By Adrian Gill, Brand Experience & Creative Director I am excited to introduce you to some of the many outstanding Black-led teams in our Harvard Innovation Labs community. But first, a note about Black History Month. Why is Black History Month important? It should go without saying, but it is…

by Elaine Johanson, Senior Writer The results of human progress have often been unkind to our shared planet. Our most frequently used forms of transportation add significant CO2 to the atmosphere as well as a host of cancer-causing substances. PFAS chemicals improve our cookware, dental floss, and firefighting foam, but…

As we continue our interview series on women founders in the Harvard Innovation Labs ecosystem and across Harvard’s 13 schools, we take a look at the winding, sometimes unpredictable paths of entrepreneurship. With all of the challenges of a global pandemic, how have these founders pushed forward? What enabled their…

by Elaine Johanson, Senior Writer We like measuring things. We like things that are easily measured. Whether it’s grades, test scores, or how long it takes a student to complete an assignment, this data offers a seemingly satisfying way to decide academic success. But what determines a student’s actual success is not always so quantifiable. What also matters are how a student manages emotions, builds relationships, sets goals, and makes responsible decisions; in other words, the healthy mindsets and habits that make achievement possible. …

It’s been one year since we launched our Women-Led Wednesdays series with the aim of elevating women founders’ voices in the Harvard Innovation Labs community all year long, not just during the month of March. The 20+ women featured so far have talked with us about their unique ventures, their…

By Adrian Gill, Brand Experience & Creative Director and Lex Schroeder, Senior Writer In March 2020, the Harvard Innovation Labs launched a new series of interviews with a diverse group of women founders across Harvard’s student and alumni community. We asked these founders about their recent wins, their core values…

It’s not all fun and games here at the Harvard Innovation Labs. But some days, it can be quite exciting. To wit, we recently undertook a guerrilla marketing campaign to get Harvard students excited about the sixth annual Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge, a startup competition that will award $300,000 in…

Jodi Goldstein, Managing Director of the Harvard Innovation Labs — Innovation is often deeply personal. Because of that, it shouldn’t be surprising that passion has been the prominent quality and driving force behind most of the successful ventures, teams, and founders that have been — and are continuing to be — built at the Harvard i-lab and Launch Lab. Ventures…

by Matthew Guidarelli, Assistant Director, Social and Cultural Impact at the Harvard Innovation Labs — Too often, individuals who start ventures aimed at solving social problems make the false assumption they can build a great business anchored mostly on the inherent “goodness” of their idea. …