December 1, 2023

Join us this Friday from 12:30 to 2:00pm for our Elab Meet-Up, a recurring gathering designed to cultivate a thriving community around entrepreneurship! Whether you’re a student eager to explore the journey of entrepreneurship, a budding entrepreneur with innovative ideas, or someone already managing their own company, this event is your gateway to the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the heart of NYC. At Elab Meet-Ups, we bring together students, entrepreneurs, mentors, and other stakeholders from diverse backgrounds in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, united by a common passion for the entrepreneurial journey. Our goal is to help you connect, collaborate, and thrive in…

October 27, 2023

Join the authors of “A Design Driven Guide for Entrepreneurs: Strategies for Starting up in a Multiverse” to celebrate the launch of their new book.   A panel discussion with Parsons ELab fellows will center around a holistic design-driven approach imbued with the values of social and environmental justice. Hear how these values impacted their journey from student to successful founder. The conversation will provide valuable insights to the Next Generation Entrepreneur who believes in creating a more just and verdant world by starting up.   📚 About the Book: Authored by a multidisciplinary team of practicing design strategists, business…

May 7, 2023

With the mindset focused, we look at the context, the driving why: why you, why now, and why this? With these answers, in workshop 2 of 4 Elab Workshops for Budding Entrepreneurs, we will build a bold vision for the future, articulating the mission and the values that will define our purpose and unite people. A clear mission helps craft and instills a culture within companies as a world within the more extensive ecosystem we are part of and helping to shape. These values are carried forward through the offering we deliver, how we make an impact, and bring people…

May 7, 2023

Parsons Elab is proud to join forces with NYCIC and Gentlemen’s Factory, an innovation lab and social movement founded in 2014 by an Elab alumni fellow, Jeff Lindor. Together, we will discuss DEI in tech, raising capital, and the future of tech for black-owned businesses. Whether you’re seeking to enter the tech or innovation space, a leader in a venture, or a blossoming entrepreneur, come learn from GF members’ experiences, engage in an open discussion, hear from startups, and participate in our 3rd workshop focusing on creating a Mission for your startup purpose! Agenda includes: panel discussions, startup pitches, a breakout workshop,…

May 7, 2023

With the mindset focused, we look at the context, the driving why: why you, why now, and why this? With these answers, in workshop 2 of 4 Elab Workshops for Budding Entrepreneurs, we will build a bold vision for the future, articulating the mission and the values that will define our purpose and unite people. A clear mission helps craft and instills a culture within companies as a world within the more extensive ecosystem we are part of and helping to shape. These values are carried forward through the offering we deliver, how we make an impact, and bring people…

May 7, 2023

Today’s world is a dynamic, interconnected, and complex environment. Your startup—or the concept and soon-to-be startup—is a system. It includes a set of things working together to create an outcome that would be impossible without all the parts. Understanding the way it works and interconnectedness is vital for your success as an entrepreneur. With a mindset (workshop 1) and mission (workshop 2), we will shift into workshop 3 METHOD. Here we’ll walk through frameworks and tools to kick-start your concept, engaging stakeholders to build your startup success. Whether you’re a startup or a blossoming entrepreneur, join us in navigating system…

May 7, 2023

Join us to adopt strategic design as a mindset for framing problems, applying methods, identifying opportunities, and creating pathways forward through futures and systems thinking to drive your own startup and develop a bold vision for the future.

December 16, 2020

How can we mitigate climate change impact through financial decision making and reselience planning? All New School students welcome. Application Deadline: March 1st

December 16, 2020

The application is now open for the Virtual Design Challenge. The deadline to apply is Oct. 23. Help create more equitable opportunities for learning & professional development, wealth-building careers & underrepresentation in different kinds of labor.