with your audience is an essential ability. This session will provide you with the opportunity to practice asking good questions and harnessing your curiosity to bring the highest quality information to your interviews and conversations. Not only will it directly improve your decision-making abilities, but it also will help you form meaningful relationships and deeper understandings.

 

The entrepreneurial skill of interviews – both formal and informal – is key to many aspects of both start-up and professional life. By learning how to ask questions and truly listen for answers, you will learn how to extract powerful insights that can propel your ideas forward and bring them to life.

  • 09 February
  • 13:30 - 15:30
  • Sir George Williams

If you’re looking to develop any kind of project, understanding how to talk and empathize with your audience is an essential ability. This session will provide you with the opportunity to practice asking good questions and harnessing your curiosity to bring the highest quality information to your interviews and conversations. Not only will it directly improve your decision-making abilities, but it also will help you form meaningful relationships and deeper understandings.

 

The entrepreneurial skill of interviews – both formal and informal – is key to many aspects of both start-up and professional life. By learning how to ask questions and truly listen for answers, you will learn how to extract powerful insights that can propel your ideas forward and bring them to life.

  • 30 September
  • 14:00 - 16:00
  • Online

Are you a perfectionist? An over-thinker? Stickler for the details?

 

In this workshop, you will live through the uncomfortable experience of jumping into prototyping – an iterative process that takes ideas and makes them tangible for testing - without having all the information.

 

What can we gain from this practice? Join us to see what insights you can learn from immediately trying something out, so that you can move forward with a project and break out of the cycle of endless planning.

  • 25 October
  • 14:00 - 16:00
  • Sir George Williams
You have 30 seconds to pitch your most brilliant idea to a stranger. How do you introduce yourself? and what do you choose to say?

This workshop will help you tell your story and build an effective elevator pitch that captures the listener's attention and leaves them curious to know more about you and your idea.

You only get one chance to pitch your idea... Make it count!

 
  • 02 February
  • 13:30 - 15:30
  • Online
You have 30 seconds to pitch your most brilliant idea to a stranger. How do you introduce yourself? and what do you choose to say?

This workshop will help you tell your story and build an effective elevator pitch that captures the listener's attention and leaves them curious to know more about you and your idea.

You only get one chance to pitch your idea... Make it count!

 
  • 07 October
  • 14:00 - 16:00
  • Online
You have 30 seconds to pitch your most brilliant idea to a stranger. How do you introduce yourself? and what do you choose to say?

This workshop will help you tell your story and build an effective elevator pitch that captures the listener's attention and leaves them curious to know more about you and your idea.

You only get one chance to pitch your idea... Make it count!

 
  • 08 February
  • 13:00 - 15:00
  • Sir George Williams
You have 30 seconds to pitch your most brilliant idea to a stranger. How do you introduce yourself? and what do you choose to say?

This workshop will help you tell your story and build an effective elevator pitch that captures the listener's attention and leaves them curious to know more about you and your idea.

You only get one chance to pitch your idea... Make it count!

 
  • 18 October
  • 14:00 - 16:00
  • Sir George Williams

Are you a perfectionist? An over-thinker? Stickler for the details?

 

In this workshop, you will live through the uncomfortable experience of jumping into prototyping – an iterative process that takes ideas and makes them tangible for testing - without having all the information.

 

What can we gain from this practice? Join us to see what insights you can learn from immediately trying something out, so that you can move forward with a project and break out of the cycle of endless planning.

  • 16 February
  • 13:30 - 15:30
  • Sir George Williams

Are you a perfectionist? An over-thinker? Stickler for the details?

 

In this workshop, you will live through the uncomfortable experience of jumping into prototyping – an iterative process that takes ideas and makes them tangible for testing - without having all the information.

 

What can we gain from this practice? Join us to see what insights you can learn from immediately trying something out, so that you can move forward with a project and break out of the cycle of endless planning.

  • 14 October
  • 14:00 - 16:00
  • Online