Stanford Innovation and Entrepreneurship
In the Stanford Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SI&E) Certificate Program, you’ll discover innovation and entrepreneurship as practiced at Stanford and in the Silicon Valley.
Become a successful innovator, contributor, and leader by learning to recognize opportunities for change and implement solutions. In this program, you will:
- Discover new ways of thinking and acting so that you can solve your biggest business challenges
- Learn to break free from the way things have always been done
- Make real change to your organization
- Take courses on design thinking, business planning, leadership, customer empathy, collaboration and more

Platform
Learn online, with the option to attend a course on campus once every year

Pace
Take courses on your own time, at your own pace

Proof
Complete 8 courses to earn a professional certificate
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Learning Options
Individual Courses
Each course can be taken on its own. Materials are available on demand for 60 days after course enrollment. Most of our students spend approximately two hours per week on the coursework and complete each course within 45 days. Learn more.
All Access Plan
The All-Access Plan gives you 365 days to access course materials, video lectures and assignments, and exams. You can take courses in any order, sequentially or simultaneously, and move freely in and out of all thirteen courses in the program. Learn more.
Courses
All courses in the program are:
- Online - including video lectures, readings, exercises, and written assignments.
- Self-paced - Materials are available on demand for 60 days after course enrollment. Most of our students spend approximately two hours per week on the coursework and complete each course within 45 days.
- Approximately 10-12 hours of coursework, depending on your familiarity with the topic and experience with online learning.
Featured Courses

Leading Innovation
XINE229
Stanford School of Engineering
When / Where / Enrollment
- All-Access Plan - Available
- Online - Available

Innovation Strategy: How to Find Inspiration
XINE110
Stanford School of Engineering
When / Where / Enrollment
- All-Access Plan - Available
- Online - Available

Building Company Culture
XINE242
Stanford School of Engineering
When / Where / Enrollment
- All-Access Plan - Available
- Online - Available

Empathize and Prototype: A Hands on Dive into the Key Tools of Design Thinking
XINE214
Stanford School of Engineering
When / Where / Enrollment
- All-Access Plan - Available
- Online - Available
Who Should Enroll
Individuals and teams from any industry who want to:
- Work smarter
- Generate and execute breakthrough ideas
- Unleash their potential
- Achieve better results
Learn more about our Stanford Innovation and Entrepreneurship learners.
Academic Directors

Robert Sutton
Professor, Management Science and Engineering and, by courtesy, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University

Hayagreeva Rao
Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford Graduate School of Business