UMD I-CORPS

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.

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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)

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The [UMD I-Corps] training curriculum was just right and addressed all the information and knowledge needed for customer discovery and market studies.

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

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If you are unable to find a workshop date above that fits with your schedule, try checking out the workshops/cohorts from our partner I-Corps universities in the Mid-Atlantic on the Mid-Atlantic I-Corps Hub website.
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