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Power the Future with Your Students! ⚡Calling all high school teachers! Join us for the Power Your Future Challenge virt...
09/04/2024

Power the Future with Your Students! ⚡

Calling all high school teachers! Join us for the Power Your Future Challenge virtual information session on September 10.

💡Inspire your students to create clean energy solutions

🏫 Make a real impact in your school and community

🌎 Connect classroom learning to exciting career paths

Up to ten teams will win an equal share of the $50,000 prize purse.

Empower your students to lead the way in clean energy — register now to learn how to participate: https://poweryourfuture.ctemomentum.com/virtual-information-session/

Learn more about the Power Your Future Challenge at the September 10 virtual information session. Representatives from the U.S. Department of Education and the challenge team will present an overview of the challenge and answer questions submitted in advance through the registration form. A video re...

Learn how 100+ leading organizations are using open innovation to stay at the forefront: We are delighted to share the S...
11/16/2023

Learn how 100+ leading organizations are using open innovation to stay at the forefront: We are delighted to share the State of Open Innovation 2023 — a follow-up to our inaugural 2018 report — which looks at how open innovation is empowering leaders to go beyond the obvious.

Open innovation plays an important role in business, government, and society: solving global challenges, accelerating product development, and stimulating new markets. The new report examines open innovation’s current role in organizations, identifies shifts and trends, and looks at what the future might hold.

Download the 2023 report for 50+ pages of analysis and benchmarks — including insights from open innovation leaders at AstraZeneca, Bayer, Solve - MIT, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Siegel Family Endowment, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the University of Chicago, and the Walton Family Foundation

luminary-labs.com/insight/state-of-open-innovation-2023/

100+ leading organizations across 20+ industries offer fresh perspectives on designing programs, developing partnerships, and measuring outcomes.

This week’s Lab Report:  Top 10 takeaways from HLTH.The Luminary Labs team has just returned from  , where we hosted con...
10/16/2023

This week’s Lab Report: Top 10 takeaways from HLTH.

The Luminary Labs team has just returned from , where we hosted conversations on leadership in the age of AI, transformative open innovation programs, and the future of health. LL CEO Sara Holoubek, Director Ben Alsdurf, and Engagement Manager Natalia Allen are back from Las Vegas with fresh insights: Check out the takeaways for more on “radical collaboration,” announcements from Massachusetts General Hospital and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and candid talk about AI and humanity.

Also in this week’s newsletter: carbon capture, needle-free drug delivery, and the Defense Department’s schools.

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Issue no. 288 — Fresh insights into the future of health. Plus: carbon capture, needle-free drug delivery, and the Defense Department’s schools.

This week’s Lab Report: Developing   education ecosystems.   and the   Accelerator are helping strengthen America’s cybe...
10/09/2023

This week’s Lab Report: Developing education ecosystems. and the Accelerator are helping strengthen America’s cyber workforce.

October is the 20th anniversary of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a collaborative effort between government and industry to enhance cybersecurity awareness, and Cybersecurity Career Week begins on Monday, October 16. Over the past two decades, the federal government has recognized that “people are a crucial element of cyberspace and a strong workforce is key to securing cyberspace.”

Through teacher professional development programs such as CTE CyberNet and the Middle Grades CTE Accelerator, Luminary Labs has helped communities across the country implement localized approaches to expanding and supporting cyber education ecosystems. Our input helped inform the National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy; released earlier this year, the White House strategy details how our nation will “strengthen our cyber workforce, connect people to well-paying, quality jobs, and advance the welfare, prosperity, and security of our society.”

This week’s Lab Report looks at how the U.S. Department of Education is collaborating with other federal agencies to increase the number of career and technical education (CTE) teachers who can effectively prepare students for cybersecurity education and careers.

Also in this week’s newsletter: stormwater struggles, 15-minute meetings, and Earth’s eighth continent. Read and subscribe: https://mailchi.mp/luminary-labs/10-05-2023

Issue no. 287 — Two initiatives are helping strengthen America’s cyber workforce. Plus: stormwater struggles, 15-minute meetings, and Earth's eighth continent.

This week’s Lab Report: Will we see you at  ? We are heading to HLTH, an annual event focused on health innovation and t...
10/02/2023

This week’s Lab Report: Will we see you at ?

We are heading to HLTH, an annual event focused on health innovation and transformation. We look forward to seeing old friends and making new connections. This year, we’re also contributing to on-stage conversations by organizing two panel discussions:

Elevating humanity in the age of artificial intelligence. Luminary Labs CEO Sara Holoubek will moderate a networking breakfast discussion with Dr. Sachin Jain from SCAN Group & Health Plan, Dr. David Rhew from Microsoft, and Tina Shah from Abridge as part of HLTH’s Transformative Health Leaders programs.
Mission Daybreak winner showcase. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced the winners of Mission Daybreak, a $20 million grand challenge to reduce Veteran su***des. Hear directly from the VA leaders behind this program, meet the winning teams, and learn more about the challenge — which was designed and produced by Luminary Labs through a contract with Capital Consulting Corporation. Speakers include Dr. Amanda Lienau from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Dr. Risa Weisberg from BehaVR, David Black from Even Health, Christopher Molaro from Neuroflow, Sam Dorison from ReflexAI, and Shruti Gurudanti from televëda.

Also in this week’s newsletter: resilience, phone etiquette, and . Read and subscribe:

Issue no. 286 — Join us for conversations about the future of health. Plus: climate resilience, phone etiquette, and tuberculosis.

This week’s Lab Report: Fall 2023 team announcementsWe’re thrilled to celebrate a recent promotion and introduce you to ...
09/25/2023

This week’s Lab Report: Fall 2023 team announcements

We’re thrilled to celebrate a recent promotion and introduce you to three new members of our team. Please help us congratulate Natalia Allen on her promotion to the role of Engagement Manager. And say hello to Anna Pierce, Bernadette Dossett, and Ellie Kiernan, who have all recently joined Luminary Labs.

Luminary Labs engagements span a broad cross section of topics across four focus areas: the future of work and education, the future of health, scientific discovery, and infrastructure. Behind all of this work is a team of smart, thoughtful people who help clients place big bets and launch groundbreaking initiatives. If you are inspired by who we are and how we work, please check out several new opportunities to be part of our growing team: https://www.luminary-labs.com/careers/

Also in this week’s newsletter: brain function, honeybees, and supercontinents. Read and subscribe: https://mailchi.mp/luminary-labs/09-22-2023

Issue no. 285 — LL celebrates a recent promotion and three new hires. Plus: brain function, honeybees, and supercontinents.

This week’s Lab Report: The U.S. Department of Education announces grand-prize winner in the $600,000  . No matter where...
09/18/2023

This week’s Lab Report: The U.S. Department of Education announces grand-prize winner in the $600,000 .

No matter where they want to work or what they want to do, today’s high school students will need advanced technology skills. One-third of American schools are located in rural areas, and skills-based distance learning can help create opportunities in underserved communities. But Every community is different; rural schools need opportunities and support to design programs based on what they know will work best for their students.

This week, the U.S. Department of Education announced Woodlake High School (Woodlake Unified School District) as the grand-prize winner in the Rural Tech Project, a $600,000 challenge to advance technology education in rural high schools.

Also in this newsletter: chronic fatigue syndrome, grandparent leave, and . Read and subscribe at

Issue no. 284 — California high school is advancing rural technology education. Plus: chronic fatigue syndrome, grandparent leave, and ecovillages.

We’re working on a number of initiatives with world-changing potential and we’re hiring strategy and innovation consulta...
09/13/2023

We’re working on a number of initiatives with world-changing potential and we’re hiring strategy and innovation consultants who want to be a part of our high-performance, high-impact team in New York.

If you are inspired by who we are and how we work, please check out several new opportunities to be part of our growing team: https://www.luminary-labs.com/careers/

We’ve also put together answers to the most frequently asked questions our team receives from candidates to provide more information to interested candidates: https://www.luminary-labs.com/faqs-for-future-luminaries/

Looking for more behind-the-scenes details? Our “ask me anything” video series features live, virtual conversations with Luminaries, offering an inside look at a range of topics. New members of our team often mention that these videos were helpful to them during the application and interview process: https://www.youtube.com/-Labs/videos

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This week’s Lab Report: Join a team working on problems that matter.If you’ve been following our work, you may have noti...
09/11/2023

This week’s Lab Report: Join a team working on problems that matter.

If you’ve been following our work, you may have noticed that Luminary Labs is growing. We’re working on a number of initiatives with world-changing potential, and we’re hiring strategy and innovation consultants who want to be a part of our high-performance, high-impact team in New York.

We often receive messages from job seekers who are considering applying for an open role at Luminary Labs, but can’t always reply to each person who reaches out via LinkedIn or other channels. So we’re sharing our answers to the most frequently asked questions our team receives from candidates.

Also in this week’s newsletter: automated insulin delivery, market-shaping efforts, and occupational desegregation. Read and subscribe at https://www.luminary-labs.com/faqs-for-future-luminaries/

Join the team working on problems that matter.

Two more days for 2024 SXSW PanelPicker voting.Help send our team to Austin by voting for one or more of our sessions be...
08/18/2023

Two more days for 2024 SXSW PanelPicker voting.

Help send our team to Austin by voting for one or more of our sessions below:

How open innovation can solve 21st-century health problems, led by Luminary Labs CEO Sara Holoubek with panelists from Takeda, Northwell Health, and CareQuest Innovation Partners.

Catalyzing collaboration and community to prevent su***de, led by Director Ben Alsdurf with panelists from Veterans Health Administration, Televeda, and ReflexAI.

Centering place and people in education infrastructure, led by Engagement Manager Logan Cummings with panelists from Siegel Family Endowment and Walton Family Foundation.

Space skills for careers on Earth, led by Engagement Manager Natalia Allen with panelists from NASA, the National Space Council, and the University of Central Florida.

Reading between the lines: The case for adult education, led by Director Eden Baker with panelists from the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy and World Ed.

PanelPicker community voting closes Sunday, 8/20. Learn more about our session proposals, and see a curated list of additional picks from our extended network:

Help us bring important conversations to SXSW Interactive and SXSW EDU.

This week’s Lab Report: Meet the second cohort of Junior Associates bringing fresh perspectives to Luminary Labs. In 202...
08/01/2023

This week’s Lab Report: Meet the second cohort of Junior Associates bringing fresh perspectives to Luminary Labs.

In 2022, we launched our inaugural work-based learning program, welcoming two part-time Junior Associates to the team. This summer, we are once again working directly with local high schools to employ two CTE (career and technical education) students to support our work with the U.S. Department of Education.

Also in this week’s newsletter: , , and .

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Issue no. 280 — Meet our second cohort of Junior Associates. Plus: fungi, demographic shifts, and spatial biology.

This week’s Lab Report: Three ideas for unlocking equitable progress through   hardware and software.Last month, Luminar...
07/24/2023

This week’s Lab Report: Three ideas for unlocking equitable progress through hardware and software.

Last month, Luminary Labs Senior Director Jon Roberts joined a diverse group of federal, nonprofit, and private-sector experts in Washington, D.C., for an “Open Source for Open Science” roundtable hosted by the Wilson Center Science and Technology Innovation Program and the Open Science Hardware Foundation.

The roundtable explored how open source software and hardware can advance open science — and what actors across ecosystems must do to realize that potential. Jon curated three big ideas, in particular, that deeply resonate with our work at the intersection of science, infrastructure, and .
Also in this week’s newsletter: underground , short texts, and the third .

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Issue no. 279 — Unlocking equitable progress through open science hardware and software. Plus: underground climate change, short texts, and the third digital divide.

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