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06/09/2022 – Calibrating our shared compass
06/03/2022 – How pharma’s big bets on digital are changing
05/26/2022 – An opportunity to serve those who have served
05/19/2022 – 4 things to know about Lyme disease
05/12/2022 – Investing in sustainable systemic change
05/05/2022 – Spring 2022 event insights
04/28/2022 – Meet the newest members of our team
04/22/2022 – Driving development of upskilling and reskilling initiatives
04/14/2022 – LL to design and produce IES Learning Acceleration Challenges
04/08/2022 – Bringing private-sector talent to public-sector innovation
03/31/2022 – Every decision is a design decision
03/24/2022 – Inspiring transformational STEM learning experiences
03/17/2022 – Science, infrastructure, and American innovation
03/10/2022 – Beyond the pill, reconsidered
03/04/2022 – Health equity reading list
02/25/2022 – Piloting novel approaches to skills-based distance learning
02/17/2022 – 2022 conferences
02/11/2022 – New value propositions for the future of work
02/03/2022 – Networking, learning, and convening in 2022
01/27/2022 – Introducing the newest Luminaries
01/21/2022 – Neuromod Prize seeks groundbreaking uses of peripheral nerve stimulation
01/14/2022 – Health innovation presses forward
01/07/2022 – LymeX Diagnostics Prize to launch this spring
12/16/2021 – A very Luminary cookbook
12/09/2021 – Flipping failure upside down
12/03/2021 – 3 ideas education can borrow from other industries
11/18/2021 – The frontiers of open innovation
11/11/2021 – 6 innovators advancing artificial organs
11/04/2021 – Luminary Labs turns 12
10/28/2021 – Incubating a cybersecurity teacher professional development initiative
10/21/2021 – Luminary Labs to design and produce VA challenge
10/14/2021 – Solving 21st-century public health problems
10/07/2021 – Luminary Labs awarded ED ARPA contract
09/23/2021 – New hires, promotions, and job opportunities
09/16/2021 – Announcements, announcements, announcements
09/02/2021 – Join us in NYC
07/29/2021 – A new approach to our newsletter
07/22/2021 – 8 experts on pandemic-era innovation
07/15/2021 – The year of bold experiments
07/08/2021 – Digital health equity
06/24/2021 – New job openings
06/17/2021 – 5 questions to inform 2022 planning
06/10-2021 – Building a strong cybersecurity workforce
06/03/2021 – Students bring space missions to life
05/27/2021 – Future memories
05/20/2021 – Designing for speed and urgency
05/13/2021 – Redefining fast, accurate drug detection
05/06/2021 – Making meaningful connections
04/29/2021 – Solving urgent problems with open innovation
04/22/2021 – 5 schools prepare to launch prototypes
04/15/2021 – Looking back at the future
04/08/2021 – Identifying and sharing kidney care solutions
04/01/2021 – Updated list of 200+ must-read email newsletters
03/25/2021 – Digital health, decentralized trials, and all things virtual
03/18/2021 – Joining the club
03/11/2021 – 4 innovations that found their use case during the pandemic
03/04/2021 – What are this year’s must-read newsletters?
02/25/2021 – Using open innovation to address a crisis
02/18/2021 – Accelerating innovation in diagnostic testing
02/11/2021 – Using open innovation to source unexpected solutions
02/04/2021 – 4 organizations shaping healthcare’s virtual future
01/28/2021 – Making public prizes even more powerful
01/21/2021 – 21st-century skills for 21st-century learners
01/14/2021 – Education and future-of-work policy reading list
01/07/2021 – The work to be done
12/17/2020 – Food for thought
12/10/2020 – The year in open innovation
12/03/2020 – Science and technology policy reading list
11/19/2020 – A crowdsourced list of 2021 conferences
11/12/2020 – Improving kidney care and reducing risk during COVID-19
11/05/2020 – Expanding workforce opportunities
10/30/2020 – KidneyX Artificial Kidney Prize launched today
10/22/2020 – Virtual networking, learning, and convening
10/15/2020 – MagQuest awards $900,000 to Phase 3 winners
10/08/2020 – The agile 2021 business planner
10/01/2020 – Meet your post-pandemic customers
09/24/2020 – Breaking down barriers to apprenticeships
09/18/2020 – Why hardware is hard
09/10/2020 – From problem to prototype
09/03/2020 – Escape and recharge
08/27/2020 – Navigating long-term remote work
08/20/2020 – Bringing space missions to students
08/13/2020 – Adapting to a new version of normal
07/31/2020 – KidneyX awards $3 million to innovators redesigning dialysis
07/24/2020 – 5 pragmatic futurists on the forces affecting business today
07/17/2020 – Supporting the future of learning
07/10/2020 – A new $600,000 challenge to advance rural technology education
06/26/2020 – The pandemic pressure test
06/19/2020 – 3 ways companies can make it easier for employees to vote
06/12/2020 – Luminary Labs awarded NASA open innovation services contract
06/05/2020 – CovidX: a new look and a new way forward
05/29/2020 – An opportunity to reconsider the future
05/22/2020 – Summer will not be canceled
05/15/2020 – A conversation about reopening
05/08/2020 – When is your office reopening?
05/01/2020 – The coronavirus antibodies explainer
04/24/2020 – Antibody testing and why it matters
04/16/2020 – A ‘smart restart’ depends on data
04/09/2020 – 10 fundamental shifts accelerated by COVID-19
04/02/2020 – Science doesn’t stop
03/26/2020 – Introducing CovidX
03/19/2020 – How you can help right now
03/12/2020 – Placing big bets
03/05/2020 – COVID-19 reading list
02/27/2020 – Redefining growth and prosperity
02/20/2020 – Coming soon — State of Open Innovation 2020
02/13/2020 – Universal questions with no obvious answers
02/06/2020 – Standing up the Tool Foundry accelerator
01/30/2020 – Today’s policy, tomorrow’s reality
01/23/2020 – The power of stories
01/16/2020 – A crowdsourced list of 200+ conferences
01/09/2020 – 5 tips for conference attendees
12/19/2019 – End-of-year cheer
12/12/2019 – Prototyping high-tech solutions for detecting illicit opioids
12/05/2019 – The future of primary care
11/21/2019 – The case for kidney care innovation
11/14/2019 – 10 years of problems that matter
11/07/2019 – Hot topics at HLTH
10/31/2019 – Addressing one of America’s most important health challenges
10/24/2019 – Exploring new health frontiers — in space
10/17/2019 – On prototyping and piloting
10/10/2019 – What you need to know about voice tech in 2019
10/03/2019 – Space-based solutions for measuring Earth’s magnetic field
09/19/2019 – Building and scaling engagement with edtech for upskilling
09/12/2019 – Digital medicine: not just for doctors
09/05/2019 – 3 organizations, 3 approaches to upskilling
08/29/2019 – Open innovation reading list
08/22/2019 – 5 inventions you’ll hear about in the future
08/15/2019 – Algorithmic bias and health
08/08/2019 – You’re part of the space economy now
08/01/2019 – Connecting the dots between health, tech, and ethics
07/25/2019 – How big is the opportunity?
07/18/2019 – Expanding access to world-changing ideas
07/11/2019 – Janna Gilbert promoted to President of Luminary Labs
06/27/2019 – A crowdsourced list of 200+ must-read newsletters
06/20/2019 – Opening up to unexpected possibilities
06/13/2019 – Accelerating technology solutions to address the opioid crisis
06/06/2019 – Crowdsourcing a list of must-read newsletters
05/30/2019 – What does a ‘math person’ look like?
05/23/2019 – A new way to support long-term viability
05/16/2019 – The aging of America
05/09/2019 – New models, new tech, new questions
05/02/2019 – Small form factor, big innovation
04/25/2019 – Making a smarter bet on digital health
04/18/2019 – The evolution of accelerators
04/11/2019 – The innovation arc
04/04/2019 – A new accelerator to turn inventions into sustainable businesses
03/28/2019 – Building a thoughtful space economy
03/21/2019 – Advancing how we measure Earth’s magnetic field
03/14/2019 – ‘Perspectives on Impact’ book features Luminary Labs
03/07/2019 – Digital gets a seat at the table
02/28/2019 – Upskilling and reskilling America
02/21/2019 – Defining a $77 billion food safety problem
02/14/2019 – Bringing a “maker mindset” to the future of work
02/07/2019 – Socializing new ways of working
01/31/2019 – 100+ conferences to consider in 2019
01/24/2019 – A collaborative approach to better edtech development
01/17/2019 – The opioid crisis
01/10/2019 – Designing and launching the Illinois Digital Learning Lab
01/03/2019 – Novel collaborations in health and pharma
12/20/2018 – Long reads (and shortcuts)
12/13/2018 – Planning your 2019 conference schedule
12/06/2018 – Top stories of 2018
11/29/2018 – Top takeaways from TEDMED 2018
11/15/2018 – Affordable innovations with life-saving potential
11/08/2018 – Celebrating 9 years of problem-solving
11/01/2018 – The Silicon Alley movement that should be on your radar
10/25/2018 – 4 signs of a disruptive wave
10/18/2018 – Defining open innovation
10/11/2018 – 5 reflections on 10 years of digital health
10/04/2018 – The State of Open Innovation
09/27/2018 – The year of the voice-tech pilot
09/20/2018 – The missing piece in digital transformation
09/13/2018 – The one sure thing
09/06/2018 – Can you save a life?
08/30/2018 – Life in 2030
08/23/2018 – Getting real about lifelong learning
08/16/2018 – Is this tech’s seatbelt moment?
08/09/2018 – After the challenge
08/02/2018 – The one thing money can’t buy
07/26/2018 – Moving the needle in 2019
07/19/2018 – 3 questions to ask when you budget for voice tech
07/13/2018 – A first look at our new website
07/05/2018 – Luminary Listening
06/28/2018 – The new competitive advantage
06/21/2018 – Pushing the envelope while mitigating risk
06/14/2018 – The evolution of ‘smart cities’
06/07/2018 – Balancing speed, innovation, and ethics
05/31/2018 – New approaches to age-old problems
05/24/2018 – Robots, food, and the future of work
05/17/2018 – Making inclusion a priority
05/10/2018 – Imagining unintended consequences
05/03/2018 – Closing the gap between concept and viability
04/26/2018 – Building something that stands the test of time
04/19/2018 – Open innovation outcomes, by the numbers
04/12/2018 – How technology can help upskill displaced workers
04/06/2018 – Moving mountains? Start with a meaningful pitch.
03/29/2018 – Exploring the future of open innovation
03/22/2018 – Facebook, Uber, and the impending tech civil war
03/15/2018 – The rise of the health tech ethicist
03/08/2018 – What’s your plan for 2030?
03/01/2018 – Using non-traditional data in the pursuit of innovation
02/22/2018 – Taking the long view on digital health data
02/15/2018 – Voice-first tech, sustainable growth, and predicting biothreats