When it comes to innovation, at Caltech we can’t help ourselves. It’s encoded in our DNA. We express innovation and pass it on during small group activities, team challenges, assignments, quizzes, simulations and role-playing. Caltech CTME’s environment augments innovation, taking advantage of labs, outdoor activities, networking events, excursions to other organizations, special events and visits to Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL), which Caltech operates for NASA. We also offer online learning in our custom and public programs, whether live-online learning or on-demand (pre-recorded) pass/fail courses. Some programs are hybrid and have elements of both. You will gain inspiration and perspective from interactions with Caltech creative thinkers who are exploring the frontiers of knowledge.

Custom programs are geared toward project-based learning. A team could work through a project, such as designing an autonomous rescue vehicle and service. Other clients assign larger, high-stakes initiatives to create value (e.g., redesigning an engine used by the company; building a business model; reengineering a process to capture cost savings.) Caltech CTME’s innovation programs seek to help clients advance initiatives that in some cases could become the company’s next billion-dollar business.

Teaching teams have insights into industries developed during decades of real-world experience and leadership roles in research, engineering, venturing, commercialization, manufacturing, operations, and executive accountability at technology-driven organizations and government agencies.

At Caltech CTME, you will develop the vision, technology skills and leadership to master the complex issues challenging your organization.