DesignJam Toronto is an all-day innovation jamboree -- a curated open space guiding more than a hundred design leaders & design learners, sharing ideas, tools & perspectives, to better understand & address a complex problem. Nicknamed "TrafficJam," DesignJam Toronto gathers young leaders, mentors, teams and aspiring entrepreneurs to conceive innovative user experiences and activate ideas to improve mobility in the Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area.

Why attend?

Develop your startup mindset

Learn to tackle real-world problems

Co-create with design thinkers & makers.

Our spotlight is slated to feature great people including:

- Adam Lawrence, service innovation director & co-initiator of Global Sustainability Jam, GovJam & Service Jam, the world's biggest service design event

- Jennifer Leonard, founder of Brand New Ways, IDEO alumna, co-author of Massive Change

- Peter Stoyko, Industry Canada service designer whose work visually unpacks urban mobility

- Matti Siemiatycki, U of T expert in transportation policy, infrastructure, and planning

- Roger Keil, York University research chair whose work illuminates global suburbanization

Organized by Strategic Innovation Lab (sLab), DesignJam draws from methods and insights developed in OCADU's Strategic Foresight & Innovation (SFI) community. DesignJam operates in partnership with MaRS and in coordination with OCAD University's Imagination Catalyst, a Campus-Linked Accelerator. We have support from OCE and the Government of Ontario through Ontario Network of Entrepreneurs (ONE), Ontario's innovation system, made up of regional and sector focused organizations designed to help Ontario-based entrepreneurs rapidly grow their companies and create jobs.