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Lab Report







 
March 19, 2020
No. 128

THIS WEEK 
Best practices for open innovation in a time of urgent need.

Plus: 25+ new initiatives addressing COVID-19.

Featured story

OPEN INNOVATION

How you can help right now

Since designing and producing our first challenge in 2011, we have found that open innovation, and incentive prize competitions in particular, reap the same benefits for impact as they do for commercial aims — by tapping the power of the crowd, organizations can identify solutions that are both novel and viable. 

In recent weeks, we’ve been tracking open innovation programs — from challenges and hackathons to open data projects and open-source hardware — that seek to address COVID-19 and the virus that causes it. Now more than ever, the world needs thoughtful, effective approaches to open innovation. 

So what makes for a good impact prize competition? We believe that there are three contributing factors: first, clearly defining the problem to be solved; second, investing in challenge design; and third, providing solvers with the resources required to close the gap between concept and viability.

Luminary Labs CEO Sara Holoubek wrote about how we design for outcome in “Perspectives on Impact: Leading Voices On Making Systemic Change in the Twenty-First Century,” a book published last year. This week, we’ve made Sara’s chapter available online in its entirety.
 
READ THE CHAPTER
If you’re planning an open innovation program, we’re always happy to chat with you. If you’re looking for a project to support, we recently compiled links to 25+ open innovation initiatives sourced from our extended network. See the full list and sign up to receive future open innovation alerts.
 
VIEW AND SHARE THE LIST

Insights & updates


This data visualization shows how outbreaks spread within communities and helps explain why staying home saves lives.  


Congress is waiving telehealth restrictions for coronavirus screening.

We live in Zoom now, and the videoconferencing software is free for K-12 students


Emerson Collective compiled a list of resources for remote learning

Cool jobs & opportunities

Sage Bionetworks is hiring a Research Associate; they are interviewing remotely for the Seattle-based position.

We’re also hiring in New York: Do you know a Senior Communications Associate who can drive impact with smart campaigns? View all of our open roles and share these opportunities with someone you know. (The Luminary Labs team is working remotely until further notice; we will conduct virtual interviews for open positions.) 

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