Studio Hours at the Design Studio (Open Collaboration Time)
2017-11-15 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio, 490 Riverside Dr., New York, NY, 10027, United States
Do you have an idea and want to get personal design thinking feedback from the Design Studio? During Studio Hours, teams or individuals are invited to discuss their projects or ideas one-on-one with human-centered designers in the Studio. Teams of Columbia affiliates are also welcome to use the studio space for working independently on their entrepreneurial projects.

Design Workshop: Fundamentals of User Research
2017-11-29 15:00 - 17:00
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS
REGISTER HERE
One of the core tenets of human centered design is understanding the needs of others. The ability to uncover and solve unmet needs is something all successful startups do well. Additionally, this acute awareness of users has been proven to drive innovation and creativity in more traditional settings.
Join us in this introductory sprint to learn how to use design tools, including interviewing, analogous spaces, empathy probes, and more. By the end of the sprint, you will have practiced these tools to understand communities and pinpoint areas of opportunity for entrepreneurship. This workshop will be incredibly helpful for students who will use the holiday break to conduct in-depth field research for a capstone project.
This sprint is hands-on and fast paced! Come with your own idea or we will provide you with a topic to research. This event is open to all Columbia affiliates.
Wednesday, November 29th
3:00pm-5:00pm
Design Studio, 490 Riverside Drive, Room 430

Design Your Future Applications Open
2018-01-15
Apply Here
Applications Open: January 15
Applications Close: January 29, 11:59pm
Accepted Applicants Notified: February 5, by 5pm
The future can feel uncertain, so we’ve created Design Your Future as a three-session program where students learn to apply human-centered design to their careers and to life after graduation. The goal of this program to help you to better navigate your career and life choices in the face of this uncertainty.
Design Your Future is designed for graduate students who are nearing the end of their studies and preparing to launch out into the world. This can be both an exciting and unnerving time. What if you discover that your new job isn’t for you? What happens if you start to drift away from the things you feel passionate about? Many recent graduates feel stuck after leaving school.
Dates and Times:
February 13th — 11:00am to 1:00pm
February 20th — 11:00am to 1:00pm
February 27th — 11:00am to 1:00pm
March 6th — 11:00am to 1:00pm

Design Studio Open House
2018-01-19 15:00 - 17:00 | Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio, 490 Riverside Dr., New York, NY, 10027, United States
Friday, January 19th
3:00pm to 5:00pm
The Design Studio (Riverside Church Room 430)
Want to learn more about the Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio? Stop by during our Open House to visit the space, meet our team, and learn more about how the Design Studio can help you in your projects, startup and life over the next year! Stop by anytime between 3 and 5pm; food and drink will be served.
If you have questions, please reach out to us at designstudio@columbia.edu.

Studio Hours at the Design Studio (Open Collaboration Time)
2018-01-24 15:00 - 17:00 | Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio, 490 Riverside Dr., New York, NY, 10027, United States
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS
Do you have an idea and want to get personal design thinking feedback from the Design Studio? During Studio Hours, teams or individuals are invited to discuss their projects or ideas one-on-one with human-centered designers in the Studio. Teams of Columbia affiliates are also welcome to use the studio space for working independently on their entrepreneurial projects.

Studio Hours at the Design Studio (Open Collaboration Time)
2018-02-07 15:00 - 17:00, 2018-02-21 15:00 - 17:00, 2018-03-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio, 490 Riverside Dr., New York, NY, 10027, United States
OPEN TO ALL IN THE COLUMBIA COMMUNITY
Do you have an idea and want to get personal design thinking feedback from the Design Studio? During Studio Hours, teams or individuals are invited to discuss their projects or ideas one-on-one with human-centered designers in the Studio. Teams of Columbia affiliates are also welcome to use the studio space for working independently on their entrepreneurial projects.

Storytelling Workshop
2018-03-28 15:30 - 16:45
Are you planning to pitch your venture, tell your founder’s story, or simply develop a presentation for a course or job interview? Join us at the Design Studio for our storytelling workshop on Wednesday, March 28st, 3:30-pm-4:45pm.
Knowing how to tell a compelling story about yourself or your product is one of the most important yet overlooked traits of a successful entrepreneur. This workshop will help you develop the core of your story – from forming the backstory of a product to creating the narrative of your personal journey. Explore how to construct a coherent narrative, expand your creative confidence, and strengthen your skill with the art of a good story.
In the past, this workshop has been helpful for teams who are gearing up for a final pitch at the Columbia Venture Competition, Dean’s Challenge or a final presentation for class. This workshop is open to all students, staff and alumni at the Columbia community.

Think With Your Hands: A LEGO Serious Play Workshop
2018-04-13 15:00 - 16:00
OPEN TO ALL
REGISTER HERE
490 Riverside Drive | Room 430 | New York, NY 10027
Please come to a LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® workshop where we’ll use LEGO Bricks to have a new kind of conversation about design challenges and the challenges of kicking off an early-stage venture!
What is the LEGO SERIOUS PLAY Method? It’s a facilitated problem-solving process that leads participants through a set of questions, going deeper and deeper into a subject that’s relevant to the group. Each participant builds a LEGO model in response to the facilitator´s questions. These models become the foundation for discussion, knowledge sharing, and decision making. It’s also a lot of FUN!

Design For Sustainable Development
2018-04-25 15:00 - 17:00
OPEN TO ALL
RSVP HERE
Wednesday, April 25th
3:00pm to 5:00pm
The Design Studio (Riverside Church Room 430)
Design thinking is a process we use at the Design Studio to help students become unstuck in the entrepreneurial ventures they are launching, or for gaining clarity on their personal trajectory. We also believe that Design Thinking has tremendous potential in helping to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and reduce extreme poverty around the world.
In this workshop we will focus on brainstorming, process mapping and stakeholder analysis and use design to start thinking creatively about developing potential solutions to poverty problems. This workshop will be useful for students who have summer field placements in developing countries or who have job placements abroad after graduation, or who are just interested in the intersection of design thinking and sustainable development.
Come prepared to work on development challenges relating to your upcoming field placement/internship.
If you have questions, please reach out to us at designstudio@columbia.edu.

Design Your Future Workshop
2018-04-27 10:00 - 12:00
OPEN TO ALL
REGISTER HERE
The future can feel uncertain, so we created Design Your Future as a program where students learn to apply human-centered design to their careers and life beyond Columbia.
The goal of this program is to help you better navigate your career and life choices in the face of uncertainty.
Design Your Future gives you the tools to help you get unstuck in life. Design relies heavily on small experiments and rapid iteration. You will learn how to craft and run small experiments that can keep your work and life choices aligned with your goals. This program is highly interactive–there will be far more activities than lectures.
During the workshop you will:
▪ Reflect on strengths and passions
▪ Map out multiple future trajectories
▪ Design small experiments for your life
▪ Identify and address personal barriers
Design Your Future is open to the entire Columbia community.
Note: this program will leverage design but not teach it explicitly. If you are interested in learning how to practice human centered design or use it to launch a startup, see our other programs.

Studio Hours at the Design Studio (Open Collaboration Time)
2018-06-07 14:00 - 16:00, 2018-06-29 14:00 - 16:00, 2018-07-10 14:00 - 16:00, 2018-07-24 14:00 - 16:00

APPLICATIONS OPEN: Design Your Venture
2018-08-29 08:00
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS.
APPLY HERE
Are you an entrepreneurial Columbia student?
Is there a specific challenge or a problem you are passionate about solving?
Do you want to be part of an incredible cohort of change-makers?
Do you want to develop practical approaches that will lead to sustainable solutions?
The Design Your Venture program will work with a limited number of highly motivated teams to tackle an issue they’re passionate about using design to solve. Over the course of the semester, teams will dive into each phase of the design process together and receive one-on-one coaching from the Design Team.
Throughout the program you will:
* Interview and research real users and stakeholders in the community you are designing for.
* Design an innovative solution for your challenge.
* Have a coherent market, value proposition, and workable prototype by the end of the program.
This program is a deep dive into creating a venture based on user-feedback and testing so it will be particularly useful for students applying for any of the entrepreneurship fund challenges in their respective schools. You will be joining an impressive community: a number of teams who have been through this program have gone on to receive investment, win the Columbia Venture Competition, and earned seats in the Columbia Startup Lab.
APPLY HERE
Important Dates & Times:
Applications Open: August 29th, 8am
Applications Close: October 1st, 8am
Accepted Applicant Teams Notified: October 5th by 5pm

Design You Venture Launch and Happy Hour: October 11, 4:10pm-5:50pm
Design Your Venture will start on Thursday, October 11th, from 4:10 pm to 5:50pm followed by five consecutive weekly sessions on Thursday afternoons, ending on November 15th, the week before Thanksgiving Spring Break. If you are applying as a team you only need to fill out one application.

APPLICATIONS OPEN: Design Your Future
2018-08-29 08:00
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS
APPLY HERE
The future can feel uncertain, so we’ve created Design Your Future as a three-session program where attendees learn to apply design to their careers and to life after graduation. The goal of this program is to help you to better navigate your career and life choices in the face of uncertainty.
This can be both an exciting and unnerving time.
What if you discover that your new job isn’t for you?
What happens if you start to drift away from the things you feel passionate about?
What trajectory is right for you?
In these interactive, emotive, and highly engaging sessions you will use design principles to prototype potential life trajectories.
APPLY HERE
Important Dates & Times:
Applications Open: August 29th, 8am
Applications Close: October 8th, 8am
Accepted Applicants Notified: October 10th, by 5pm
Classes held for three consecutive Tuesdays:
October 16 —11:00am to 1:00pm
October 23 —11:00am to 1:00pm
October 30 —11:00am to 1:00pm

Design Studio Hours (Open Collaboration Time)
2018-09-11 14:00 - 16:00
OPEN TO ALL IN THE COLUMBIA COMMUNITY
Do you have an idea and want to get personal design thinking feedback from the Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio? During Studio Hours, teams or individuals are invited to discuss their projects or ideas one-on-one with human-centered designers in the Studio. Teams of Columbia affiliates are also welcome to use the studio space for working independently on their entrepreneurial projects.

Design Studio Fall Kickoff (Info Session and Networking)
2018-09-18 17:00 - 19:00
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS
RSVP HERE
Join us at the Design Studio for our annual Fall Kickoff! Grab a beer, sip some wine, and learn more about all the phenomenal programs and opportunities available to you through the Design Studio.

ROOM 430 OF THE RIVERSIDE CHURCH (645 W 120TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10027)

Studio Hours at the Design Studio (Open Collaboration Time)
2018-09-25 14:00 - 16:00, 2018-10-09 02:00 - 16:00, 2018-10-23 14:00 - 16:00, 2018-11-13 14:00 - 16:00, 2018-11-27 14:00 - 16:00, 2018-12-04 14:00 - 16:00

APPLICATION DEADLINE, 8 AM: Design Your Venture
2018-10-01 08:00
APPLY HERE
Are you an entrepreneurial Columbia student?
Is there a specific challenge or a problem you are passionate about solving?
Do you want to be part of an incredible cohort of change-makers?
Do you want to develop practical approaches that will lead to sustainable solutions?
The Design Your Venture program will work with a limited number of highly motivated teams to tackle an issue they’re passionate about using design to solve. Over the course of the semester, teams will dive into each phase of the design process together and receive one-on-one coaching from the Design Team.
Throughout the program you will:
* Interview and research real users and stakeholders in the community you are designing for.
* Design an innovative solution for your challenge.
* Have a coherent market, value proposition, and workable prototype by the end of the program.
This program is a deep dive into creating a venture based on user-feedback and testing so it will be particularly useful for students applying for any of the entrepreneurship fund challenges in their respective schools. You will be joining an impressive community: a number of teams who have been through this program have gone on to receive investment, win the Columbia Venture Competition, and earned seats in the Columbia Startup Lab.
APPLY HERE
Important Dates & Times:
Applications Open: August 29th, 8am
Applications Close: October 1st, 8am
Accepted Applicant Teams Notified: October 5th by 5pm

Design You Venture Launch and Happy Hour: October 11, 4:10pm-5:50pm
Design Your Venture will start on Thursday, October 11th, from 4:10 pm to 5:50pm followed by five consecutive weekly sessions on Thursday afternoons, ending on November 15th, the week before Thanksgiving Spring Break. If you are applying as a team you only need to fill out one application.

APPLICATION DEADLINE, 8 AM: Design Your Future
2018-10-08 08:00
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS
APPLY HERE
The future can feel uncertain, so we’ve created Design Your Future as a three-session program where students learn to apply design to their careers and to life after graduation. The goal of this program is to help you to better navigate your career and life choices in the face of uncertainty.
This can be both an exciting and unnerving time.
What if you discover that your new job isn’t for you?
What happens if you start to drift away from the things you feel passionate about?
What trajectory is right for you?
In these interactive, emotive, and highly engaging sessions you will use design principles to prototype potential life trajectories.
APPLY HERE
Important Dates & Times:
Applications Open: August 29th, 8am
Applications Close: October 8th, 8am
Accepted Applicants Notified: October 10th, by 5pm
Classes held for three consecutive Tuesdays:
October 16 —11:00am to 1:00pm
October 23 —11:00am to 1:00pm
October 30 —11:00am to 1:00pm

Information Session: The 2019 EdTech Design Challenge | Brazil
2018-10-15 18:00 - 20:00
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIA STUDENTS
REGISTER FOR INFO SESSION HERE
Held at the Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio: 490 Riverside Drive

The 2019 Ed Tech Design Challenge semester-long design challenge where 12 Columbia University students from across disciplines will work with clients solving deeply entrenched K-12 education challenges in Brazil.
Includes sponsored trip to Sao Paulo, Brazil in January 2019
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14 week SIPA design course @ the Design Studio
Teaching Team: Sarah Holloway (SIPA) and Joseph Heritage & Adam Royalty (The Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio)
Applications are due October 31
Apply here!

Check out last year’s 2017-2018 EdTech Design Challenge Cohort

Deadline: The 2019 EdTech Design Challenge | Brazil
2018-10-31
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIA STUDENTS
APPLY HERE
The 2019 Ed Tech Design Challenge semester-long design challenge where 12 Columbia University students from across disciplines will work with clients to solve deeply entrenched K-12 education challenges in Brazil.
Includes a sponsored trip to Sao Paulo, Brazil in January 2019
+
14 week SIPA design course @ the Design Studio
Teaching Team: Sarah Holloway (SIPA) and Joseph Heritage & Adam Royalty (The Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio)
Applications are due October 31
Apply here!

Check out last year’s 2017-2018 EdTech Design Challenge here

Information Session
When:
Oct 15, 6pm – 8pm
Where:
Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio
MLK Administrative Building of the Riverside Church
4th Floor, Room 430
(Entrance mid-block on 120th Street between Claremont Ave and Riverside Drive)
For more information: Joseph Heritage | jlh2241@columbia.edu
