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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."

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Wheelchair Evaluation

Publication | Sep 23, 2019 | Amit Gandhi and Julia Heyman

Wheelchair Evaluation

J-WAFS announces 2019 Solutions Grants supporting agriculture and clean water

Left: A water sample undergoing testing using the J-WAFS-funded water quality test kit soon to be deployed throughout Nepal. Right: Citrus trees infected with citrus greening disease are highly contagious and can wipe out whole orange groves. A J-WAFS-funded sensor could help farmers detect the disease much earlier.  Image: Murcott/Ravel research team

News | Sep 17, 2019 | Andi Sutton

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J-WAFS announces 2019 Solutions Grants supporting agriculture and clean water

An Interview with Richard, a Maker and Refugee Participant from IDDS Uganda 2019

Richard, a refugee participant of IDDS Uganda 2019. Photo: Liz Hunt

Blog | Sep 07, 2019 | Jessica Huang

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An Interview with Richard, a Maker and Refugee Participant from IDDS Uganda 2019

Announcing the Projects and Businesses from IDDS Uganda 2019!

Moring circle, International Development Design Summit. Uganda, August 2019. Phot: Thabiso Mashaba

Blog | Sep 04, 2019 | Jessica Huang

MIT D-Lab | IDIN
Announcing the Projects and Businesses from IDDS Uganda 2019!

Leadership, Organizing and Action – Women & Subsistence Mining in Medellín, Colombia

Fall 2018 D-Lab: Gender and Develpment students Anne Thibault (left), an alumna of the Harvard Kennedy School), and Susana Tort (center) who completed her masters degree at MIT in Integrated Design Management in June, and Colombian miner Marta Cecilia Mesia Gomez (right).

Blog | Aug 28, 2019 | Anne Thibault

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Leadership, Organizing and Action – Women & Subsistence Mining in Medellín, Colombia

The Future Looks Bright – a Spotlight on our Top 3 epAward2019 Winners

Picture: Nathalie von Siemens and Rolf Huber present the 1st place award to Sebastian Groh of SOLshare

Blog | Aug 27, 2019 | Siemens Stiftung

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The Future Looks Bright – a Spotlight on our Top 3 epAward2019 Winners

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