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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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Reflections on an earthquake: moving from plight to promise

Blog | Apr 30, 2015 | Kofi Taha, D-Lab Associate Director

Reflections on an earthquake: moving from plight to promise

Practical Impact Alliance members convene for first Annual Meeting at MIT

Blog | Apr 30, 2015 | Elisha Clark, Partnerships Coordinator, D-Lab Scale-Ups

Practical Impact Alliance members convene for first Annual Meeting at MIT

Collaborative Innovation Networks and the Challenges of Building Them

Blog | Apr 30, 2015 | Becca Smith

Collaborative Innovation Networks and the Challenges of Building Them

D-Lab Scale-Ups Fellows 2015 Retreat

Attendees of the 2015 D-Lab Scale-Ups Fellows Retreat. (l-r) Eric Reynolds (D-Lab Scale-Ups fellowship administrator), Scale-Ups fellow Sidhant Pai (Protoprint), Scale-Ups fellow Zehra Ali (Ghonsla), Saida Benhayoun (D-Lab Scale-Ups program director), Scale-Ups fellow Danielle Zurovcik (WiCare), Scale-Ups fellow Shawn Wen (Portatherm), Scale-Ups fellow Kwami Williams (MoringaConnect), Scale-Ups fellow Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola (Wecyclers). Not pictured: Scale-Ups fellow Carl Jensen (Zasaka). Photos: Megha Heg

Blog | Apr 29, 2015 | Nancy Adams

D-Lab Scale-Ups Fellows 2015 Retreat

Getting the Right Products to Scale: Technology Evaluation for Water Filters

(l-r) Shuyue Liu and Corrine Carland

Blog | Apr 29, 2015 | Susan Murcott CITE Suitability Lead, MIT DUSP Research Engineer & D-Lab Instructor

Getting the Right Products to Scale: Technology Evaluation for Water Filters

D-Lab Alumni Blog: Netia McCray '14

Blog | Apr 28, 2015 | Nancy Adams

D-Lab Alumni Blog: Netia McCray '14

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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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EC.729 / 2.729 / EC.797 (G) / 2.789 (G)
TR11:30-1 (lecture), R1-2.30 (lab)
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