Problem of the Month | Social Dissonance

Chou Hall N540+N544 Chou Hall, Cheit Ln, Berkeley, CA, United States

Social dissonance refers to the internal conflict between how a person sees themselves and how they are perceived. For example, you might have experienced social dissonance when someone makes an assumption about you based on stereotypes or prejudices the other person holds. Utilizing human-centered design principles is undoubtedly effective in innovation contexts, but it can…

Design@Berkeley Designathon

Residence Inn 2121 Center St, Berkeley, CA, United States

The Design At Berkeley Designathon is an all-day design sprint, similar to a hackathon but geared towards human-centered design. All Bay Area student designers, undergraduate and graduate, are invited to split into teams, and tasked with a prompt that they seek to solve by the end of the day! This year’s Designathon is sponsored by…

Outside Your Comfort Zone | Thursday Nights with the eHub

Chou Hall N540+N544 Chou Hall, Cheit Ln, Berkeley, CA, United States

Everyone must go outside their comfort zone at some point in their lives, and for entrepreneurs, it's a required skill to accomplish their goals. At some point in an entrepreneur's journey, you will have to do an uncomfortable task: cold email outreach, negotiating during an investor meeting, or having a difficult conversation. To help us…

Problem of the Month | Navigating Social Dissonance (part 2)

Chou Hall N570

Have you experienced social dissonance before? Chances are you have. Social dissonance refers to the internal conflict between how a person sees themselves and how they are perceived. For example, you might have experienced social dissonance when someone makes an assumption about you based on stereotypes or prejudices the other person holds. Utilizing human-centered design…

RDI Spring Celebration & LLM Agents Poster Session

The Berkeley Center for Responsible, Decentralized Intelligence (RDI) will host our Spring 2025 Celebration of the end of the semester with our students, researchers & the community. A highlight of the event will be the Advanced LLM Agents Project Poster Session by Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the course. ​Also, join us to…

Collider Cup XVI

Sutardja Dai Hall - Banatao Auditorium

The Collider Cup is the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology's showcase of the best student teams each semester. Come watch teams pitch to panels of professors, investors and industry experts as they vie to win the grand prize, the Collider Cup! Every semester SCET partners with an investment fund/angel investors who offer students an…