Innovation Insights

After they won the Audience Choice Award at Demo Day last month, we sat down with EmPOWERing K.I.N.G.S. (Knowledge Instills Next Generational Success) to talk about their curriculum and mentorship program to empower young Black men, their learnings from Launch, and their advice for future Launch teams.

Shwetha, who co-leads Launch’s training team, shares a recipe to follow to create a 10-minute pitch.

Ahead of teams pitching at the first Launch Demo Day, Launch faculty share practical tips for developing and delivering a pitch.

Cohort 1 team Teen Health Research, which is working on an innovation called Let’s Talk, shares how their goal of financial sustainability reflects their mission of social impact.

Launch is excited to welcome five new teams working on an exciting range of innovations to improve adolescent health.

Cohort 1 team Peer Health Exchange discusses how they work with youth to create and distribute their innovation, selfsea.

Reina, a Research Scientist at iRT (innovation Research & Training) shares how her team’s research background provides a strong foundation for learning new skills for market testing.

Meghan, an Innovation Analyst at RTI International, describes the benefits of market testing and shares insights from market testing conducted by Launch teams.

Launch spoke with Sarah, Power to Decide’s Senior Director, Innovation, Training, and TA, about Power to Decide’s role in Launch, her perspective on innovation, and what she most enjoys about participating in Launch.

Kineka, Public Health Scientist and Program Manager at RTI International, outlines updates and improvements made to the Launch application after collecting feedback from initial users.