Upcoming Workshops

The regional UMD I-Corps Customer Discovery Workshops introduce teams and individuals with innovations to the concepts of business models and customer discovery.

UMD offers several live (over Zoom), instructor-led I-Corps workshops each year. You may only join these cohorts with instructor approval upon completing the I-Corps Prerequisite, a self-paced, online course.

I-Corps Prep

The I-Corps Prep mini course is the first step of participating in I-Corps. It is self-paced, and allows you to enroll and complete it at any time.

Once you have completed I-Corps Prep, you will meet with an instructor to review the course content. They will then give you the dates of upcoming I-Corps Customer Discovery workshops.

You do not need to complete I-Corps Prep again if you are applying for I-Corps Next listed below, so please use that link instead.

UMD I-Corps May 2024 Customer Discovery Workshops

To participate in the May I-Corps Workshops, you must complete I-Corps Prep, listed above, by Wednesday, May 8th (all dates are virtual). You will be able to access the application once you have completed I-Corps Prep.

I-Corps "Next" July 2024 Workshops

I-Corps Next is only open to those who have completed an I-Corps Customer Discovery Workshop series/cohort previously.

The program goes deeper with customer discovery and applies it to building out an entire business model including: Key Partnerships, Key Resources, Key Activities, Channels, Customer Relationships, Cost Structure, and Revenue Streams. Apply by June 21st.

All dates are virtual, except for the final July 29th session, which will be held in person in Maryland (TBD):

UMD I-Corps October 2024 Customer Discovery Workshops

To participate in the October I-Corps Workshops, you must complete I-Corps Prep, listed above, by Wednesday, September 27th (all dates are virtual). You will be able to access the application once you have completed I-Corps Prep.