Innovation Starts with Mindset | Changemaker Mindset Series
Think innovation is only for founders or tech startups? 🙅🏻♀️ Think again.
Innovation begins with how you think. It’s a mindset that helps you recognize opportunities, take meaningful action, and build resilience — no matter your role, discipline, or path. 🧠🌱
This session kicks off the Changemaker Mindset Series by helping participants build the habits, mindset, and processes that drive innovation. Through practical tools and guided strategies, you’ll explore what it means to think like an entrepreneur — whether or not you ever start a business. The session includes mini-demos, checklists, and strategies for sales, process design, and AI-enhanced thinking.
This session is presented by Tawny Stephen, Founder of The Microlearning Institute.
In this session:
Learn a practical framework for navigating the real-world challenges of entrepreneurship and innovation
Explore every stage: idea development, building, sales, marketing, customer experience, and scaling
Understand how to apply a growth mindset to stay resilient and take focused action
Discover how to leverage AI as a strategic tool for demos, content, validation, and workflows
Build systems that support your work—contracts, sales funnels, proposals, and landing pages
Identify your Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) and your top Revenue-Producing Activities (RPAs)
Design a smooth, scalable customer experience from first click to final sale
Leave with a personal innovation checklist you can use immediately to test and launch your ideas
About Tawny:
Tawny Stephen is the Founder of The Microlearning Institute, where she designs AI-powered training, microlearning programs, and workforce development content that supports innovation across education and industry. Her work with Centennial College and MaRS Discovery District has helped shape innovative learning models, and she regularly shares her insights as a speaker at Future of Work and global innovation events. Tawny specializes in building engaging, results-driven content that helps learners and teams stay ahead of what’s next.
About the Changemaker Mindset Series
The Changemaker Mindset Series by the Centre of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (COIE) at Centennial College brings inspiring changemakers from our community to share how ways of thinking can shape impact — and how cultivating an entrepreneurial spirit can drive positive change. Each session highlights practical tools and powerful stories that help you reframe challenges, spark creativity, and take meaningful action in your studies, career, and community. Whether you dream of launching a startup, leading change in your workplace, or building confidence in everyday life, this series equips you with the mindset to make it happen. 🧠✨