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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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MIT D-Lab - supporting early-stage entrepreneurs in emerging markets to reach Focus, Agility and (then) Resilience

Manual to Land

News | Jul 10, 2020 | Susann Tischendorf

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MIT D-Lab - supporting early-stage entrepreneurs in emerging markets to reach Focus, Agility and (then) Resilience

Manual to Land - Draft

Publication | Jul 08, 2020 | Jona Repishti, Therese Klasson-Chenat

Manual to Land - Draft

D-Lab moves online, without compromising on impact

Lecturer Susan Murcott met many members of her EC.719 / EC.789 (Water, Climate Change, and Health) D-Lab class for the first time at the Boston climate strike on Sept. 20, 2019. Photo: Susan Murcott

News | Jul 01, 2020 | Jessie Hendricks | Environmental Solutions Initiative

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D-Lab moves online, without compromising on impact

D-Lab Research in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic

Blog | Jun 30, 2020 | Kendra Leith

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D-Lab Research in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic

Be Honest And Trustworthy If You Want To Be Successful—Ashesi Founder To Young Entrepreneurs

The Founder and President of Ashesi University, Patrick Awuah, has advised young entrepreneurs to uphold honesty and integrity as they strive to achieve success in the world of business.

News | Jun 18, 2020 | Lord Kweku Sekyi

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Be Honest And Trustworthy If You Want To Be Successful—Ashesi Founder To Young Entrepreneurs

Meet the 2020 MIT D-Lab MEL Fellows

2020 D-Lab Monitoring, Learning, and Evaluation Fellows (left to right): Julio Martinez, Samantha Jorgensen, and Khanh Vu.

Blog | Jun 12, 2020 | Laura Budzyna

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Meet the 2020 MIT D-Lab MEL Fellows

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Take an MIT D-Lab class and become an effective agent of global change!

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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!

Fall 2025 Classes

Design for Scale
EC.729 / 2.729 / EC.797 (G) / 2.789 (G)
TR11:30-1 (lecture), R1-2.30 (lab)
Mathieu Aguesse, Macauley Kenney, Maria Yang

Applications of Energy in Global Development
2.652 / EC.712 / EC.782 (G)
TR3-5

D-Lab: Development
11.025 / 11.472 (G) / EC.701 / EC.781 (G)
MWF3:30-5
Libby Hsu, Bish Sanyal

D-Lab: Gender & Development
EC.718 / EC.798 (G) / WGS.277
W9:30-12:30
Libby McDonald, Sally Haslanger

 

 

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