The Regional I-Corps at Dakota State University is a five-week program designed to help teams with AI-driven innovations evaluate the commercial potential of their technology. Tailored for researchers and entrepreneurs working in artificial intelligence or AI-enabled solutions, this cohort blends instruction and hands-on customer discovery to clarify real market needs and opportunities. Participants learn to […]
Applications are currently not being taken for this cohort. Schedule Session 1: Tuesday, February 3, 2pm - 3:15pm CT Session 2: Thursday, February 5, 2pm - 3:15pm CT Session 3: Tuesday, February 10, 2pm - 3:15pm CT Session 4: Thursday, February 12, 2pm - 3:15pm CT Session 5: Tuesday, February 17, 2pm - 3:15pm CT […]
By participating in this I-Corps cohort, your team will learn how to use the scientific method to validate the translational potential of your technology. This is about equipping your team with tools to translate research into solutions that matter. Regional I-Corps offers a unique opportunity to begin assessing the value proposition of your technology […]
Enroll in this free innovation cohort focused on customer discovery. I-Corps is designed to equip participants with skills for designing products and services that benefit customers. Gain insights for developing a strategy to transition technology from lab to market. The course provides structured lectures and best practices to support teams in engaging with customers effectively. […]
The Regional I-Corps training offers a blended approach to assess the market potential of your technology. This program welcomes both researchers and entrepreneurs, the curriculum explores the commercial potential of deep technology solutions across any industry sector. It prepares researchers to extend their focus beyond the lab and consider the economic and societal impact of […]
APPLY NOW The University of Wyoming's Regional I-Corps training spans over 11 weeks and 5 training sessions, offering a blended approach to assess the market potential of your technology. This program welcomes students, researchers, and entrepreneurs, the curriculum explores the commercial potential of deep technology solutions across any industry sector. It prepares researchers to extend […]
The Regional I-Corps training at University of Nebraska Omaha spans five weeks, offering a blended approach to assess the market potential of your technology. This program welcomes both researchers and entrepreneurs, the curriculum explores the commercial potential of deep technology solutions across any industry sector. It prepares researchers to extend their focus beyond the lab and […]
The Regional I-Corps training spans five weeks, offering a blended approach to assess the market potential of your technology. This program welcomes both researchers and entrepreneurs, the curriculum explores the commercial potential of deep technology solutions across any industry sector. It prepares researchers to extend their focus beyond the lab and consider the economic and […]
Interested in giving back? Join us as past I-Corps mentors share how their experience in industry and entrepreneurship helped guide teams by offering insights into real-world applications, market fit, and customer engagement. Mentors are an integral part of the I-Corps team makeup, and this session will help reveal why. REGISTER FOR THE WEBINAR MEET […]
Applications for this cohort are not currently available.
Are you interested in taking your innovative idea, technology, or process commercial? Entrepreneurial-minded graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, staff, alumni, and local community members are invited to apply. The program is structured around the Lean Startup methodologies and principles used by NSF’s National I-Corps. The NSF-funded I-Corps program’s goal is to foster entrepreneurship for commercializing […]
The Regional I-Corps training spans five weeks, offering a blended approach to assess the market potential of your technology. This program welcomes both researchers and entrepreneurs, the curriculum explores the commercial potential of deep technology solutions across any industry sector. It prepares researchers to extend their focus beyond the lab and consider the economic and […]
The cohort dates are To Be Determined. The Regional I-Corps training spans five weeks, offering a blended approach to assess the market potential of your technology. This program welcomes both researchers and entrepreneurs, the curriculum explores the commercial potential of deep technology solutions across any industry sector. It prepares researchers to extend their focus beyond […]
The Great Plains I-Corps: Discovery 60 is a customized 6-week program designed specifically for participants who have already completed a Regional I-Corps program and are ready to take the next step. Building on the foundations of customer discovery, this advanced course helps teams accelerate discovery, refine their business model, and move closer to launching a […]
The Great Plains I-Corps: Ag45 cohort is a 7-session program designed to help teams that are developing agriculture or ag-related technologies to validate their ideas and build a strong foundation for commercialization. Using the Lean Launchpad framework, participants will work through the Business Model Canvas in virtual and in-person workshops. Teams will conduct 45 customer discovery interviews, engaging directly with […]