Most organizations need bold ideas, but few create space for internal entrepreneurs to thrive. While startups operate with agility, corporate innovators often face roadblocks like unclear value propositions and ownership, lack of cross-functional support and bureaucracy, and/or risk aversion – the list goes on and on!
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Center for Innovative Leadership
F25-26
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Monday 8:30am 4:30pm America/New_York
Tuesday 8:30am 4:30pm America/New_York
Wednesday 8:30am 4:30pm America/New_York
Fall 2026 Schedule:
Pre-course Pitch: Friday, August 7 (virtual, noontime)
Program Dates: (in-person)
Meeting Time: 8:30 am–4:30 pm
Fall 2026 Final Course Presentations and Graduation: Wednesday, December 9, 2026
Adjunct Professor, Innovation and Leadership
Dr. Hutchins brings energy, heart, and experience into every classroom. As the founder and president of Re-Source Solutions, she’s worked with leaders across industries to shape growth and transformation. In her roles as a coach, consultant, speaker, and author, she’s passionate about helping people harness their voices and master their influence.
In Leading in Uncertain Times, Dr. Hutchins brings her expertise in adaptive leadership and her research on the power of women’s voices to empower learners to embrace change, navigate conflict, and view challenges as new possibilities.
Individuals enrolled in the Certificate for Corporate Entrepreneurship learn how to become “intrapreneurs” and operate like a startup inside the organization. Participants launch new business ideas confidently and successfully with a roadmap for execution and scale. Here’s how they describe the experience.
One of the things I really appreciated about the course is that Furman tapped into instructors who had real-world experience. These are people who’ve built businesses, and they can talk about their positive and, more importantly, their negative learnings.”
Brett Owen, Head of Incubation, North American Michelin Innovation Lab
What happens when a leading global company like Michelin teams up with Furman’s Center for Innovative Leadership? The result is the Certificate for Corporate Entrepreneurship (CCE), which equips professionals with the tools, frameworks, and mindset to launch new ventures, products, or services within their organizations. This short feature explains why the CCE was created and how it’s helping to transform the world of corporate innovation.
This program is ideal for:
No prior entrepreneurship experience is required; just curiosity and a drive to create impact from within.
The Certificate for Corporate Entrepreneurship takes five months to complete. Participants progress through four online modules, beginning with a pre-course pitch session and culminating in a final presentation where they showcase their intrapreneurial venture. They also attend one to two in-person weekday sessions from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for four months.
The CCE isn’t just theory. It’s applied learning in real time. You’ll gain the knowledge and expertise to:
By the end of the program, you’ll know how to bring entrepreneurial thinking into your workplace and create innovative, real-world solutions to challenges within your company.
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Program Overview:
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Module 2: Communication for Leaders