We are a strategy and innovation consultancy. Thorny problems are our strong suit.

WHAT WE’RE WORKING ON

Exploring and developing innovative approaches to enhancing education

Luminary Labs awarded ED ARPA contract by the U.S. Department of Education.

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Designing the LymeX diagnostics moonshot

Luminary Labs awarded NASA Tournament Lab contract.

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Transforming workforce training opportunities with pre-apprenticeships

Rethink Adult Ed Challenge announces winners.

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Building a strong cybersecurity workforce

CTE CyberNet explored new ways to help teachers develop technical skills.

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Redefining fast, accurate drug detection

How the Opioid Detection Challenge used open innovation to advance new hardware solutions.

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Putting CTE at the center of transformational learning experiences

Students bring space missions to life with CTE Mission: CubeSat.

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Designing for speed and urgency

How the KidneyX COVID-19 Kidney Care Challenge used open innovation to address a crisis.

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Using open innovation to source unexpected solutions

How MagQuest embraced the benefits of prize competitions to meet a mission-critical challenge.

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Empowering patients and physicians to make informed decisions

How we helped a global pharmaceutical company narrow in on the problem to solve, refine its hypothesis, and rapidly prototype potential solutions.

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Thought Leadership

Lab Report

News, analysis, and timely truth-telling.

How open innovation can help solve 21st-century public health problems

Sara Holoubek, Dr. Megan Ranney, and Kumar Garg issue a call for cross-sector collaboration on new, comprehensive public health solutions that work for everyone.

New hires, promotions, and job opportunities

We’re growing our company to support new work in education, health, and science.

Digital health equity

Questions about data ethics and inclusive design are more important than ever.

Select Clients

We serve as thought partners to leaders tasked with going beyond business as usual. When it’s time to execute, we help make it real.

Corporate

  • Celgene
  • Janssen
  • Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth
  • Pfizer
  • Sanofi

Nonprofit

  • Grand Victoria Foundation
  • Heritage Provider Network
  • Humanity United
  • Joyce Foundation
  • Planned Parenthood
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • TEDMED

Government

  • NASA
  • U.S. Department of Education
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • U.S. Food & Drug Administration