Our Story

Disruptive Innovation Hub (DIH) was founded in April 2020 as a community-driven online learning platform to support innovators in navigating change and driving impact. Originally conceived during a period of unprecedented global challenges, DIH has evolved into a resource-rich hub dedicated to helping individuals and organizations develop, test, and scale innovative ideas.

We bring together deep expertise from academia and industry, leverage global research partnerships, and focus on technology commercialization and innovation management. Our mission is to empower you to LEARN and APPLY Global Innovation Practices to solve real-world challenges and create lasting value.

Our Team

Leadership Team; Bergeron Chair in Technology Entrepreneurship, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University ; Co-founder, Disruptive Innovation Hub(DIH) Andrew Maxwell

Andrew has been involved in developing and enhancing many of the tools offered by the CIC, such as the CFA and InnoGate, and regularly uses these when he engages with a variety of clients, from new ventures to established companies, from government policy makers to universities. Andrew is in demand as a public speaker on a global basis, as well as a highly rated professor of entrepreneurial engineering at the Lassonde School of Engineering. Most of his research is developed from his direct experiences in working with client companies.

Leadership Team; Co-founder,Disruptive Innovation Hub(DIH) Omid Sadeghi

Omid Sadeghi holds an undergraduate in engineering and an MBA degree in Strategy & Innovation from Schulich School of business (Canada) and Technology Entrepreneurship from ESADE Business School (Spain). As a tech commercialization expert, he has contributed to more than $100 million technology commercialization projects during the past 15 years.(10 years in automotive sector and 5 years in emerging technology sector) Omid, is the founding member of Disruptive Innovation Hub(DIH). He helps York University(Lassonde School of Engineering & BEST Lab) to develop governance model, go-to-market strategy & community engagement approach to achieve long term sustainability of our innovation hub.