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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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Amy Smith can't wait to continue field-testing the sugarcane charcoal.

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News | Jun 12, 2005 | Ron Fletcher

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Amy Smith can't wait to continue field-testing the sugarcane charcoal.

Students tackle flooding in Honduras

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News | Apr 25, 2005 | Sarah H. Wright, News Office

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Students tackle flooding in Honduras

MacArthur 'genius' grants go to four from MIT

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News | Sep 28, 2004 | MIT News

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MacArthur 'genius' grants go to four from MIT

A Case Study of Sugarcane Charcoal Technology in Petite Anse, Haiti

Students of the “Ecole de Charbon," Petite Anse, Haiti. 2004

Publication | Sep 15, 2004 | Shawn Frayne, Amy Smith

A Case Study of Sugarcane Charcoal Technology in Petite Anse, Haiti

Necessity Is the Mother of Invention

News | Nov 30, 2003 | Pagan Kennedy

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Necessity Is the Mother of Invention

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News | Mar 06, 2002 | Sarah H. Wright, News Office

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