THERE ISN'T ONE WAY
TO BUILD WITH SONSIEL.
Some people arrive with a problem. Some with an idea. Some with research. Some want to find collaborators, influence policy, recognize a nurse or bring innovation into an organization. Start where you are.
Tell us what you're trying to do.
SONSIEL's programs are different by design. Some help people build. Some bring people together. Some create recognition. Some generate evidence. Others connect nursing to global conversations.
NurseHack4Health®
NurseHack4Health® brings nurses, nursing students, midwives and interdisciplinary collaborators together to identify real problems, build solutions, test ideas and move promising innovations toward implementation.
Start with a problem worth solving.
Develop solutions with diverse teams.
Pressure-test assumptions and ideas.
Strengthen promising innovations.
Connect selected solutions with capital.
Move beyond the pitch into practice.
INTO YOUR ORGANIZATION
Your people already know where the friction is.
SONSIEL works with health systems, universities, professional organizations and partners to create structured problem-solving experiences around challenges that matter to their people.
The goal is not innovation theatre. It is to surface frontline knowledge, create space for open innovation and move teams from observation toward tangible solutions.
Explore Nurse Hackathons →Where the nursing innovation community meets.
THInC is SONSIEL's gathering place for nursing innovation, science, leadership, intrapreneurship, entrepreneurship and the forces reshaping healthcare.
In 2026, THInC returns to Toronto with a focus on building AI-ready leaders for a more resilient healthcare future.
Keynotes, dialogue, workshops and collaboration.
III Symposium on Nursing Innovation & Entrepreneurship.
SONSIEL NurseHack collaborative problem-solving.
Perspectives across nursing, healthcare and technology.
Innovation deserves to be seen.
In partnership with The DAISY Foundation, SONSIEL recognizes nurses who bring compassion, courage, creativity and innovation into the work of improving health.
Explore the SONSIEL + DAISY Awards →Nursing belongs in global conversations.
The SONSIEL United Nations Immersion Program connects nurses and nursing students with global health, policy, advocacy, science diplomacy and international engagement.
Explore UN Immersion →Building is only part of the work.
SONSIEL also studies nursing innovation, develops evidence and watches the forces changing healthcare so that the community can make better decisions about what to build next.
You don't have to enter the ecosystem alone.
That's usually a good place to begin.
SONSIEL was built around people who see something that could work better and are willing to do something about it. You don't need a finished idea, a startup or an innovation title to enter the community.