What is Catalyst?
This is the perfect program for both Doerr first-timers and Doerr pros!
Grow your leadership expertise in specific areas with these specialized, multi-session workshops that focus on a single leadership competency. They are free to all Rice students and are easy to fit into your schedule.
Catalyst includes:
- Assessment of your current skill set related to a specific leader competency
- Practice in evidence-based frameworks in a personalized context
- Peer support to develop your unique skill sets further
- Hands-on practice with realistic scenarios in interactive environment
- Low time-commitment: two evening sessions during one semester (2 hours each, 2 weeks apart)
Spring 2026 Catalyst Workshops
- Conflict Isn't a Dirty Word
- Creating Psychological Safety
- Leverage Your Influence
- Listen. What is really being said?
- Team Foundations
More information on each workshop will be released closer to registration.
All spring semester workshops are in-person.
New to Doerr?
Catalyst is a great way to learn about yourself as a leader and cultivate leadership skills.
Already taken Doerr programs?
Catalyst can help you sharpen a specific leadership skill set and advance you to the next level of leadership.
Spring Registration Opens on 12/4!
Spring 2026 registration opens in December.
Want to be the first to know when it launches? Sign up here to get notified when registration opens.
Questions? Contact leadership@rice.edu.