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 15 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 Previous Next
D-Lab opens its doors and resources to more educators, youth, and their families Blog | Jun 25, 2014 | Jessica Huang, Instructor D-Lab opens its doors and resources to more educators, youth, and their families
What if gauze, cotton, and string could keep girls in school? Blog | Jun 25, 2014 | Lauren McKown What if gauze, cotton, and string could keep girls in school?
Innovators to Convene at International Design Summit to Develop Low-Cost Technologies Addressing Global Poverty Blog | Jun 25, 2014 | Lauren McKown Innovators to Convene at International Design Summit to Develop Low-Cost Technologies Addressing Global Poverty
The Leveraged Freedom Chair: An Initial Impact Study Blog | Jun 21, 2014 | Kendra Leith, D-Lab Evaluation Manager MIT D-Lab The Leveraged Freedom Chair: An Initial Impact Study
D-Lab Waste, D-Lab Biodiversity, and CoLab Team-Up to Investigate the Impact of Plastic on Nicaragua's Caribbean Coastline Blog | Jun 14, 2014 | Charlotte Allen Seid, Graduate Student MIT D-Lab D-Lab Waste, D-Lab Biodiversity, and CoLab Team-Up to Investigate the Impact of Plastic on Nicaragua's Caribbean Coastline
Nineteen student teams and five individual students present designs for the developing world at D-Lab Spring Showcase Blog | Jun 13, 2014 | Nancy Adams, D-Lab Scale-Ups Communications Administrator Nineteen student teams and five individual students present designs for the developing world at D-Lab Spring Showcase