At ICUBE UTM, our goal is to offer a plethora of resources, programs, workshops and mentorship for people who are changing the world. One of our wonderful programs is the Ideation Lab, a semester and cohort based offering aimed at helping students, alumni, and Peel residents in the ideation phase of starting their business. Whether you have been building an invention, dreaming of starting a non-profit, or see a nagging problem that you know you could fix – this program will help you make it happen.
We have run the Ideation Lab for two years now, and are currently going into our third. However, this offering is unique. Firstly, it is operating mostly virtually, except for during the summer when we will be integrating some international visitors into the program. This summer, as part of the African Impact Challenge, our international participants are founders in healthcare from Africa!
Further, this Fall, we will be partnering with Nobellum, an organization focused on supporting Black founders in STEM innovation. Their focus is on “strengthening the Black business ecosystem” (read more about Nobellum here). This partnership will entail us integrating Nobellum’s Black founders in STEM into our virtual offering in the Fall, as well as providing them with coaches. Due to this exciting partnership, the accepted cohort for the Fall term is usually a bit larger, and offers more opportunities for networking with fellow founders.
The Ideation Lab promises to be an exciting and challenging experience, complete with a culminating competition at the end of each semester to provide members an opportunity to practice their pitches and win prize money! The application period for the Fall offering will open on July 22nd and close on September 13th.
