Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #1 - Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship 101
This workshop will provide an overview of what technological innovation is and what entrepreneurship is, as well an overview of the Entrepreneurial Mindset, the Lean Launchpad methodology, the Business Model Canvas and the Lean Canvas.
Date: Feb. 24th, 2026 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm Location: in-person @ Engine Seminar Room - FDA 3 (Accessibility Map)
IHSE MEETING
IHSE Thursday Morning Meeting
(9:00 - 10:00)
Marie Lyne Grenier, current Meakins holder Title: First do no harm, then do more: Pedagogy for a justice-driven healthcare workforce Goal: Trial run for PhD defense
Sid Kankanala (Chicago Booth), Title TBA
Host: Saraswata Chaudhuri Field: Econometrics
Santiago Camara (McGill University), Title TBA
Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #2 - Design Thinking Methodology
The learning objective of this workshop is to understand the fundamentals of the Design Thinking Methodology and how it promotes innovation.
Date: Mar. 10th, 2026 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm Location: in-person @ Engine Seminar Room - FDA 3 (Accessibility Map)
IHSE MEETING
IHSE Thursday Morning Meeting
(9:00 - 10:00) Billy Vinette Supervisor: Aliki Thomas Title: How Continuing Professional Education Interventions Enhance the Uptake of Evidence-Based Practices Among Oncology Nurses: A Realist Review Goal: Share and discuss results
(10:00 - 11:00)
Mark Bils (University of Rochester), Title TBA
Host: Markus Poschke Field:
CIPSS Speaker Series Winter 2026: Marie-Joelle Zahar (Université de Montréal), "Flawed by design: Frames and the inclusion agenda in peace processes"
Montreal Econometrics Seminar: Max Tabord-Meehan (University of Toronto), "On the Efficiency of Finely Stratified Experiments"
Alexandra Lesnikowski, Concordia University - Title TBA
Pujee Tuvaandorj (York University), Title TBA
Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #3 - Introduction to Industry Analysis
This workshop will introduce the fundamental tool of Industry Analysis which companies use for strategy development. For startups, understanding the industry is a critical step in determining market entry and market positioning. The Five Forces Framework will be presented and applied to during an exercise.
DESA African & Diasporic Literatures Lecture Series
The Department of English Students Association is launching its first installment of regionally specific African and diasporic literatures. This first installment will focus on Nigerian and Yoruba traditions. DESA is pleased to welcome Titilope Sonuga—former Edmonton Poet Laureate and first poet to perform at a Nigerian presidential inauguration—as this year’s keynote speaker.