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 2023 Customer Discovery Workshops
To participate in the May I-Corps Workshops, you must complete the I-Corps Prerequisite, listed above, by Monday, May 8. All dates are virtual:
Friday, May 12, 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Workshop #1
Friday, May 19, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Workshop #2
Friday, May 26, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Workshop #3
UMD "I-Corps Next" July 2023
I-Corps Next is only open to those who have completed an I-Corps Customer Discovery Workshop series previously. The program will go deeper with customer discovery and apply it to building out an entire business model, including: Key Partnerships, Key Resources, Key Activities, Channels, Customer Relationships, Cost Structure, and Revenue Streams.
To apply, please use the link here. Please include which I-Corps workshop series you have completed previously and apply by July 3. All dates are virtual except* for the final August 4 session, which will be held in person in Maryland (TBD):
Friday, July 7, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Class 1
Friday, July 14, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Class 2
Friday, July 21, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Class 3
Friday, July 28, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Class 4
Friday, August 4, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Class 5* (in-person)
Michael Kio
Postdoctoral Associate
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Maryland
February 2020 UMD I-Corps Cohort
UMD I-Corps August 2023 Customer Discovery Workshops
To participate in the August I-Corps Workshops, you must complete I-Corps Prep, listed above, by Monday, August 7 (all dates are virtual).
Friday, August 11, 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Class 1
Friday, August 18, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Class 2
Friday, August 25, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Class 3
UMD/Morgan St. I-Corps October 2023 Customer Discovery Workshops
To participate in the October I-Corps Workshops, you must complete I-Corps Prep, listed above, by Friday, September 30th (all dates are virtual).
Friday, October 6, 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Class 1
Friday, October 13, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Class 2
Friday, October 20, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Class 3
