Join fellow Babson alumni and business leaders for an intensive, one-day Babson Innovation Bootcamp led by Babson Professor Craig Bida. In this bootcamp attendees will learn how to activate Babson’s Entrepreneurial Leadership and Entrepreneurial Thought & Action^® in order to:

• Turn problems into opportunities
• Transform disruption from a threat into a competitive advantage
• Drive simultaneous economic and social value in uncertainty

Learn to turn ideas into validated market opportunities with Babson’s Entrepreneurial Thought & Action® (ET&A™) approach. This certificate covers rapid prototyping, opportunity evaluation, and customer acquisition strategies, equipping you with practical tools to reduce risk, test solutions, and attract the right audience for early-stage business success.

This self-directed course introduces design thinking as a human-centered, action-driven approach to solving problems. You will learn to reframe challenges as opportunities, cultivate empathy, and ideate rapidly. By the end, you will be able to apply design thinking principles to create practical, innovative solutions across industries and roles.

Channel your energy into planning your own business. This self-paced, low-cost toolkit from the #1 institution for entrepreneurship helps you keep your dream on track. Take single courses, earning a badge for each, or earn certificates by stacking all three courses within a topic area. Complete all four certificates to earn an Advanced Certificate.

Certificates span Thinking and Acting Like an Entrepreneur; Prototyping and Market Evaluation; Business Models, Finance, and Culture; and Financing and Pitching your Venture.

Learn to think and act like an entrepreneur—whether you're launching a venture or driving change within an organization. This self-directed course explores entrepreneurship not simply as a process, but as a method, one rooted in action, adaptability, and continuous learning. You will explore Babson’s Entrepreneurial Thought & Action^® (ET&A™) methodology to help you embrace uncertainty, take smart risks, and turn ideas into action through continuous learning, experimentation, and real-world problem-solving.

Launch and grow your business with help from the experts at the top school for entrepreneurship, Babson College. During this intensive, hands-on experience, Babson faculty guide you through the course work, provide one-hour private coaching sesions, and the opportunity to connect with a global network of entrepreneurs who can offer experienced advice and support. Whether you are just starting out or scaling an existing venture, you will gain the entrepreneurial skills and mindset you need to confidently move forward—and improve your venture’s chance of success.

Amplify your impact as an innovator and changemaker and hone your skills as an entrepreneurial leader as you explore all stages of innovation, from initial ideation to long-term scaling. Discover how you can create and foster a human-centric approach to problem solving and create lasting impact.

Some of the most successful and well-known innovations got their start as spin-offs from existing products or practices. In this course, you’ll explore the different pathways you can take as an entrepreneurial leader to observe bright spots, experiment with new alternatives, and scale your findings to create successful outcomes.

Get ready to demystify and learn how to use AI so you’re not left behind by the technology gap that’s getting wider by the day. Through this Generative AI program and artificial intelligence business course, you will gain a deep understanding of artificial intelligence, its role in business, and how you can adopt AI for business practices, efficiencies, and ideas. Position yourself as the person who not only uses AI but thrives professionally from the skills and tools learning AI provides.

This course teaches you how to evaluate entrepreneurial ideas by assessing market demand, competition, and product feasibility. Learn to identify risks, refine your business opportunity, and make informed decisions to maximize your chances of success. Develop the skills to strategically grow and position your venture for long-term impact.

In this self-directed course, you will learn how to turn your big idea into a tangible solution with the power of rapid, effective prototyping. Gain the skills you need to test simple versions of ideas and solutions, reduce risk, use resources wisely, and increase your chances of success. Throughout, you will implement Entrepreneurial Thought & Action® (ET&A™), Babson’s proven methodology for developing the skills and mindset needed to not just launch a new business, but also make change in an established company, lead a team, and create real impact.

This course teaches executives how to build systems that foster strategic innovation despite uncertainty. You will explore key principles for cultivating breakthrough opportunities, overcoming challenges, and developing the organizational capabilities needed to sustain innovation and secure your company’s future in a rapidly changing business environment.