Building problem solvers for life

Technovation mirrors how people learn to solve hard problems in the real world. Participants identify real challenges in their own communities, design solutions, build working prototypes, and defend their ideas in front of expert judges. Mentorship is embedded at every stage, and mentors learn alongside participants. The skills that develop through this process transcend any single technology or project.

People who learn by building real things carry that capability forward for the rest of their lives.

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Learn. Apply. Grow

Our programs are designed as a connected system with multiple entry points. The curriculum develops problem-solving, AI fluency, and entrepreneurial thinking. The competitions channel that learning into real-world prototypes and ventures. The credentials prove what you’ve built and open doors to what’s next. Each layer strengthens the others, but any one of them can stand on its own.

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Learn.

Technovation Programs

Project-based curricula that develop AI fluency, critical thinking, and entrepreneurial judgment. Programs are available at multiple depths, from a 4-hour introduction to a 30+ hour program. Educators can bring it into any classroom, and participants can choose to submit to Technovation’s competitions and enter the accelerator pipeline.

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Apply.

Technovation Accelerator Pipeline

Advanced credentialing pathways, including our partnership with Oxford Saïd Business School, validate and extend what participants and professionals have learned, creating lasting proof of capability.

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Grow.

Credentials & Advanced Pathways

A real product. A real business model. A real audience of judges, mentors, and a global community watching what you create. Builders defend their ideas the way founders do.

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The best way to learn AI is to build with it.

When your employees work with Technovation participants, everyone learns. Your team gets hands-on experience in AI problem-solving, design thinking, and cross-cultural collaboration, along with the fresh perspective that comes from working with people who see problems differently. Our participants benefit from the experience shared by mentors and judges established in their careers. Every generation has something the other needs.

Mentorship is just the starting point. Corporate partners and their teams can also access Technovation’s credentialing pathways, including professional AI certifications, creating lasting value for employees alongside the communities they serve.

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I never before worked with computer vision, but mentoring this team I saw how it can be applied. Now I will be enrolling in artificial intelligence and computer vision courses. I took a lot from the experience myself.

Daria G.

McCall MacBain Scholar & M.Sc., McGill

These are the future AI-ers of the world. It makes it really exciting to see how they can just take it and run with it, and how it gives you a little sneak peek into what the future could potentially hold.

Marina S.

CSG Senior Manager, Salesforce

I wish I had Technovation when I was in school. The projects that these kids create are so creative, innovative, it’s such an amazing program. I have learned a thing or two, they have influenced me a lot.

Aishwarya M.

Lead Software Engineer, Salesforce

What Technovation programs produce

500K+

people reached across 160+ countries

25,000

apps and prototypes built by participants

86%

of alums report the program shaped their career trajectory

82%

of alums hold leadership roles at work, school, or community organizations