Creativity & Innovation

Wed, 11/18/2020 - 20:07

GIST Innovates Ukraine Program Engages Innovators, Showcases Success

A Program to Catalyze Entrepreneurship

Next month, the Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative will showcase our latest cohort of industrious innovators at the GIST Innovates Ukraine Digital Demo Day. On December 1, 2020, GIST will host this event as the culmination of an 8-week accelerated, intensive training in Lean Startup process.

Fri, 11/20/2020 - 21:49

GIST Innovation Hub, UTEC Ventures, on Building Community and Engaging Innovators

In our ongoing series highlighting the work that GIST Innovation Hubs are doing to support their innovation ecosystems, we spoke with UTEC Ventures about their recent programs that engage and empower innovators in Peru.

Thu, 11/12/2020 - 17:13

GIST IHub EPIC at AUA Supports Innovators

Wed, 09/30/2020 - 19:40

GIST Innovation Talks Episode 5: Product Development

Tue, 09/15/2020 - 13:52

Startup Resources: Focus on Ideation

We know how important your time is to you and your startup. That's why we are condensing some of our most popular GIST TechConnects into shorter formats. These shorter videos contain the best of each episode, distilled down to the most relevant points. You can still watch the full episodes in our TechConnect archive.

Where do great startup ideas come from and how can you bring your idea to market? In this condensed discussion, expert panelists explore idea formation and validation.

Tue, 08/25/2020 - 13:51

GIST TechConnect Tips

Fri, 07/24/2020 - 14:17

GIST Mentors: Q&A with Cecily Kovatch

Tue, 07/07/2020 - 21:50

Insights on Success from the GIST Community

The GIST community is a diverse family of innovators, ecosystem builders, and investors. Each brings their own insights and perspectives to entrepreneurship. In this article we share some of the best quotes from GIST community members on a number of topics, all of which are designed to inform and encourage innovators in their own personal journeys.

Thu, 06/25/2020 - 11:32

GIST Innovation Talks Episode 2: The Creative Mindset

Early-stage founders face a huge list of hurdles including analyzing markets, designing their solution, building their team, and fundraising. In this episode of GIST Innovation Talks, we discuss with InnovatorsBox founder Monica Kang about utilizing the creative mindset as a tool for decision making.

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Thu, 04/23/2020 - 14:20

Innovating Through Adversity - GIST IHubs Roundup PART 1

Innovation Hubs, or IHubs, are designed to build strong and vibrant networks of young science and technology entrepreneurs around the world. The Hubs are created in partnership with local startup incubators. For the participating incubators, IHub offers another avenue to support their entrepreneurs.