Innovation Insights

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.

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.

Diamond, Training & Capacity Building Manager at Youth Collaboratory, discusses the Youth Catalyst Team’s (YCT) involvement with Launch, as well as Youth Collaboratory’s approach to authentic youth collaboration.

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.

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.