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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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D-Lab Scale-Ups Fellow Carl Jensen chosen for Mulago Foundation Fellowship

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News | Oct 20, 2015 | Mulago Foundation

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D-Lab Scale-Ups Fellow Carl Jensen chosen for Mulago Foundation Fellowship

Up Close and Personal with True African Gem, Bilikiss Adebiyi Abiola

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News | Oct 13, 2015 | Ify Halim

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Up Close and Personal with True African Gem, Bilikiss Adebiyi Abiola

Why Malta needs futurists

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News | Oct 08, 2015 | Anna Mallia

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Why Malta needs futurists

MIT-USAID program releases evaluation of water filters

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News | Oct 06, 2015 | Lauren McKown

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MIT-USAID program releases evaluation of water filters

Scale-Ups Research: Adoption of improved cooking products in Uganda

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Blog | Sep 30, 2015 | D-Lab Biomass Fuel Research Scientist Dan Sweeney & D-Lab Research Project Coordinator Megha Hegde

Scale-Ups Research: Adoption of improved cooking products in Uganda

Creative Capacity Building from Guatemala to Ghana

Blog | Sep 30, 2015 | Victor Grau Serrat

Creative Capacity Building from Guatemala to Ghana

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