In a Fall 2021 collaboration with Yale Schwarzman Center, Tsai CITY will present a series of talks, workshops, and discussions by artists whose practices move beyond the studio.

This program features pop-up conversations with innovators working to address the climate crisis through policy, technology, finance, and more.

These events invite our student community to gather in supportive, no-stakes settings.

These small groups of innovators will meet weekly to help each other with their ventures and ideas, offer support, and provide shared accountability.

This spring 2021 series was created to encourage mental wellness for student entrepreneurs and innovators, provide an understanding of the importance of wellness on the creative and innovative process, and to foster a safe space to understand and prioritize mental wellness.

Whether you're someone that wants to build a tech startup, an organization or product that is tech-enabled, or want to build apps for others without knowing code, this intensive is a great place to start.

This three-session intensive, a partnership with Ashoka, The Brookings Institution, and InnovateHealth Yale, will look at structural innovations that address devaluation and change the architecture of inequality.

In this multi-week cohort-based program, participants will receive a broad overview of what Generative AI is, what ChatGPT is, and how to leverage ChatGPT in different disciplines. Students will have the chance to explore ChatGPT, and identify if it is the right tool for their needs.

The Global Innovators intensive will showcase innovation from across the world and discuss how to manage and lead global teams.

Hub and Spoke is a Fall 2021 intensive focused on infrastructure-building and partnership-forging across the Yale campus and New Haven communities. 

Idea Kits are care packages filled with items to help you create ideas you care about and solve real-world problems.

This fall 2020 intensive introduced students to the mindsets and frameworks used by innovative thinkers and practitioners who reinvent organizations through intrapreneurship.

This intensive will introduce students from Yale and selected international academic institutions to the mindsets and frameworks used by innovative thinkers and practitioners who tackle the world’s greatest challenges through public-private partnerships (“P3”).

The Innovative Thinking Deconstructed intensive at Yale explores the inner workings of creative minds, from entrepreneurs to jazz musicians. Dive deep into the human side of innovation with John Kao. Commit to transformative sessions, self-assessments, and optional ideation processes, all designed to enhance your ability to create future value.

Student teams build relationships with civic leaders to craft innovative solutions for pressing social issues. Dive into hands-on workshops, connect with influential community figures, and transform your civic passion into impactful action.

Equipping creatives with an entrepreneurial mindset and a framework for approaching the business side of their work. 

During this four-session intensive, participants will build a pitch deck for a real or hypothetical venture (for-profit or non-profit), and will get tips from entrepreneurs and investors.

During this four-session intensive, participants will build a financial model for a real or hypothetical venture (for-profit or non-profit), and hear insights from entrepreneurs and investors.

StudioX: Creativity and Innovation Program is a pilot program focusing on addressing real-world problems that are unique to creatives when navigating a career in creative and arts innovation—whether as fine artists, visual artists, or in any other creative capacity. The program is designed to provide practical knowledge, tools, and resources to support those pursuing work in creative industries.

Tsai CITY Engage is a community engagement initiative that provides opportunities for Yale students to collaborate with the Greater New Haven community to foster a vibrant entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem.

The Venture Project Associates Team is a team of students from Tsai CITY that can help grow or develop a part of your venture. Whether it's developing a brand guide, a new marketing strategy, or a new product, the Venture Project Associates Team can help!

Hear from inspiring speakers, connect with community members, and share ideas in these free events, which are open to all.