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: Nov. 3, 2026 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm Location: in-person @ Engine Seminar Room - FDA 3 (Accessibility Map)

DCL Retreat

DCL students are warmly invited to this year’s DCL Retreat, which will cover a variety of topics related to doctoral life, including milestones, publishing, and the job market. To attend, please RSVP by November 3 at https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/j0uqn2G78T.

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.

Book Launch: Towards a Critical Multiculturalism

Join us on Wednesday, November 11 from 1:00-2:30 PM in the Waxman Common Room to discuss the book Towards a Critical Multiculturalism (University of Toronto Press, 2026), authored by Prof. Vrinda Narain. The event will feature Prof. Daniel Weinstock as a discussant. 

Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #4 - Foundations of IP and Patent Searching

This workshop will demystify and explain the various form of intellectual property (IP), namely, patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets. We will then do some actual patent searching using the DERWENT worldwide patent database. 

Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #5 - Market Research and Analysis of Competition

This workshop will provide an overview of the different types of market research, how to analyze the competition, and the resources available at McGill to perform market research. Our market research librarian will walk us through some of those resources using a new market research canvas tool.

Dialogues on AI and Legal Writing

You are warmly invited to the Dialogues on AI and Legal Writing series, which explores the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence in legal writing through conversations from diverse perspectives. To attend, you can RSVP using this link. As space is limited, registrations will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

12th Annual Celebration of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Over the past thirteen years, the McGill Engine Centre has been supporting entrepreneurially-minded McGill technological innovators. Our annual Celebration of Innovation and Entrepreneurship highlights and celebrates our community of students, researchers, and faculty that are developing technologically-based solutions and new ventures to solve real-world pro

Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #6 - Customer Discovery

This workshop will provide an overview on the customer discovery process and then delve deeper into how to conduct customer interviews and how to iterate on your business model canvas.

Date: Dec. 1st, 2026 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm Location: in-person @ Engine Seminar Room - FDA 3 (Accessibility Map)