Innovation Insights

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

EyesOpenIowa, an innovation team from Cohort 2, share the insights they gleaned from end users and how they incorporated this information into shaping their innovation.

Members of the Launch team share accomplishments to date and discuss what they’re excited about this year.

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.

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

Amber, a member of the #RelationshipGoals team, shares how she’s applying insights from Launch in her role as a college professor.

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 faculty recently held a listening session to hear perspectives from people working in teen pregnancy prevention and adolescent health. Launch faculty member Courtney, who leads Launch recruitment, shares takeaways from the session, which will inform Launch’s strategy moving forward.

Cohort 2 team SafeBAE shares how they used market testing to gather input from their end users and inform the re-design of one of their trainings.

Brailey, an Innovation Analyst at RTI Innovation Advisors and part of the Launch training team, provides an overview of the business model canvas, which can be used to help bring innovations to life.