Participants will be working with a team of fellow students, paired with mentors from the Portland startup community, including PSU faculty and staff, to experience innovation in action, and grow your entrepreneurial acumen.
Through hands-on interactive exercises, participants will practice:
-Problem Validation & Ideation
-Customer Discovery
-Rapid Prototyping
-Lean Canvas Modeling
-Imaginative Co-Working
-Effective Storytelling
The workshop will culminate in a mini pitch competition, where teams will present their ideas to a panel of judges for feedback. Students will benefit from peer to peer learning, professional mentorship, gain insight into the innovation process, and develop the confidence and competence to apply their new skills in our upcoming 10 week Program & Pitch Competition: the Cleantech Challenge and Everyday Entrepreneurs (taking place in the 2026 winter term).