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Working with people around the world to develop and advance collaborative approaches and practical solutions to global poverty challenges.

Creating, sharing, and using collaborative research practices, actionable findings, and practical solutions.

Hands-on, project-based learning. More than 12 MIT D-Lab classes offered each year!

Working with diverse partners to advance and apply inclusive innovation as a methodology for tackling poverty.

"Impact is not just the product of innovation – it's the process of innovation."

– Amy Smith, MIT D-Lab Founding Director

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Promising Prototypes of 2015

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News | Dec 12, 2015 | Rob Goodier

Engineering for Change
Promising Prototypes of 2015

D-Lab Off-Grid Energy Group launches Solar Lighting Product Comparison Resource

D-Lab's Off-Grid Energy Group launches an online Solar Lighting Product Comparison resource making it possible to compare some 50 products ranging from solar lanterns used for basic lighting needs to solar power and lighting systems with the capability to power appliances such as mobile phones, radios, fans, and TVs. The database includes information on more than 100 distributors operating in 47 countries across Africa, Latin America, Asia and Oceana to help determine which products are available and where

News | Dec 11, 2015 | Nancy Adams

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D-Lab Off-Grid Energy Group launches Solar Lighting Product Comparison Resource

COP21 Hub Culture Paris 2015 Interview with Bilikiss Adebiyil Abiola - Wecyclers

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News | Dec 10, 2015 | Hub Culture

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COP21 Hub Culture Paris 2015 Interview with Bilikiss Adebiyil Abiola - Wecyclers

An eye for design: Maria Yang helps product designers hone the creative process.

"At MIT there are so many different viewpoints on design, all exciting, and I thought this would be a great place for me to find the right cohort of people to work with,” Maria Yang says.  Photo: Bryce Vickmark

News | Dec 09, 2015 | Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office

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An eye for design: Maria Yang helps product designers hone the creative process.

Clean cooking fuel for Uganda

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News | Dec 06, 2015 | Katie de Klee

Design Indaba
Clean cooking fuel for Uganda

Closing the Digital Divide: How one Pakistani woman is tackling poverty with technology

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News | Dec 04, 2015 | Acumen

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Closing the Digital Divide: How one Pakistani woman is tackling poverty with technology

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Through MIT D-Lab classes, students acquire competency in the participatory design process, understand and apply principles of engineering and design, engage in hands-on shop work, learn to think critically about theories of international development, and obtain meaningful experiences in the field!

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Design for Scale
EC.729 / 2.729 / EC.797 (G) / 2.789 (G)
TR11:30-1 (lecture), R1-2.30 (lab)
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Libby Hsu, Bish Sanyal

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